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2025-06-15 12:22:14
I needed to patch some holes in a vintage aluminum trailer. These set easy with an air hammer and solved my problem
Dewayne sullivan
2025-06-08 10:08:36
Bought to fix up a jon boat.
skwerl
2025-05-22 11:03:03
Squishes great!Uses a 3/16 drill bit! I mention this, because I've used a lot of 3/16 (.187") that require a .201 drill bit to get the head through.I've used over 300 of them and have no complaints
Customer
2025-04-21 16:41:41
way stronger than pop rivets. I drilled a dome in body dolly, and air hammer bit, I get perfect domes on each side, used on john boat conversion, work great,
la hog hunter
2024-12-11 14:56:10
had missing rivets in the side of my boat and these fit perfect
editortr
2024-12-04 17:03:54
I first became aware of the need for solid rivets in a foreign car garage in Houston that was working on a friend's car. The inner door and several dash additions were attached to his British sports car with solid aluminum aircraft rivets. Several rivets were drilled out, a component was removed, repaired and reinstalled.The solid aluminum rivets were replaced with hand tools by a mechanic who knew what he was doing.A few weeks later, another failure, rivets drilled out, etc. When it was time to reinstall we took it upon ourselves to try our hand at putting in the rivets. Big mistake - we didn't know what we were doing.It took a while but in a day we learned how to properly install solid aluminum rivets with hand tools. Holding the head of the rivet with a home-made tool, we tapped the other end with a hammer to flatten it out. It did not look half bad. My friend totaled the car about a month later and the rivets stayed put through all the destruction. They still come in handy with bicycles, motorcycles and patching canvas. Use simple tools and take your time.
Rick in CA
2024-11-22 14:52:42
Rivets are true to size, strong and malleable. They are easy to set using the right tool. In my case I made a setting tool by cutting a concave depression in the end of a 1/2†tool steel bar. I used a round nose mill to create the concave depression. I just set the work on an anvil and peen the end of the rivet into a nice rounded dome using the tool. Easy, much stronger than a pop rivet, and looks pro. Recommended.
Boy Scout
2024-11-21 10:16:50
I don't use this type of rivet often, but pop-rivets are not always strong enough and finding the larger pop-rivets is sometimes a challenge. But when you consider that those are hollow, they certainly cannot be as strong as these solid aluminum rivets. These are exactly the size indicated so there are no surprises as happens a lot due to metric conversion I suppose. I would like to see these in other sizes to add to my arsenal of fasteners.
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