cheapest place to buy 4.8 x 20mm rivets

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cheapest place to buy 4.8 x 20mm rivets

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I go through a lot of rivets on my flight case builds.

I ususally buy from toolstation, but have been having some difficulty recently where the rivets would break if I rivet too slow (the stick is under tension for too long and it breaks off). The rivets have to go through wood sometimes (securing aluminium to wood), when I do that I like to go slow to avoid the washer falling off on the other side.


toolstation: £3 for 100 (£7.50 for 250)
http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Screws+ ... 990/p64982

screwfix: £16 for 250
http://www.screwfix.com/p/flange-head-r ... -250/50039

I haven't used screwfix riverts but I think they're probably more suitable for my job and won't break when I have to rivet slowly to avoid kicking the washer off the other side.

Looked everywhere can't find it cheaper. Any suggestions on somewhere cheap?
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Re: cheapest place to buy 4.8 x 20mm rivets

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wrinx wrote:£24 per thousand?

http://www.orbitalfasteners.co.uk/en/pr ... -14.0-15.0

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Thanks a lot, works out £6 per 250 delivery included!

I just hope they're better than toolstation quality.
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nb. Better off just buying 1251 instead of 1000.
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cheapest place to buy 4.8 x 20mm rivets

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For 4.8 x 20mm, we use Sariv aluminium countersunk headed rivets.

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Consistent quality and I've never known a pin shear.

I think we get ours from a supplier in Scotland as being the cheapest but I've no idea of the name.
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wrinx wrote:£24 per thousand?

http://www.orbitalfasteners.co.uk/en/pr ... -14.0-15.0

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I bought 1250 of these, compared to the toolstation ones they look better quality and the mandrel is 3-4mm longer so it should snap less.
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