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Old 03-26-2008, 02:17 PM   #1
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Pop rivet source

Does anyone know of a good source for aluminum/aluminum pop rivets? Or does anyone use the ones with steel mandrels?

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Old 03-26-2008, 02:38 PM   #2
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Will have what you need.
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Old 03-26-2008, 02:40 PM   #3
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I am looking for standard 1/8" pop rivets with an aluminum head and aluminum shaft... not the olympics. Any spot for those? Folks that do a new interior must have a source, it takes about a thousand!

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Old 03-26-2008, 02:49 PM   #4
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Old 03-26-2008, 02:50 PM   #5
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I found a couple sources but wonder if anyone has a better (cheaper!) spot.

Supplies - Rivets Blind / Pop - New and used sheet metal equipment sales. Hand Tools Sales, Des Moines, Iowa, United States (USA)

1/8 x .375-.500" GRIP ALUMINUM BLIND POP RIVETS (100)
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Old 03-26-2008, 02:53 PM   #6
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McMaster Carr has them. The ones you are looking for are listed here They also have many other special varieties of blind rivets that you may decide suit your needs... check them out.
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Old 03-26-2008, 03:47 PM   #7
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Old 03-26-2008, 05:51 PM   #8
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I have found them at Home Depot, Lowes, and NAPA. They come in long,medium, and short. On the iterior panels amd most everything I have used them on so far I have used the medium length.
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Old 03-26-2008, 06:13 PM   #9
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My local True Value Hardware has a great assortment of rivets. All sizes.
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Old 03-27-2008, 09:55 AM   #10
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We have them in all colors

We have them
Rivet, Alumumim SKU1227 - $0.08 : ODMRV , Out-of-Doors Mart

Blue for the belt line.
Rivet, Blue SKU392 - $0.05 : ODMRV , Out-of-Doors Mart

White for the inside.
Rivet, White SKU9963 - $0.06 : ODMRV , Out-of-Doors Mart

And we ship US Mail so it does not cost fortune on these small parts.
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We have them
Rivet, Alumumim SKU1227 - $0.08 : ODMRV , Out-of-Doors Mart

Blue for the belt line.
Rivet, Blue SKU392 - $0.05 : ODMRV , Out-of-Doors Mart

White for the inside.
Rivet, White SKU9963 - $0.06 : ODMRV , Out-of-Doors Mart

And we ship US Mail so it does not cost fortune on these small parts.
Are the shafts steel or aluminum. Thanks....
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aluminum

They are all aluminum.

We also have the brown one for inside work, that are for the cabinet area.
http://odmrv.com/catalog/index.php?m...roducts_id=375
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