Looking for rivets that are flush on both sides

[bigyankfan]

I found this article that shows rivets that are flush on both sides for low-clearance applications. I went to the company's website and tried calling them but I can't figure out how to order these. Has anyone used these (or anything similar) and where did you get them? PM me and LMK - thx and Happy Holidays.

 

[bad coffee]

how about binding posts instead?
http://www.mcmaster.com/#binding-posts/=5240ph

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[bad coffee]

or two-piece rivets. You need to hammer these together though...

http://www.mcmaster.com/#tubular-rivets/=524237

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[bigyankfan]

bc,

Thx for your input but I don't want binding posts because they loosen over time and the two piece rivets are too big for what I need to join (two piece of aluminum angle iron). I will look on that site for anything that might better suit my project.

Eric

 

[cali_reef]

Do you have a pneumatic rivet gun and a bucking bar?

You can make any countersink rivets "flush" on both sides with the right length rivets and proper counter sinks are drilled.

Binding post and a bit of loctite may be a easier way to do this.

 

[emmanuel]

or regular rivets and grab them with visegrips after they are installed to help flatten them out a little bit
if the aluminum is thin you can use a tool made for metal studs that pierces a hole in the metal and folds the pieces together this depends on what its being used for though

 

[bigyankfan]

The problem with regular blind rivets is that the mandrel head remains in the rivet so you really can't flatten it out much and as for tools I only have the handheld pop rivet gun. That's why the rivets in that article are good - the mandrel head breaks off completely and doesn't get trapped in the blind side of the rivet.