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> From: John Keim <[log in to unmask]>
> To: "'Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology'"
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> Subject: RE: repair of honey tote
> Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 08:54:20 -0500
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> If access from the inside is not possible, or the bolt turns
> and is unable > to be tightened, he could cut a small patch of
> rubber (possibly an intertube), place over the hole, then use a
> .25" pop rivet to push the > rubber inside, while allowing the
> material thickness of the rubber to seal the inside diameter.
> This would allow the rivet to seal both surfaces of the hole as
> it is drawn. Possibly some type of sealant could be used in
> conjunction for more assurance of a seal.
>
> John Keim
> Keim Apiaries
> Fairview, Kansas