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BLIND RIVETS
BLIND RIVETS
HOW THEY
HOW THEYWORK!
WORK!
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Rivetconsists
consistsofoftwo
twoparts:
parts:the
therivet
rivetbody
bodyand,
and,within
withinit,
it, the
the setting
setting mandrel.
mandrel.

1.1.The
TheBlind
BlindRivet
Rivetbody
bodyisisinserted
insertedininaa hole
hole in
in the
the materials
materials to
to be
be joined.
joined.

2.2.The
TheBlind
BlindRivet
Rivettool
toolisisplaced
placedover
overthe
themandrel.
mandrel.The
The tool
tool is
is actuated
actuated
andthe
and thejaws
jawsofofthe
thetool
toolgrip
gripthe
themandrel.
mandrel.

3.3.The
Thejaws
jawsretract,
retract,extracting
extractingthe
the mandrel
mandrel which
which pulls
pulls the mandrel head
head
into
intothe
therivet
rivetbody
bodysetting
settingthe
therivet.
rivet.AtAtaapredetermined
predeterminedtensile
tensileload,
load,the
the
mandrel
mandrelbreaks
breaksfrom
from its
its head
head and
and isis discarded.
discarded.

This
Thisforms
formsaastrong,
strong,tight,
tight,reliable
reliablejoint.
joint. Because
Because this
this is all done
is all done from
from one
one side
sidethese
theseare
arecalled
calledBLIND rivets.
BLINDrivets.

DESIGN
DESIGNGUIDELINES
GUIDELINES
Channel Material Fastening in a Blind Hole
Channel
(A) If the noseMaterial
housing of the tool is too large in diameter to reach the Fastening
Blind rivets mayin be aset
Blind Hole
in a blind hole or milled slot. The success of
(A) If the
bottom of anose housing
channel, useof
a the
longtool is too large
nosepiece in diameter
on the to reach
tool. A rivet the
with an Blind
this rivets on
depends maythe
bematerial
set in a of
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thehole
partsortomilled slot. The
be riveted andsuccess of
the material
bottom
extra longofmandrel
a channel,
mayuse
be arequired.
long nosepiece on the tool. A rivet with an of this
the depends on the
rivet. Testing material
will of the parts to be riveted and the material
be required.
extra
(B) long
Install mandrel
the maythe
rivet from beopposite
required.side. of the rivet. Testing will be required.
(B) Install the rivet from the opposite side.

NOSE HOUSING
NOSE HOUSING

LONG NOSEPIECE
Riveting Plastic Material
LONG NOSEPIECE Riveting
Select: Plastic
(A) "Soft Material
Set" aluminum rivets see page B20, (B) Large Flange
style rivets
Select: (A)or"Soft
(C) "Tri-Grip" rivets.rivets see page D20, (B) Large Flange
Set" aluminum
style rivets or (C) "Tri-Grip" rivets.

(A) (B)
(B)
Gap Fastening (A)

(A)Gap Fastening (A) Soft Set (B) Large Flange (C) Tri-Grip
Avoid riveting unsupported internal sections which may result in
(A) Avoid dimpling
collapsing, riveting unsupported internal
or buckling the sections which may result
material. Hard to Soft Materials
(A) Soft Set (B) Large Flange (C) Tri-Grip
(B)in Select
collapsing, dimpling
supported or buckling
sections the material.
for best success. The following illustration is a guide for using standard blind rivets to
(B) Select supported sections for best success.
Hard
fasten hardtomaterials
Soft Materials
to soft materials. Other options are to use
Groove Rivets orillustration
The following T-Lok Rivets
is a see page
guide B32. standard blind rivets
for using HARD
MATERIAL
to fasten hard materials to soft materials. Other options are to use
Groove Rivets or T-Lok Rivets see page D31. HARD
MATERIAL

(A) Bad (B) Good

(A) Bad (B) Good Fair Good

Pivot Fastening Bad Good SOFT

Fair Good MATERIAL
When the fastened part must rotate on the rivet, a "pivot style"
Pivot Fastening
nosepiece on the rivet tool may be necessary to provide a small gap Edge Distance
Bad Good
SOFT
Whenthe
under therivet
fastened
head. part must
PIVOT rotate on the rivet, a "pivot style"
We recommend 2 times the rivet WASHER
body diameter (D) or more from the
MATERIAL
nosepiece on the rivet NOSEPIECE
tool may be necessary to provide aGAP
small gap
UNDER
Edge
center Distance
of the rivet to the edge of the work piece to avoid material
under the rivet head. RIVET HEAD fracture.
We recommend 2 times the rivet body diameter (D) or more from the
PIVOT center of the rivet to the edge of the work piece to avoid material
NOSEPIECE
GAP UNDER fracture. D
RIVET HEAD Dx2

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Dx2 Dx2 B13

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