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Originally Posted by 8 Valve Ed
Constructing my tubular boot lid frame, I needed to rivet aluminium flanges to the steel tube frame.
I found the rivets set (the stem broke) far too easily. As a result the aluminium flange was not clamped as tightly to the tube as I would have liked. It's years since I used 1/8" pop rivets but I remember them capable of squashing two panels together very firmly. These rivets are Screw-Fix specials, are there 'better' rivets out there, which are capable of pulling components together?
Can anybody make a suggestion where I can get something more powerful please.
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Try Rivetwise. I have used several hundred on the Pembleton. They do closed end rivets which are much better if riveting into a box section. They also do rivets with a stainless mandrel but they are a bugger to set with a hand rivet tool.
Cheers, Robin