LGB point blade / tie bar rivets

[Cobalt6700]

Doing some mods/ repair work to a LGB 3 way and have had to remove one of the point blades.

I have seached high and low for 1.5mm semi-hollow / semi tubular rivets and have only found this place:

Rivet | Semi Tubular Rivets | Clevedon Fasteners

Will get in touch tomorrow, but I have a feeling they are going to want a fairly large order.

Does anyone have a source of the rivets?

I would maybe look to replace with an M1.6 bolt - however the hole drilled in the point blade by LGB is so close to the edge of the blade (0.3mm wall thickness) that I fear a thread will blow it out.

Thanks in advacne

 

[GAP]

Doing some mods/ repair work to a LGB 3 way and have had to remove one of the point blades.

I have seached high and low for 1.5mm semi-hollow / semi tubular rivets and have only found this place:

Rivet | Semi Tubular Rivets | Clevedon Fasteners

Will get in touch tomorrow, but I have a feeling they are going to want a fairly large order.

Does anyone have a source of the rivets?

I would maybe look to replace with an M1.6 bolt - however the hole drilled in the point blade by LGB is so close to the edge of the blade (0.3mm wall thickness) that I fear a thread will blow it out.

Thanks in advacne

Bit fiddly but consider filing down the thread on the bolt where it touches the blade.
Hold the nut on with threadlocker to stop it coming loose.