Chris....thanks for the tip.....looks exactly like what I was looking for.....Thanks for the lead.....They actually have lots of different options such as waterproof versions (necessary of course) as well as many different sizes of threaded studs of which there seem to be plenty that will work well with Unirac offerings......This looks like it will allow blind installation without someone on the underside of the roof and also using a pneumatic tool for speedy installation. Cheers<br>
-- <br>Sunny Regards,<br>Kirpal Khalsa<br>NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer<br>Renewable Energy Systems<br><a href="http://www.oregonsolarworks.com">www.oregonsolarworks.com</a><br>541-218-0201 m<br>541-592-3958 o<br><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 10:01 AM, Chris Meier <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:chrism@unirac.com">chrism@unirac.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<p><font color="navy" size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">The normal advice we give for alternative fasteners
is to determine the design point load, at this point your local fastener
distributer can select a proper rivet. I would recommend selecting a threaded
insert stud this will allow for a stud to stick up to bolt the racking on to. </span></font></p>
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<p><font color="navy" size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">I do not recommend particular product, but
on my desk is a company AVK that makes these type of studs <a href="http://www.avkfasteners.com/" target="_blank">www.avkfasteners.com</a></span></font></p>
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<p><font color="navy" size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">Let me know if this helps.</span></font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><b><font color="black" size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black;">Chris Meier</span></font></b></b><b><b><font color="navy" size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: navy;"></span></font></b></b></p>
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<p><b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: bold;">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;">
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[mailto:<a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>] <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">On Behalf Of </span></b>Kirpal Khalsa<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, June 22, 2009 4:50
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<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [RE-wrenches] pop rivet
purlin roof attachments</span></font></p>
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Hi All.....I was wondering if anyone has experience attaching to the
purlin of a metal building using pop rivets thru the metal roof so as to not
have to run a bolt thru the roof and have someone on the inside of the building
at roof level......I have heard this type of attachment discussed but am
unclear as to the details or tools required.....any advice or direction that
you might share with me would be appreciated.....<br clear="all">
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Sunny Regards,<br>
Kirpal Khalsa<br>
NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer<br>
Renewable Energy Systems<br>
<a href="http://www.oregonsolarworks.com" target="_blank">www.oregonsolarworks.com</a><br>
541-218-0201 m<br>
541-592-3958 o</span></font></p>
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