Originally, they came from Tucker Fasteners, Birmingham, UK. Who are now part of
the Emhart Group, I presume.
Duncan McFadyean
On Tuesday, January 29, 2002 9:40 PM, Rob Housman [SMTP:RobH@hyperion-ef.com]
wrote:
> Confirming both that Emhart is the mfr. and that it is a real nuisance to
> get into the on-line catalog; then, once into the site you must endure the
> sound of a pneumatic riveter installing pop rivets while you try to navigate
> to the catalog which then shows that there are only three sizes of TAPK
> rivets, one of which is the TAPK33BS. Worse yet, the site is so badly
> behaved that it crashed my IE6 session. For those that still want to look:
> http://www.emhart.com/
>
> They neglect to tell us where to buy, but these are their NA office
> locations:
>
> USA - Connecticut
>
> Emhart Fastening Teknologies (sic)
> Industrial Division
> 510 River Road
> P.O. Box 859
> Shelton, CT 06484 USA
> Tel. 203-924-9341
> Fax. 203-925-3109
> email: emhart.teknologies@bdk.com
>
>
> USA - Michigan
>
> Emhart Fastening Teknologies (sic)
> Automotive Division
> PO Box 868
> Mt Clemens
> MI 48046 USA
> Tel. 810-949-0440
> Fax. 810-949-0443
> email: emhart.teknologies@bdk.com
>
>
> USA - California
>
> Emhart Fastening Teknologies (sic)
> California Office & Warehouse
> 1402 McGaw
> Irvine
> CA 92714 USA
> Tel. 949-851-2298
> Fax. 949-851-2099
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Rob Housman
> A070
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-europa@post.aviators.net
> Subject: Re: U.S. equivalents?
>
> >From what I can tell, TAPK rivets are manufactured by the Emhart Fastener
> Company (USA)
> on the web. However, they have a very nosy website that demands much
> personal
> information before they will download their electronic catalog to you. I
> also found a
> Swedish local source, but can't read that language...
>
> Shaun
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rob Housman" <RobH@hyperion-ef.com>
> Subject: RE: U.S. equivalents?
>
>
> > Europa Aircraft is apparently the only North American source for TAPK33BS
> > rivets. The equivalent Cherry N Rivet nomenclature for 120 deg c-sink
> head
> > rivets would be BSC-33 (In order: B = 5056 Al alloy body, S = steel shank,
> C
> > = 120 deg. c-sink head, 3 = 3/32 in diam, 3 = 3/16 grip lgth) but I have
> not
> > been able to find a source for that size and style. Aircraft Spruce in
> > nearby Corona, CA would be ideal for me but they are not able to provide
> an
> > equivalent (I asked). The closest thing I found (which I did not buy) is
> > from http://www.ddaircraft.com whose entire product listing for
> countersunk
> > pop rivets is shown below. Note: these have an Al shank, not steel.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Rob Housman
> > A070
> >
> > AAC-32 120 DEG POP RIVET ALUMINUM SLEEVE & STEM 3/32 X 1/8
> > 1 $0.1500 $ 0.15
> > 25 $ 0.1200 $ 3.00
> > 50 $ 0.1080 $ 5.40
> > 100 $ 0.0975 $ 9.75
> > 500 $ 0.0877 $ 43.85
> >
> > AAC-34 120 DEG POP RIVET ALUMINUM SLEEVE & STEM 3/32 X 1/4
> > 1 $ 0.1500 $ 0.15
> > 25 $ 0.1200 $ 3.00
> > 50 $ 0.1080 $ 5.40
> > 100 $ 0.0975 $ 9.75
> > 500 $ 0.0877 $ 43.85
> >
> > AAC-36 120 DEG POP RIVET ALUMINUM SLEEVE & STEM 3/32 X 3/8
> > 1 $ 0.1500 $ 0.15
> > 25 $ 0.1200 $ 3.00
> > 50 $ 0.1080 $ 5.40
> > 100 $ 0.0975 $ 9.75
> > 500 $ 0.0877 $ 43.85
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-europa@post.aviators.net
> > Subject: U.S. equivalents?
> >
> > Cheers to American cousins:
> > (Brit buddies can resume the pint.)
> > I have here a small packet of TAPK33BS pop rivets (of an original
> > 65) which are used mostly for rivetting the captive nuts to composite
> walls
> > (noted as anchors for the inspection panels abounding).
> > I have not been able to duplicate this side - I have RCAF
> > equivalents by the score but none so small.
> > Does anyone have the U.S. equivalent and source?
> > Much appreciated.
> > Ferg
> > A064
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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