You may have left dangerously sharp edges after cutting your sheet metal.
How to rivet sheet aluminum.
Blind rivets are made of two preassembled pieces.
You ll want to use an.
How to use a handheld rivet on an aluminum sheet.
Both pieces are inserted into a hole and a special tool appropriately called a riveter is placed over the mandrel.
How to rivet sheet metal.
This video shows how to install a pop rivet using a pop rivet gun.
Finish your rough edges.
Drill a 1 8 inch hole through one or more sheets of metal that need to be riveted up to 1 2 inch thick.
Cut the aluminum to the needed size.
You can use metal shears if you re working with thin sheets of aluminum.
Various sheet metal rivets.