One of the most noticeable methods of adding the handcrafted, purposeful mechanical look to a hot rod is with the use of rivets. Not since Rosie the Riveter was putting airplanes together during World ...

Use a manual pop rivet gun to install pop rivets is an easy way to permanently connect a wide range of materials together. Pop rivets are hollow, cylindrical-shaped connectors that have a long pin ...

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 ...

AN AER Lingus aircraft engineer has created a new world record for inserting rivets in a piece of sheet-aluminium and now hopes to be included in the prestigious Guinness Book of World Records. Conor ...

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.

First, gather the tools you require, deciding which chisel will be more appropriate. The blue chisels are called bevel edged chisels. The yellow chisels are known as mortise chisels. A bevel edge ...

In Part 1, I demonstrated why a common approach to airbrushing rivets over metallic and pearl base coats can look acceptable ...

NEW YORK – The tragic sinking of the Titanic nearly a century ago can be blamed on low grade rivets that the ship's builders used on some parts of the ill-fated liner, two experts on metals conclude ...