banthapoodoo
Active Member
I want to keep the existing tusks on (for now), but I have the opposite problem. The rivets on mine weren't installed tight enough. The mask creaks and flexes at the back more than most, and I can see the tusk separating slightly from the mask as it flexes.
The tusks provide some structural integrity when installed correctly, which for these rivets means pushed in so tight that the round part curves in at the center. Mine are flat and not tight enough.
I know this because I bought a second one last week from baitme.com, but I'm sending it back because it's got lots of scratches and scuffs.
The tightness of the rivets actually changes the shape of the mask slightly but noticeably. The width between the outside bottom edges at the back is 19.1 centimeters on mine but with tightly installed tusks, it's 19.5 centimeters.
Instead of rivets there's something called "a screw" that could have been used instead that would have been simpler.
The tusks provide some structural integrity when installed correctly, which for these rivets means pushed in so tight that the round part curves in at the center. Mine are flat and not tight enough.
I know this because I bought a second one last week from baitme.com, but I'm sending it back because it's got lots of scratches and scuffs.
The tightness of the rivets actually changes the shape of the mask slightly but noticeably. The width between the outside bottom edges at the back is 19.1 centimeters on mine but with tightly installed tusks, it's 19.5 centimeters.
Instead of rivets there's something called "a screw" that could have been used instead that would have been simpler.