Hi Tom,
I've used 3mmx1 stainless metric philips head screws, which are available in most hardware stores. This is the same size as the screws used in threaded drop-out adjusters. If you have the tap, this works well.
Cut them down to insure that they won't scrape the steerer tube.
Ed Braley
Falmouth, Maine
> I would like to attach a headbadge to an older Claud Butler I have; there
> are the appropriate holes for it. The previous owner told me he took the
> headbadge off and never reacttached it after he had the frame painted.
>
> It appears as if it was riveted on (I cannot see theads in the holes); are
> there special rivets (this was a thread a couple of years I sort of
> remember) for attaching headbadges, and do you need a special rivet gun to
> attach them? Essentially what I'm asking is, could I just go to a
hardware
> store and get rivets that would work and not rust? And assuming I have
> the proper tap (which I think I do), is it more advisable to tap the hole
> for a screw and then find an appropriate brass (would one use a brass
> screw?) screw to attach it? Or would some kind of glue work just as
> easily, if not more so, and keep the headbadge in place just as
permanently
> as a rivet or a screw? And I wonder about the clearance between the
inside
> of the headtube and the top of the fork.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Cheers.
>
> Tom
>
> Tom Hayes
> 18585 Munn Road
> Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44023
> hayesbikes@nls.net
> hayes@jcu.edu