Riveting Tricks

[XeF4 0]

I'm going to be putting new holders on my old skates and the holes don.t line up. as a matter of fact the holes on the new holders are right next to the holes from the old holders. I am concerned about my holder shifting around when im out on the ice so is there any way i can 'fill in' the previous holes? is there any other tricks i can use to keep the holder from shifting?

[jimmy 194]

I'm going to be putting new holders on my old skates and the holes don.t line up. as a matter of fact the holes on the new holders are right next to the holes from the old holders. I am concerned about my holder shifting around when im out on the ice so is there any way i can 'fill in' the previous holes? is there any other tricks i can use to keep the holder from shifting?

Drill new holes halfway between the rivits. I also fill the hole with a piece of rivit I cut off with a dremel. This keeps the new rivit from sliding as well.

[logan 0]

I've done this two ways:

The quick way is to use hot-melt glue and fill in the holes. Use a glue gun and fill from the outside in. Careful not to have glue drip through to the inside.

The better way is to buy an epoxy that has a filler of fiber to patch your old holes. This will maintain the strength and integrity of your outsole better.

[XeF4 0]

is there a brand name that you can suggest for this? I really have no clue, but the placement of the rivets is going to be very close so i want to make it as strong as possible.

[logan 0]

Off the top of my head...maybe LePage (?) other than that, I dont know of any other brand names. Just look up glues/resins/epoxies online or at any hardware store.