[Shop-talk] itty biity rivets

[Jim Juhas]

So, do you set these with an air hammer and bucking bar like with solid aircraft rivets? Just with a lighter touch? Or does it have to be with a squeezer?
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> On Jul 30, 2026, at 2:35 PM, Mark Miller <markmiller at threeboysfarm.com> wrote:
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> I got curious; here's a couple:
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> https://www.grainger.com/category/fasteners/rivets/tubular-rivets?attrs=Shank+Diameter%7C0.0625+in&filters=attrs&searchQuery=Semi+Tubular+Rivets&sst=4
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> https://www.rivetsonline.com/rivets/semi-tubular-rivets?campaign=22321850377&content=&keyword=&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22321853011&gclid=CjwKCAjw7KvTBhA6EiwAWnutYbDhzcsqlMCfFbuuR5v4YM_WtXrOJBfqf-2ksKKhJCk_oLXCqGtEuBoCd18QAvD_BwE
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> Regards,
> 
> Mark Miller   707-490-5834
> markmiller at threeboysfarm.com
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:26:01 -0500
>> From: "john niolon" <jniolon at att.net>
>> To: "shop-talk" <shop-talk at autox.team.net>
>> Subject: [Shop-talk] itty  biity rivets
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>> I need what I call rivets but they might have a different name... they aren't pop rivets since there is no stud in the middle
>>  the id of the hole is 1/16"  and the "smashed" diameter is 5/32"  any one have a clue on a source
>>  thanks
>> john
>>  
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