Step 2 drill a 1 8 inch hole through one or more sheets of metal that need to be riveted up to 1 2 inch thick.
Rivit size needed for 3 4 inch sheet metal.
Using the thickness we can determine the grip that we will need.
The head itself is not included in this measurement.
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For example two pieces of 0 050 inch 1 27 mm sheet are to be riveted together.
This means that we would need a 6 6 rivet which has a 3 16 inch diameter and a 0 251 0 375 inch grip range.
The allowance is normally about 1 5d.
With all mentioned parameters you can calculate the desired length of the rivet.
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Place the rivet stem into the riveting tool.
The height must extend to 0 3 times the diameter of the shank.
Sheet metal riveting tool.
The length of the rivet should be equal to the thickness of both objects you are fastening plus 1 5 times the diameter of the rivet s stem.
For example a 1 2 inch diameter rivet being used to fasten two one inch thick plates will have to be 2 3 4 inches long.
Step 3 insert a rivet into the hole.
The proper diameter rivet would be 3 x 0 050 0 150 inch 3 x 1 27 3 81 mm.