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Subject: [TowerTalk] Re:Rivets
From: w7why@mail.coos.or.us (Tom Osborne)
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 23:53:27 +0800
JAMES T BRANNIGAN wrote:
> 
> Chris,
> Lessee, 30 seconds times the 110 or so rivets in a C3-S is about one
> hour of rivet time,  add to that looking in the manual,

You gotta do that anyway

> dropping a few rivets,

dropping a hose clamp,

> rechecking, putting NOALOX on the many sections,

 you gotta do that anyway

> rechecking, dropping a few rivets,

dropping the scredriver,

> clearing the rivet tool, checking the manual.........

you gotta do that anyway

> This is a LOT more time consuming than putting 24 hose clamps
> (approx) on the typical tribander.

I'll bet I could pop in 4 or 5 rivets while you are tightning one hose 
clamp

> I'm not knocking the Force 12. The instructions and markings are
> excellent...It just takes a little time and patience to put one
> together.
> 
> 73 Jim WB2TPS
> 
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