You may have to secure two thin pieces of metal together from time to time. It's possible to do this with solder, epoxy or screws with special threads meant for biting into thin metal, but my guess is ...
Guy steps into the world of traditional railway engineering, taking on red-hot rivets to help rebuild a historic locomotive.
Whether you’re making, repairing, or hacking something together, we all need fastners. Screws, nuts and bolts, and pop rivets are handy sometimes. Various resins and even hot glue are equally useful.
This blacksmithing guide walks through reliable techniques for creating strong, clean blind rivets. From tool setup to forming and finishing, you’ll see the steps that lead to durable results and ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Commercial airliners have up to a million rivets, some of which are unavoidably created with imperfections that make them more susceptible to corrosion, leading to cracks that ...