JAinVA 4,621 #1 Posted August 1, 2020 (edited) Recently there was a thread about using belt guards or not. I replied about the damage guards can do to the top of the deck.Someone remarked that he had never seen the damage I described.Here is what I was referring to. Edited August 1, 2020 by JAinVA 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,334 #2 Posted August 1, 2020 Take the guards off a couple of times a season and clean it. That damage is nothing compared to getting a foot in there. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JAinVA 4,621 #3 Posted August 1, 2020 A size 11 steel toed boot ain't going in there ever. 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,334 #4 Posted August 1, 2020 33 minutes ago, JAinVA said: A size 11 steel toed boot ain't going in there ever. That may be true but there are an awful lot of people that run these with flip flops on 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JAinVA 4,621 #5 Posted August 1, 2020 You just have to know your risks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,981 #6 Posted August 1, 2020 On my decks, the threaded holes for the little set screws to secure the guards are goosed. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JAinVA 4,621 #7 Posted August 1, 2020 Do you have riv-nuts in your part of the world?If you do they may solve your problem. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,773 #8 Posted August 1, 2020 1 hour ago, Stormin said: On my decks, the threaded holes for the little set screws to secure the guards are goosed. See if you can find some "Nutserts", they are like a large pop rivet that has threads in it. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JAinVA 4,621 #9 Posted August 1, 2020 Richard, Thanks for the post,thats what I was referring to.That might help Stormin if he has access to them. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan.gerous 2,696 #10 Posted August 1, 2020 (edited) 9 minutes ago, 953 nut said: See if you can find some "Nutserts", they are like a large pop rivet that has threads in it. I use these on the ship for securing furniture to bulkheads (walls) but we have a special gun for them, not unlike a rivet gun. I can't think of the exact name at the moment, but they are available in the UK. Edited August 1, 2020 by Dan.gerous 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,334 #11 Posted August 2, 2020 (edited) Kitchen staff at the hospital I worked at would race the food trucks down the halls at night and would crash a few. I had a giant bag of nut serts to put them back together Edited August 2, 2020 by squonk 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,981 #12 Posted August 2, 2020 Rivnuts would be a solution. Maybe one day. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan.gerous 2,696 #13 Posted August 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Stormin said: Rivnuts would be a solution. Maybe one day. Like I always say to my wife and kids when they want me to do something...."add it to the list" 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Renrag 69 #14 Posted August 2, 2020 Do you have to order those online? They could come in handy ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rick 235 #15 Posted August 2, 2020 On 8/1/2020 at 3:15 PM, squonk said: That may be true but there are an awful lot of people that run these with flip flops on Thats on them! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rick 235 #16 Posted August 2, 2020 On 8/1/2020 at 2:41 PM, JAinVA said: A size 11 steel toed boot ain't going in there ever. Nor my size 13 hard toe boot! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
