SteveB wrote:
On my barbecue, it came with several plastic fasteners. They look like a
bolt, but with the shaft made up of a split arrow head. It holds together
two pieces of sheet metal, and is used by simply pressing the arrowhead
through the holes in the sheet metal, and when it is in far enough, the
arrow points spring outward and it catches, and the head on one side and the
arrowhead point on the other keep it from coming out. All you see on the
outside is the round plastic head.

I'd like to find some to replace the ones that have gone missing. What is
the proper name for these? They are about 5/8" long, have a head of about
1/2", and a shaft diameter of about 1/4". They are black plastic.

Thanks.


Don't remember what they are called but I found some in the auto parts
store. Not exactly like you described, but work the same.


technomaNge
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Sarah Palin - raises babies and kills taxes.

Some kind of push in rivet. Go to www.grainger.com and then page 2897
for a start.

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"SteveB" toquerville@zionvistas wrote in message
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On my barbecue, it came with several plastic fasteners. They look
like a bolt, but with the shaft made up of a split arrow head. It
holds together two pieces of sheet metal, and is used by simply
pressing the arrowhead through the holes in the sheet metal, and when
it is in far enough, the arrow points spring outward and it catches,
and the head on one side and the arrowhead point on the other keep it
from coming out. All you see on the outside is the round plastic
head.

I'd like to find some to replace the ones that have gone missing.
What is the proper name for these? They are about 5/8" long, have a
head of about 1/2", and a shaft diameter of about 1/4". They are
black plastic.

Thanks.

--
"...the man who really counts in the world is the doer, not the mere
critic-the man who actually does the work, even if roughly and
imperfectly, not the man who only talks or writes about how it ought
to be done." Theodore Roosevelt 1891

On my barbecue, it came with several plastic fasteners. They look like a
bolt, but with the shaft made up of a split arrow head. It holds together
two pieces of sheet metal, and is used by simply pressing the arrowhead
through the holes in the sheet metal, and when it is in far enough, the
arrow points spring outward and it catches, and the head on one side and the
arrowhead point on the other keep it from coming out. All you see on the
outside is the round plastic head.

I'd like to find some to replace the ones that have gone missing. What is
the proper name for these? They are about 5/8" long, have a head of about
1/2", and a shaft diameter of about 1/4". They are black plastic.

Thanks.

--
"...the man who really counts in the world is the doer, not the mere
critic-the man who actually does the work, even if roughly and imperfectly,
not the man who only talks or writes about how it ought to be done."
Theodore Roosevelt 1891

SteveB wrote:

On my barbecue, it came with several plastic fasteners.

Arrow Clips?
http://www.voltplastics.com/catalog/HTML/sac1.html

Christmas tree clips?
https://secure.microplastics.com/det...c7%99%e1%81%aa
http://storefixturesandequipment.ind...__Sign_Holders


--Winston

On Sat, 13 Sep 2008 21:18:13 -0800, "SteveB" toquerville@zionvistas
wrote:

On my barbecue, it came with several plastic fasteners. They look like a
bolt, but with the shaft made up of a split arrow head. It holds together
two pieces of sheet metal, and is used by simply pressing the arrowhead
through the holes in the sheet metal, and when it is in far enough, the
arrow points spring outward and it catches, and the head on one side and the
arrowhead point on the other keep it from coming out. All you see on the
outside is the round plastic head.

I'd like to find some to replace the ones that have gone missing. What is
the proper name for these? They are about 5/8" long, have a head of about
1/2", and a shaft diameter of about 1/4". They are black plastic.

Thanks.

I don't know their proper name, but here's a source for them:
http://www.thefastenerwarehouse.com/...age/584919.htm

A good auto parts or autobody supply store will have a few choices.

McMaster Carr carries black clip-lock shank nylon rivets which may
work: Item # 91020A430. You might also see if your local auto parts
store can match it -- ask for “plastic panel fasteners”. Maybe
they'll recognize it as being used for a particular make of car.

Here’s some more info on names, dimensions, etc. for these fasteners:
http://www.wclco.com/Plastic_Compone..._Fasteners.php
http://www.fastex.com.au/plastic_fasteners.htm

Other links to various auto body trim and panel fasteners:
http://www.autobodysupplies.com/
http://www.thefastenerwarehouse.com/...age/568575.htm
http://www.tech-fast.com/html/panel_fasteners.html

SteveB writes:

On my barbecue, it came with several plastic fasteners.

Plastic won't last a year in sunlight. Use stainless sheet metal screws.

Richard J Kinch wrote:
SteveB writes:

On my barbecue, it came with several plastic fasteners.

Plastic won't last a year in sunlight. Use stainless sheet metal screws.


There are different grades of plastic. Tye wraps come generally in white and black. The
white ones are for inside use and the black ones are for outside use. The white ones
would probably not last a year in sunlight. The black ones will last for many years.

I'm sure color is not the only factor here, but just a way of designating the
inside/outside use of them.

On Sat, 13 Sep 2008 22:51:41 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm,
technomaNge quickly quoth:

SteveB wrote:
On my barbecue, it came with several plastic fasteners. They look like a
bolt, but with the shaft made up of a split arrow head. It holds together
two pieces of sheet metal, and is used by simply pressing the arrowhead
through the holes in the sheet metal, and when it is in far enough, the
arrow points spring outward and it catches, and the head on one side and the
arrowhead point on the other keep it from coming out. All you see on the
outside is the round plastic head.

I'd like to find some to replace the ones that have gone missing. What is
the proper name for these? They are about 5/8" long, have a head of about
1/2", and a shaft diameter of about 1/4". They are black plastic.

Thanks.


Don't remember what they are called but I found some in the auto parts
store. Not exactly like you described, but work the same.

Automotive trim fasteners, usually nylon.
http://tinyurl.com/5pfvrq

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Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without
hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness.
-- George Sand

On Sun, 14 Sep 2008 00:35:09 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm, Don
Foreman quickly quoth:

On Sat, 13 Sep 2008 21:18:13 -0800, "SteveB" toquerville@zionvistas
wrote:

On my barbecue, it came with several plastic fasteners. They look like a
bolt, but with the shaft made up of a split arrow head. It holds together
two pieces of sheet metal, and is used by simply pressing the arrowhead
through the holes in the sheet metal, and when it is in far enough, the
arrow points spring outward and it catches, and the head on one side and the
arrowhead point on the other keep it from coming out. All you see on the
outside is the round plastic head.

I'd like to find some to replace the ones that have gone missing. What is
the proper name for these? They are about 5/8" long, have a head of about
1/2", and a shaft diameter of about 1/4". They are black plastic.

Thanks.

I don't know their proper name, but here's a source for them:
http://www.thefastenerwarehouse.com/...age/584919.htm

A good auto parts or autobody supply store will have a few choices.

Winnie got it right with "Christmas tree fasteners" found on the Trim
Retainers 1 page above. Better yet, the push-lock rivet style is a
reusable fastener. Find them on Trim Retainers 2 page at the above
URL.

--
Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without
hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness.
-- George Sand

On Sun, 14 Sep 2008 06:32:40 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Sun, 14 Sep 2008 00:35:09 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm, Don
Foreman quickly quoth:

On Sat, 13 Sep 2008 21:18:13 -0800, "SteveB" toquerville@zionvistas
wrote:

On my barbecue, it came with several plastic fasteners. They look like a
bolt, but with the shaft made up of a split arrow head. It holds together
two pieces of sheet metal, and is used by simply pressing the arrowhead
through the holes in the sheet metal, and when it is in far enough, the
arrow points spring outward and it catches, and the head on one side and the
arrowhead point on the other keep it from coming out. All you see on the
outside is the round plastic head.

I'd like to find some to replace the ones that have gone missing. What is
the proper name for these? They are about 5/8" long, have a head of about
1/2", and a shaft diameter of about 1/4". They are black plastic.

Thanks.

I don't know their proper name, but here's a source for them:
http://www.thefastenerwarehouse.com/...age/584919.htm

A good auto parts or autobody supply store will have a few choices.

Winnie got it right with "Christmas tree fasteners" found on the Trim
Retainers 1 page above. Better yet, the push-lock rivet style is a
reusable fastener. Find them on Trim Retainers 2 page at the above
URL.


I believe that Autozone carries them

Gunner


"The American people will never knowingly adopt socialism, but under the
name of liberalism they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program
until one day America will be a socialist nation without ever knowing how it
happened." -- Norman Thomas, American socialist

Gunner Asch wrote:
On Sun, 14 Sep 2008 06:32:40 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Sun, 14 Sep 2008 00:35:09 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm, Don
Foreman quickly quoth:

On Sat, 13 Sep 2008 21:18:13 -0800, "SteveB" toquerville@zionvistas
wrote:

On my barbecue, it came with several plastic fasteners. They look like a
bolt, but with the shaft made up of a split arrow head. It holds together
two pieces of sheet metal, and is used by simply pressing the arrowhead
through the holes in the sheet metal, and when it is in far enough, the
arrow points spring outward and it catches, and the head on one side and the
arrowhead point on the other keep it from coming out. All you see on the
outside is the round plastic head.

I'd like to find some to replace the ones that have gone missing. What is
the proper name for these? They are about 5/8" long, have a head of about
1/2", and a shaft diameter of about 1/4". They are black plastic.

Thanks.
I don't know their proper name, but here's a source for them:
http://www.thefastenerwarehouse.com/...age/584919.htm

A good auto parts or autobody supply store will have a few choices.
Winnie got it right with "Christmas tree fasteners" found on the Trim
Retainers 1 page above. Better yet, the push-lock rivet style is a
reusable fastener. Find them on Trim Retainers 2 page at the above
URL.


I believe that Autozone carries them

Gunner

Seems I saw them in the Advance Store.

On Sep 14, 6:21*am, Al Patrick wrote:
Richard J Kinch wrote:
SteveB writes:

On my barbecue, it came with several plastic fasteners.

Plastic won't last a year in sunlight. *Use stainless sheet metal screws.

There are different grades of plastic. *Tye wraps come generally in white and black. *The
white ones are for inside use and the black ones are for outside use. *The white ones
would probably not last a year in sunlight. *The black ones will last for many years.

I'm sure color is not the only factor here, but just a way of designating the
inside/outside use of them.

Generally I prefer metal to plastic fasteners. If Steve has existing
¼” dia. holes for attaching the panels, screws for that size hole are
a bit big -- unless he prefers the looks of a “Franken-Barbie.” g.
http://www.aaronsself-tappingscrews....rill_sizes.htm

If it was mine, I might fix it with ¼” metal rivets using a riveter
similar to this one:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=41291

Regarding plastics surviving sunlight, see: http://www.zeusinc.com/pdf/Zeus_UV_Properties.pdf
2% carbon black & UV protection in plastics (see pg. 4):

For another plastic rivet solution HF tools provides yet another
option – plastic riveter + (industrial strength) rivets:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=97757