I want to mount something...

duck · 01-08-2013, 05:07 PM

... firmly to the bottom of a seat pan. Ideally, but not necessarily, held on by four M6 cap head machine screws or something similar.

Any inmates have a good solution?

yukonjon · 01-08-2013, 05:36 PM

Is seat pan metal or plastic? Flat surface?

GsVs · 01-08-2013, 05:48 PM

rivet nut ??

duck · 01-08-2013, 05:55 PM

Plastic.

It's a ribbed surface but essentially flat.

Weight: A hair over #3. Four attachment points, one on each corner.

Rivet nut? Hmm... never heard of those. Maybe something like that with an arrow head?

duck · 01-08-2013, 06:20 PM

This thread did get me to thinking more about this though. What I could do is drill some larger holes next to where the final placements need to be then cut some slots where the final placements need to be and slide in some capture nuts from the side.

I'm sending this offer to Russell to get it made into a Day Long next week so I want to get this figured out before then.

victor441 · 01-08-2013, 07:32 PM

check out http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catego...s/ha/fast.html
lots of specialty fasteners that might work

duck · 01-09-2013, 06:50 AM

Never mind. I had an old section of seat pan to experiment with and it looks as though plain ole pop-rivets will be up to the task.

01-08-2013, 05:07 PM	#1
duck ^OP PsyKotic Waterfowl Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Seattle (Berkeley with rain) Oddometer: 9,970	I want to mount something... ... firmly to the bottom of a seat pan. Ideally, but not necessarily, held on by four M6 cap head machine screws or something similar. Any inmates have a good solution? __________________ 93 K1100LT, 94 K1100RS, 86-97 K75F (K75/100/1100 Frankenbrick), 91 K1, 05 KTM 450 SMR IBA #17739 (SS1K, BBG, 50CC) http://home.comcast.net/~smithduck/BMW_Tours.htm

01-08-2013, 05:55 PM	#4
duck ^OP PsyKotic Waterfowl Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Seattle (Berkeley with rain) Oddometer: 9,970	Plastic. It's a ribbed surface but essentially flat. Weight: A hair over #3. Four attachment points, one on each corner. Rivet nut? Hmm... never heard of those. Maybe something like that with an arrow head? __________________ 93 K1100LT, 94 K1100RS, 86-97 K75F (K75/100/1100 Frankenbrick), 91 K1, 05 KTM 450 SMR IBA #17739 (SS1K, BBG, 50CC) http://home.comcast.net/~smithduck/BMW_Tours.htm

01-08-2013, 06:20 PM	#5
duck ^OP PsyKotic Waterfowl Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Seattle (Berkeley with rain) Oddometer: 9,970	This thread did get me to thinking more about this though. What I could do is drill some larger holes next to where the final placements need to be then cut some slots where the final placements need to be and slide in some capture nuts from the side. I'm sending this offer to Russell to get it made into a Day Long next week so I want to get this figured out before then. __________________ 93 K1100LT, 94 K1100RS, 86-97 K75F (K75/100/1100 Frankenbrick), 91 K1, 05 KTM 450 SMR IBA #17739 (SS1K, BBG, 50CC) http://home.comcast.net/~smithduck/BMW_Tours.htm

01-09-2013, 06:50 AM	#7
duck ^OP PsyKotic Waterfowl Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Seattle (Berkeley with rain) Oddometer: 9,970	Never mind. I had an old section of seat pan to experiment with and it looks as though plain ole pop-rivets will be up to the task. __________________ 93 K1100LT, 94 K1100RS, 86-97 K75F (K75/100/1100 Frankenbrick), 91 K1, 05 KTM 450 SMR IBA #17739 (SS1K, BBG, 50CC) http://home.comcast.net/~smithduck/BMW_Tours.htm

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01-08-2013, 05:36 PM	#2
yukonjon Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2011 Location: Pacific Northwet, Tacoma Oddometer: 121	Is seat pan metal or plastic? Flat surface?

01-08-2013, 05:48 PM	#3
GsVs Goin' Somewhere Joined: Dec 2002 Location: Hoosier (IN) USA Oddometer: 1,266	how much is it going to hold ?? rivet nut ?? __________________ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - '09 DR650SE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - '12 NC700X

01-08-2013, 07:32 PM	#6
victor441 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2009 Location: Santa Rosa, Calif. Oddometer: 461	check out http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catego...s/ha/fast.html lots of specialty fasteners that might work