Parts can be fastened by a rivet if flat parallel surfaces exist for both the rivet clinch and head, and there is adequate space for the rivet driver during clinching. When a blind rivet is set, a ...

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 ...

One of the oldest ways to attach materials together, the rivet goes back thousands of years to the pyramids of Egypt. A modern rivet is a metal fasteners with a rounded head on one side, and a ...