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Originally Posted by Chris Hibner
Cons:
- Not as strong as a nut and bolt. They're much lighter and sometimes rely on a bit of friction to do their thing. If it needs to bear a lot of load, you should probably stick with the nut and bolt.
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....or design the assembly so it can use several rivets. Usually the stuff we rivet is made with sheet aluminum brackets riveted to aluminum tubing.