Riveting

[chopnhack]

Sorry, I had to...

Working on a project that requires rivets and came across something called a rivet nut. I thought it was pretty interesting and figured some of the group would benefit from knowing about it.



taken from: http://yilianmaoding.com/technicalinfo.asp

[dusty]

Blind rivets work great for metal work but I have even adapted them for use in some wood projects.

Unfortunately, the tools are sorta expensive. Unless there is some pay back, there are cheaper ways to secure two pieces of metal together.

[cabinetman]

Working on a project that requires rivets and came across something called a rivet nut. I thought it was pretty interesting and figured some of the group would benefit from knowing about it.

Rivet nuts...looks interesting. I'm curious...what are you up to needing rivets?

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[leehljp]

I have some of those rivet nuts in one of my boxes I brought back from Japan. I never saw the tool, or I don't remember seeing it. I just used a nut on the bolt and pulled it up tight. I only did that a few times, but still those rivets did give me more options for fastening.

[LCHIEN]

those types work best in thin sheet metal because the part that deforms can only be made so deep.

There are expanding nuts foor use in wood of thicker cross section that need to be expanded with a T-tool to hold once inserted/hammered into a blind or through hole.


then there's these types of inserts:


this page will pop your eyes as to the number and types of threaded inserts there are.
https://www.google.com/search?q=nut+...w=1237&bih=833

[geeoh]

I have used one similar to that for joining metal and plastic housing parts with machine screws. Purchased from http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-rivet-nuts/=ku2iha. If I need to find hardware or hardware related, McMaster is my first stop

[chopnhack]

I agree with you Dusty, the tools, especially the good ones are very spendy... I picked up a Hazard Fraught Tool because of that fact. As for the rivet themselves, the small ones are priced at about what screws sell for, so not too expensive there.

C-man, full disclosure when done. Not for some time for sure

Geeoh, I checked Mcmaster Carr, but there prices weren't that good. I am looking for a closed end rivet and so far the best in pricing that I have found is from www.rivetsonline.com

[thetimbo]

Oddly enough, just last week I finished building a "road case" as a Christmas gift. I'd never used a rivet before. This case needed a few hundred. The 1/8" rivets weren't bad, but let me tell you those 3/16" rivets took me to task. If there's a next time, I'm buying a pneumatic gun. C'mon, Chop. What's the project?

[chopnhack]

Oddly enough, just last week I finished building a "road case" as a Christmas gift.

Ahem, good sir - no pics and no post??

Happily the HF riveting tool I picked up today worked really well for $17 - the 3/16" rivet I used to repair the mrs.'s broken shovel head popped off with no complaint Its the compound leverage type of pop gun, very handy and has already practically paid for itself!