[Shop-talk] Rivets won't pop

[drew at DasRogges.com (Drew Rogge)]

A long shot but are you using rivets that are long enough to reach
through all the material plus the dia. of the rivet? What happens
if "pop" a rivet with putting it in a hole? Will they upset then?

On 01/14/2011 12:14 PM, David Hillman wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Jan 2011, John Innis wrote:
>> Are you using the correct size rivet for the hole you drilled? (Or
>> conversely the correct size drill for the rivets you have). These can
>> usually only tolerate a hole slightly larger than the diameter of the
>> rivet shank.
>
> Yes. The blind ends are just not appreciably larger once installed.
> Washers have been suggested, but those won't help either unless I can
> get the blind end to 'squish out' larger than the ID.
>
> Also, the gun has multiple nosepieces for different sizes, and I was
> switching back and forth appropriately.
>
> --
> David Hillman