Solid rivets look cool. They lend an air of vintage race car or aviation inspiration to a project. They also enable dissimilar metals to be joined, or, in the case of the hood on our project vehicle ...

Guys who work with sheet metal love “pop” rivets because they quickly and easily fasten together pieces of sheet metal. Because much of my rivet work is with heavier metal or thicker plastic, my ...

This article was updated April 12, 2023. It was originally published Feb. 3, 2016. Blind rivets, also called pop rivets, are commonly used to hold components together more efficiently and reliably ...

Blind rivets, or breakstems, provide vibrationproof fastening for a wide variety of materials. But designers must know at least the basics before specifying them for applications. Rivets have been ...

One of the most noticeable methods of adding the handcrafted, purposeful mechanical look to a hot rod is with the use of rivets. Not since Rosie the Riveter was putting airplanes together during World ...