Ed,
I have been evaluating magnets for about a year now on my DOKA to hold the
boards down. I used
http://www.kjmagnetics.com/proddetail.asp?prod=R822CS-S
on the bed and
http://www.kjmagnetics.com/proddetail.asp?prod=R822CS-P
under the boards.

Why? So I can clean out all the crude that collects under there and rots
them out. These hold them down fine under most conditions. Sliding
something heavy will dislodge them.  I am contemplating stepping up to a
higher power magnet.
Ken Lewis

On Thu, July 14, 2011 4:23 pm, ed donnen wrote:
> My DOKA bed has many 1/4" holes from when some Clever Charlie pop riveted
> the battens down to the bed.
> Now I want to fill the holes and make them flush with the bed before I
> make
> new battens of an original,
> and if I may say so, cunning design...   So, I don't want to weld- burns
> the
> paint on the back side I can't reach.
>  I tried JB Weld, but it is thin and drips through.  Remember, I can't
> always reach the underside so I can't just
> tape below and putty above.  I tried JB Weld because I may wish to
> drill/thread later on.  If I install pop rivets,
> and then grind them down, I have holes again.
> There must be a simple and elegant way.
> ed- holier than thou?
>
>