The Leankeasy blind rivet bolt from Clufix, Cluses, France, crimps the nut as a screw is turned to lock two metal sheets or plastic parts together. This makes installation a one-step process and only ...

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This article was updated April 12, 2023. It was originally published Feb. 3, 2016. Blind rivets, also called pop rivets, are commonly used to hold components together more efficiently and reliably ...

Rivet guns are a necessity if you need to secure a blind rivet or pop rivet. These types of fasteners are frequently used if you do not have access to the other side of the materials you are securing ...

This article was originally published with the title “Screw and Rivet Manufacture” inScientific American Magazine Vol. 25 No. 16(October 1871), p. 240doi:10.1038/scientificamerican10141871-240 ...