Blind rivets installation

Until you get the snap. And that baby is installed. So that's the copper rivet installed. I'm going to grab another one this is a closed end rivet.

You can see that the closed end has that flat-bottomed square finished off, waterproof end. So I'm gonna install one of these right now with the standard rivet gun. One thing I would caution you on is to drill the correct size hole for the rivet. The rivet should have no slack when you drill a hole. It should be tight right against the rivet.

Actually, you should force the rivet in place. A little bit. It should just be like, friction fit. I'm going to install now a white rivet. I'll turn this around when I'm done, later so you can see the finish and the back.

That's what you get after you pop the rivet. You get a broken mandrel. It cuts the mandrel right off. This one is stainless steel.

A lot of people call me and they say: "Hey Bob, why is it, is it harder to install stainless steel? It's the same thing.

Snapped off. It's installed fine. There was a little bit more resistance but, you know, its not any different than putting in anything. This is the multi-grip. So this is a fabulous fastener they came out with. This particular fastener, they made it so if you're, you know, have multi-applications you can use this and it breaks at each one of these points: , , and Ok, so you can break in any of these areas. I'm gonna install that now; let's see how that works.

I've never used one of these myself but here's the first time. So there's double the pull so it keeps pulling it in. You can see in the back here. There it goes. Basically, that's it other than the structural so these structural rivets. These structurals are installed using a different tool. The structurals are installed with a tool like this. Which is one of these monster-they're almost like a bolt cutter-type of riveter because you're going to need some leverage.

These are like quarter inch. I didn't drill holes for this but I just figured i'd show this to you. What it looks like. This is a pretty heavy-duty structural. You would use these in structural applications.

So that's a wrap on us showing you how to install. I'm gonna twist this around for you so you can see the finished product. Ok here is the, that's the front. They are all finished, all in there very well. And then I'm gonna show you the back; that's the side that you wouldn't see. That's why they call them blind rivets. Because of the backside. You put them into a hole that you're trying to fasten two pieces, you can't get to the back of it with a nut and try to hold it while you put a screw in.

This is the perfect application. There you go. So now I'm going to demonstrate to you the installation of the pneumatic rivet gun. This is a really cool tool. It's quick. It's fast. If you're in a production line, that you want to produce quick action riveting. This is the tool for that.

So I'm just going to install the mandrel into the rivet tool. This is, I didn't show you this, well I showed you this one but I didn't install it before. But this is a large flange rivet and I'm just going to install it. Watch this. Fast action. The material doesn't matter; it can be stainless, it can be aluminum, it can be steel. It doesn't really matter, whatever you put it in. This tool, will get the job done. I'm Bob and today I'm going to demonstrate to you how to remove a structural rivet.

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Pedestal 35" Ht. Stainless Steel. High Strength. Bell Crank Fulcrum. Center Bell Crank Bushing. Jaw Case Kit. Jaw Lubricant. Jaw Pusher. Jaw Pusher Spring. Mandrel Collector. Nose Extension. Opening Spring. Piston Spring. Retaining Screw for Jaw Pusher Spring. Seal Kit. RoHS Compliant. RoHS Compliant with Exemptions. AR- MV. AR- M. ARV- MX. A rivet with an extra long mandrel may be required. B Install the rivet from the opposite side.

A Avoid riveting unsupported internal sections which may result in collapsing, dimpling or buckling the material. Blind rivets may be set in a blind hole or milled slot.

The success of this depends on the material of the parts to be riveted and the material of the rivet. Testing will be required. The following illustration is a guide for using standard blind rivets to fasten hard materials to soft materials. We recommend 2 times the rivet body diameter D or more from the center of the rivet to the edge of the work piece to avoid material fracture. We can help. Our unmatched on-hand supply of rivets, threaded inserts, tools and repair parts can usually be shipped immediately from our stock.

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