Rivet alternatives

[tidalforce]

I was wondering if anyone had suggestions as to what to use instead of rivets. Hoping to find something that is a bolt/nut setup but the head looks similar to a rivet. I guess I'm a little concerned about the permanency of a rivet (and possibly cracking the armor) and would rather have something easy to take apart in case I need to repair something (belt frays, remove tank for packing purposes, etc.). Perhaps I am overthinking this and should just use rivets.

 

Thanks.

[Bobik96]

To remove a rivet use the same size drill bit that you used to make the hole and drill it out. You can replace with a new rivet. No damage to the material.

[spike]

I was thinking when I do my armour, this part I would use super glue/crazy glue to glue a "rivit set up" on the skin but have the "tank skin" to velcro over a "platform" so its easy to take off the skin.

any thoughts?

[Dart]

Rivets won't crack the armour unless it's made from old, brittle plastic.

 

I was thinking when I do my armour, this part I would use super glue/crazy glue to glue a "rivit set up" on the skin but have the "tank skin" to velcro over a "platform" so its easy to take off the skin.

any thoughts?

 

Are you saying that you want to velcro the tank topper on the hump? Crazy glue isn't really the best option because it forms a brittle bond. Something like E6000 is better because it's flexible.

[spike]

we dont have E6000 in australia, if we do I dont know of it.

super glue is ok to glue a rivit on plastic as its only cosmetic.

a rivit will crack plastic if to much pressure is used.

I'm talking about a tank that is a cover only, that fits on a "raised base", not the tank topper.

[Bowfanny]

Anyone think of using an open faced Chicago Screw/Screw Post since it looks very much like a rivet when viewed on armor?