How To Riveting Plastic Sheet To Plastic Sheet

The rivets are backed up on both sides by 3 16 id 3 4 od fender washers.

How to riveting plastic sheet to plastic sheet.

Keywords joining punch riveting plastic sheet joint strength strain rate dependence i. Drill a rivet hole using a standard twist drill. These little fittings are fantastic for using as a semi permanent hold on your structu. Introduction punch riveting 1 2 and impulsive riveting 3 4 are two riveting methods previously proposed by the authors of this paper.

In this video bob demonstrates how to use the plastic rivets we sell. For those interested in the technical details i am using 3 16 inch pop rivets. The pin and the rivet. Pop rivets are ideal for joining aluminium or even thin sheet plastic such as perspex.

For example a 5 32 inch 0 40 cm hole is created with a number 21 drill bit and you ll need a 5 32 inch 0 40 cm rivet with the proper nozzle attachment. In punch riveting punching and. Citeseerx document details isaac councill lee giles pradeep teregowda. Using a rivet gun involves drilling a hole through the two materials to be joined at the point you want to join them and inserting a rivet that has two parts.

After studying the deformation of these sheets and confirming that their tensile strength depended on the strain rate applied we joined the sheets and studied their mechanical properties. Pop rivets with fender washers outside view. In both methods a rivet and rivet holder are used to join sheets.