Rivets: Sizes and Materials

[Peter Matteson]

We use 3/16" stainless steel rivets for attaching tread to our wheels.

We also occasionally use solid Al rivets if they are needed for a particular application.

[Billfred]

2815 used the heck out of 1/8" aluminum rivets, 1/8" grip range. I expect us to do the same, unless we find they don't work well underwater.

[apalrd]

Big 1/4" aluminum rivets. Lots and lots of them. It's kinda insane how many we go through. All of our sheet metal is 3/4" spaced 1/4" holes, which we either stitch completely or every other hole, depending on seam length and how much structure we really need there. We also use 1/4" button heads to assemble the chassis prior to final riveting to ensure everything will fit correctly.

We also use the Big Pneumatic Riveter. Das Good.