“Fanstock Clip-rivit” what is it?

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

I have just got another set of castings and on one of the parts it says to use a "Fanstock clip-rivit" which I have never heard of and it seems neither has Google, does anyone know what they are (its a US engine if that helps)

The part it refers to is the thin brass bit of the rear of the rivit mid way along this spring steel strip on the full size engine

Thanks in advance, J.

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

[Keith LongParticipant @keithlong89920]

Jason – try an alternative spelling -"fahnestock".

Fahnestock clips are some sort of "vintage" electrical connector – does that make sense?

[MichaelRParticipant @michaelr]

Jason, Try Fahnestock Clip or see Here **LINK** not sure if it will be of help, it's some sort of electrical connection.

Mike

[john swift 1Participant @johnswift1]

Hi JasonB

I've seen fahnestock clips use on old american valve(tube) radio's

have a look at

https://www.tubesandmore.com/products/S-H11-4043-6

 

john

 

Edited By john swift 1 on 25/06/2015 19:51:12

[Martin CottrellParticipant @martincottrell21329]

Just beat me to it Keith! Fahnestock clip used to secure the bared end of an electric cable.

Regards Martin.

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

Thanks Chaps that looks like it and yes it takes one of the electrical contacts to complete the ignition circuit

[Nigel McBurney 1Participant @nigelmcburney1]

Commonly used on the igniter on vintage Amanco and other stationary engines,made of brass and longer than the clip in the photo above,to fit the wire (from the magneto) the the clip is pressed and the wire inserted into the pressed vee,

[Roderick JenkinsParticipant @roderickjenkins93242]

That looks like the perfect thing to make out of BeCu – springy and a good conductor.

Rod

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

I think I have a small offcut left over from the electrical contacts on another hit & miss engine, funny enough it was another Monitor engine, this one is for the small 1 1/4HP VJ Monitor (vertical jack)

[John McNamaraParticipant @johnmcnamara74883]

Yes it was sometimes used on the back of old radios to attach a battery or an Arial wire.

Gee have not seen one since I was a kid.

Mr Google likes plain English

This was my search:

vintage radio battery brass clip

**LINK**

Regards
John

[Martin KyteParticipant @martinkyte99762]

They are also found on synchronome slave clocks.

Martin

[Ian S CParticipant @iansc]

Used to be used(by me)for aerial and earth, and head phone connections on crystal sets, used to get them off old 1 1/2 v telephone batteries, the big one about 6" high by 2 1/2" diameter. Some of the kits by Dick Smith(Australia) were wired up with Fahnstock clips, I think there are still a few around here, although I gave most of them the a mate with old hit and miss engines.

Ian S C

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Hi Jason:

Let me google that for you

To be fair, google offered me the corrected spelling. and its a Fahnestock clip that is used with a rivet, not a 'rivet clip'.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahnestock_clip

Can't believe I beat Michael G. to that one ;&#39

Neil

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

I was only going by what it said on the drawing Neil, can't help that the guy who did the drawings, patterns and castings knew what the item was called but not how to spell it.

The hyphen between Clip-rivit was now obviously meant rivit the clip in place though no rivit is shown on the drawing and only the photos I posted give an indication of that.

I'll probably end up making one as it would only want to be about 1/8" wide

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Shows what happens if you load a page and then go out for four hours, too!

Neil

[mark costello 1Participant @markcostello1]

Also used on a Briggs and Stratton Lawn mower engine, if You have equivalent " across the pond."

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