Looking for Fishing Pole Storage Soulutions
I am trying to figure out the best way to store my fishing rods while keeping the reels on. I was going try some wide Velcro strips across the underside(top) of the long section of one of basement com...
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Fleetwood Couple wrote:
Thanks Scott, I am working in my big compartment that is part of the slide so no issues with tanks or other issues. I was ablable.to locate 2 aluminum tubes but there only an inch wide and to far apart to reasonable use for the intended purpose. I will look into the Rivnuts hopefully HD or lowes carries them.
Fleetwood Couple,
You won't find Rivnuts or, "Nutserts" at Lowes or Home Depot. They are a specialty fastener and, require a special tool to install them. Harbor Freight has them but, they are, as normal, CHEAP! But, will most likely work. The one I have is called a Huck and it's hydraulic. It normally runs anywhere from $175.00 - $275.00, depending on where and when you buy it. The nutserts I use are steel, not aluminum. The Harbor Freight version has a seriously hard time compressing the steel ones.
The principle of the nutsert is exactly like a rivet. A hole is drilled and, the rivet is inserted into the tip of the gun and, pressed into the hole. You then squeeze the trigger until the rivet snaps. In the use of a nutsert, again a hole is drilled, only much larger than what would be drilled for a rivet, and, the nutsert is THREADED onto a mandrel at the tip of the gun. It is then pushed into the hole and, you squeeze the trigger, more than once, until you think the backside of the nutsert is compressed enough to "clamp" both sides of the metal you're attaching it to.
Then, the mandrel is threaded out of the nutsert and, vuaaaaaaaala, you have a machine thread (nut) ready to accept a machine screw that will hold a bracket/clamp/shelf etc. to a wall. That method is seriously stronger and more reliable than just using sheet metal screws or, tek screws (self drilling screws).
But, it's a bit more costly than using the weaker, cheaper fasteners. The good part is, once you've purchased the tool, and a few extra nutserts, you'll find several uses for them for the rest of your life. Good luck. Below is an Amazon link to a nutsert tool and various nutserts. Again, I use the steel versions.
Scott
Nutsert tool and various nutserts
