How To Rivet Sheet Metal

It s best to use one corner of the brake bend one tab turn the piece bend the next tab and so on.

How to rivet sheet metal.

The grip range corresponds to the total thickness of the materials being joined together. If the punch is too hard the mark will be too large and the metal will be distorted. Use the box brake to bend the tabs 90 degrees. Insert a rivet into the hole.

Links to pop riveter rivets. Squeezing the grips together causes the mandrel to be pulled into the rivet body which expands on the other side of the material. Measure the grip range. How to rivet sheet metal step 1.

Both pieces are inserted into a hole and a special tool appropriately called a riveter is placed over the mandrel. If there are already rivet holes clamp the pieces together and install your rivets. Drill your rivet holes through every piece of material that will be riveted while the pieces are clamped securely together if the rivets are going to be installed into new locations. Blind rivets are made of two preassembled pieces.

First set the nose back from the joint about 0 032 1 32 the thickness of the sheet metal. The greater the diameter of the blind rivet the stronger the join. Clamp the sheet metal in place. Leah demonstrates how to use a pop riveter which is a great tool for attaching and repairing metal items of all types.

Next bend each tab making sure that the nose of the brake is right up against the bend line. The drill diameter depends on the type of rivet in the hole. Choose the appropriate rivet size and capacity for the project for example 1 8 inch diameter and 1 2 inch. The tubular rivet body and the setting mandrel.

Drill a 1 8 inch hole through one or more sheets of metal that need to be riveted up to 1 2 inch thick.