I may never use rivets again.

[lemiant]

Originally Posted by Michael Blake

Coincidentally, having just come back from Harbor Freight Tools today with $300.00 purchase of my first rivet-gun and matching compressor... I'm wondering why the search for something _superior_ to rivets?

I thought rivets were the ultimate way to go for FRC assembly... are there any drawbacks to using rivets?

THANKS!

Rivets are the bomb! But they have a definite drawback in that they protrude from the surface. For example, this means I will need to drill oversive holes in my bumper backs. Also, this makes all designs require larger clearances