Sliding roof.

[Biddlecombe]

Returning to the felt pads. I have sourced (scrounged) as a sample some 3mm felt, correct woollen felt is reccommended. I drilled out the rivets finding that they were modern snap rivets, so bought new snap rivets and a set tool. After making new felt pads and piercing the 6 holes where required I superglued a snap rivet base through the felt so that it didn't fallen out when slipped under the bracket. Using a suitable thickness and length of steel, abot 6 ins long and 1/4 to 5/8 thick to slip under the felt/rivets for use as an anvil and to help push the rivet base up through the holes in the bracket pull the felt over the top of the bracket and slip the remaining 3 holes in the felt over the protruding rivets, fix the rivet tops over the studs and use set tool to snap the rivets together. I find that with the correct size rivet this squeezes the felt and the studs sink slightly into the felt. Use only Vaseline to lubricate the pads not forgetting the inside of the bracket as this is where it slides in the roof channels. The only thing I would try if I ever do it again is to use 4mm felt not 3 mm.


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Finished pad.

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Drift to use as anvil, set tool, and felt piercing tool with rivets.

   
Drawing of felt.