Is riveting that much better?

[Chris Hibner]

Originally Posted by Trent B

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.

If you're trying to join two pieces of 1" aluminum at a 90 degree angle, you may not be able to do that (you would have a 1" x 1" overlap). You could use a 90 degree plate to do the joint and then use lots of rivets, but I would argue that a nut and bolt would be simpler and lighter at that point. I guess my point is, do whatever is simplest (KISS).