In my opinion you don't need steel rivets. John Thorp in his over designed T-18 used aluminum rivets in the pushrods. With that said, go to <Hansonrivet.com> click on commercial steel rivets, there phone number 1-800-RRRIVET. You can spend days in their on line catalog.
Jon Sanders On Apr 23, 2013, at 5:17 AM, robert gill wrote: > from my previous question regarding aileron pushrods I am searching for solid > steel rivets for the aileron push rods and can't find any, I would prefer to > use the steel rivets, as the rod ends and tube are chrome steel, were I think > with alloy or monel rivets there will be corrosion issues over time. > (indifferent metals = corrosion. as I was taught at school.) any one have any > other suggestions.or another option. would steel cherry rivets be considered > strong enough to do the job? in place of solid. > > _______________________________________________
