Subject: Bolts VS Rivets

From: [email-masked] (bikerbil)
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 02:26:43 GMT

I am building a frame for a motor and pulleys out of angle iron.

Since I dont have a welder I gotta bolt it together, however I was
thinkin that maybe rivets might be stronger. I remember using them on
something back in high school. It was just a matter of beating them in
place of a nut and bolt.

Are they in fact stronger than bolting it together? How do I tell the
difference between the rivets that you use with a hammer and ones that
use a riveter (I dont know what the tool is called, Ive just seen them
on TV)

Thanks...

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From: [email-masked] (Rick Cook)
Date: 28 Jun 1996 22:22:04 GMT

>use a riveter (I dont know what the tool is called, Ive just seen them
You're probably better off with nuts and bolts and a design that doesn't
let the fasteners work as hinge pivots.

--RC

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From: [email-masked] (Kevin AstirCS "1U" KO0B)
Date: Mon, 01 Jul 1996 11:21:21 -0700 (PDT)

There was some research done many years ago at U Ill. Urbana-Chapagne,
that found Bolts were stronger than rivets in the case of bridge
structures.

This went against conventional wistom, which indicated that solid
rivit should be stronger than threaded fastener.

Rivets must be somwhat ductile in order to be set w/o fracturing, It
is also difficult to preload the fastener.

Bolts may be tempered to whatever condition will be optimal for the
application, and may be accuratly torqued at installation.  These
advantages more than offset the greater cross section of the rivet.

-KF-