Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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NT wrote:
Solid rivets are inserted into the hole and hammered flat, with the
workpiece resting on an anvil or similar. This is a much slower
process than blind riveting, and requires access to both sides of the
hole. The method has been in use for many centuries. These rivets are
usually copper or steel.

The final appearance is a flat disc or a domed head.

Can be countersunk both ends too.

If you do this, make one side a normal depth countersink and then other
side between a half to three quarters deep.

It's worth mentioning that a special tool is best for forming the domed
head with small rivets - think it's called a 'set'. Also has a hole in it
the size of the rivet to assist in getting both parts of the work mating
properly - if this is not done it effects the strength of the joint, as
well as looking unsightly.

The ones that I have come across and used were in pairs for each
diameter, as you say, one had a hole to tighten the gap between the 2
intems to be rivetted and the other, if you got the total rivet length
right would make the hammered side a nice round dome

Talking about domes, the heads of rivets come in 3 shapes.

First is a snap head which is almost a half ball and the second one has
a mushroom shaped head. The countersink rivets come in all sorts of
angles from 60 to 120 degree angles and can have a crown on that can be
made flat after the rivet has been set.

Dave