Both pieces are inserted into a hole and a special tool appropriately called a riveter is placed over the mandrel.
How to rivet sheet aluminum.
The tubular rivet body and the setting mandrel.
Choose the appropriate rivet size and capacity for the project for example 1 8 inch diameter and 1 2 inch.
Finish your rough edges.
Various sheet metal rivets.
You ll want to use an.
Blind rivets are made of two preassembled pieces.
Squeezing the grips together causes the mandrel to be pulled into the rivet body which expands on the other side of the material.
Drill a 1 8 inch hole through one or more sheets of metal that need to be riveted up to 1 2 inch thick.
You may have left dangerously sharp edges after cutting your sheet metal.
You can use metal shears if you re working with thin sheets of aluminum.
How to rivet sheet metal.