Finish your rough edges.
How to rivet sheet aluminum.
Squeezing the grips together causes the mandrel to be pulled into the rivet body which expands on the other side of the material.
The tubular rivet body and the setting mandrel.
This video shows how to install a pop rivet using a pop rivet gun.
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How to rivet sheet metal.
Choose the appropriate rivet size and capacity for the project for example 1 8 inch diameter and 1 2 inch.
You may have left dangerously sharp edges after cutting your sheet metal.
Various sheet metal rivets.
Both pieces are inserted into a hole and a special tool appropriately called a riveter is placed over the mandrel.
You can use metal shears if you re working with thin sheets of aluminum.
How to use a handheld rivet on an aluminum sheet.