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Originally Posted by Brandon Holley
Wanna race?? You unbolt and rebolt a screw, while I drill and re-pop a rivet...we will see who wins
Seriously though, rivets are very easy to remove/replace.
-Brando
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I've heard this tossed around forever, and yes, drilling out a rivet and reriveting with a drill is fast... compared to a bolt with hand tools.
When the bolt is allowed to be removed with a drill (we have have ballpoint hex bits in nearly every size, along with a couple handrills with clutches, and a 6", 12", 18" and 24" extension... Not to mention 90% of the bolts on the bot use the exact same hex/wrench size), it gets a lot more even. I'd almost even lean towards a bolt winning; we can remove bolts in obscure buried places where no rivet could be drilled out.
That being said, I LOVE rivets. I just wanted to throw the counterargument out there.
I feel there is no right method and right answer, it's all about using the appropriate item in the appropriate place.