Riveting Products

What is the difference between a rivet and a blind rivet?
A blind rivet does not require access to both sides of the material, it can be fitted with a riveter by only accessing one side of the material. As opposed to a standard rivet requires access to both side of the material.

What is a blind rivet used for?
A blind rivet is used to permanently connect two materials together. Blind rivets are used when there is no access to the rear of the material or where space is extremely limited.

How do you size a blind rivet?
Getting the right size rivet is important. The two measurements are body length and grip range.

What is the difference between blind rivets and multigrip blind rivets?
A multigrio rivet is more versatile than a standard blind rivet. Multi grip rivets are designed for use when fixing into materials of different thicknesses, due to their wider grip range. Having a multigrip rivet in your toolbox means you don’t have to have 3 or 4 different sizes of blind rivets.

Can blind rivets be removed?
Blind rivets are designed to be permanent fasteners. They can be removed if required but be careful! The process of removing a rivet will destroy the rivet and potentially damage the application. If you believe you may need to remove a rivet in the future than look to use a removable rivet.

Can blind rivets be reused?
No, once a blind rivet has been removed it cannot be reused.

How do I remove rivets?
Most rivets can be drilled through. If you don’t have a drill you can break of the head with a chisel or other sharp ended tool and then bore through it.

How do I select the right rivet?
You select the rivet based on the diameter of the hole and thickness of the material. You may also wish to consider the appearance of the rivet when in the material.