fixed my loose vent issue. drilled out the old rivet ground down and rounded the square set on a carriage bolt. and viola
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added a vent heat damper handle
Where did you find the have?
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BRAVO!!!
Seriously, a fix like this is very handy.
How did you grind off the square part?
Quote from: Troy on June 29, 2017, 08:26:56 PM
BRAVO!!!
Seriously, a fix like this is very handy.
How did you grind off the square part?
my most used tool I own besides a 14mm wrench, my dremel 3000 and a grinding stone.
Quote from: BabelBBQ on June 29, 2017, 08:13:16 PM
Where did you find the have?
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what now?
Sorry, where did you get the heat vent damper handle.
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Quote from: BabelBBQ on June 30, 2017, 04:02:55 AM
Sorry, where did you get the heat vent damper handle.
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off of a performer flip
Nicely done. You can also chuck the bolt in a drill and use a file to smooth it up.
Whit
@LiquidOcelot Is their a lock washer under that wing nut?
Does it get loose from moving the vent?
Quote from: Heyjude on June 30, 2017, 09:12:38 PM
@LiquidOcelot
Is their a lock washer under that wing nut?
Does it get loose from moving the vent?
Another way to do this attachment would be to use a jam nut and plain washer instead of the wingnut and lock washer. Since the two nuts used in a jam nut configuration only bear against each other (and not against the washer) you can adjust the first nut to give you the tension you want (to allow the vent to be rotated), then tighten the second nut against the first, locking them together so that they don't loosen, yet maintaining the amount of tension you set so that the vent rotates easily.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jam_nut
That looks great, nice work!
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I tyed to help you fix the original but you never answered my question...oh well...
Way to go! Can't stand rusted rivets or gunked up vents. Never liked the screw slots, your mod looks much nicer.