DIY POP RIVET TYPES AND USES INSTALL
The single-piece design means you just push the rivet into the hole and install it.
A structural blind rivet retains the pin in the rivet body (sleeve) post-installation for extra tensile and shear strength.Īrguably the primary benefit of blind rivets is that access is only required on one side of the application, meaning you typically only need one person to install it. When pulling pressure is applied to the pin, the pin-head applies pressure ot the sleeve increasing its diameter on the blind side of the application fastening it in place. (Source: ).īlind rivets have since become a vital connecting technology in many industries.įigure 1: From left to right: ancient style bronze rivet, Wylie rivet, Huck Magna-Lok structural blind rivet.Ī blind rivet is a single-piece fastener made of two components the body (often referred to as the sleeve) and a pin (often referred to as a mandrel). The use of blind rivets freed up workers and increased production, which still represents a significant cost advantage today. Before, installing solid rivets required access to both sides of the assembly making it a very labour-intensive, time-consuming task. In 1916 British engineer Hamilton Neil Wylie invented and patented the first blind rivet, which allowed a single person to install a rivet with access only needed from one side. Although the mechanism was slightly different (achieved by deforming the cylindrical shank), the concept of riveting was born.īlind rivets, as we recognise them today, were developed from the solid rivet. We’ve probably all heard the term ‘rivet’ before that’s because the riveting concept has been around for a very long time… in fact much longer than you would expect.Īs early as 2500 B.C., solid rivets were used to connect bronze parts in Greece.
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