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A rivet is a mechanical fastener consisting of a smooth cylindrical shaft with heads on either end. The heads are somewhat larger than the
diameter of the hole into which the rivet has been inserted. Generally one head is factory formed. The other is formed by
flattening out the metal after the rivet has been inserted.
There are a number of types of rivet: blind rivets, Open End Blind Rivets, Closed End Blind Rivets, Multi-grip Rivet, grooved
type, Peel Type Blind Rivet, Plastic Rivet, drive rivet.
Before welding techniques were developed, metal framed buildings and structures
such as the Eiffel Tower and the Sydney Harbour Bridge were generally held together by rivetting.
Common but more exotic uses of rivets are to reinforce jeans and to produce the
distinctive sound of a sizzle cymbal.
See also: Rosie the
Riveter
External Link
Rivet Seller, with pictures of the different types
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