How To Rivet Metal Sheet

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How to rivet metal sheet.

After selecting the rivet size and placing the sheets the holes must be marked for drilling. Links to pop riveter rivets. Blind rivets and blind riveting pliers are also called pop rivets and pop riveters. They are used to fix together hard materials such as sheet metal and metal objects when you have access to only one side of the material for example when you fit mudguards on your car or gutters on your house.

These hole marks should be punched with a center punch just deep enough to start the drilling. Leah demonstrates how to use a pop riveter which is a great tool for attaching and repairing metal items of all types. Drill a 1 8 inch hole through one or more sheets of metal that need to be riveted up to 1 2 inch thick. How to rivet sheet metal step 1.

The drill diameter depends on the type of rivet in the hole. Insert a rivet into the hole. To install a tinner s rivet the rivet is inserted from the underside through the materials to be fastened and the flat head is placed on top of a large flat piece of metal like an anvil. A tool called a rivet set which has a dished depression slightly larger than the rivet diameter in its end is placed on the shaft of the rivet and struck by a hammer repeatedly to peen the rivet shaft into a flattened rounded head.

If the punch is too hard the mark will be too large and the metal will be distorted. Choose the appropriate rivet size and capacity for the project for example 1 8 inch diameter and 1 2 inch. Choosing the right blind rivet. First set the nose back from the joint about 0 032 1 32 the thickness of the sheet metal.

This short video shows you that no s. Clamp the sheet metal in place. If there are already rivet holes clamp the pieces together and install your rivets.