Thread: Is riveting that much better?
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Unread 07-01-2010, 20:56
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Re: Is riveting that much better?
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Originally Posted by squirrel View Post
....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.
That was my thought too. You say they weigh 1/10th of a steel bolt/nut combo. So throw 5 of them on to replace a bolt/nut and you are still under.
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