Step 2 drill a 1 8 inch hole through one or more sheets of metal that need to be riveted up to 1 2 inch thick.
													
																	Rivit size needed for 3 4 inch sheet metal. 
									
	
		
	
																	For example the hole is 3 16 of an inch in diameter and the measurement from the nail is 0 30 inches. 
																	For example two pieces of 0 050 inch 1 27 mm sheet are to be riveted together. 
																	The height must extend to 0 3 times the diameter of the shank. 
																	Choose the appropriate rivet size and capacity for the project for example 1 8 inch diameter and 1 2 inch capacity. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	Hj garden 60pcs 3 16 x 1 3 16 inch 4 8x30mm aluminum blind rivet self plugging open end decorating fastener nails rivets core pulling rivets grip pange 3 4 1 inch 19 25mm 4 5 out of 5 stars 26 12 99 12. 
																	The allowance is normally about 1 5d. 
																	The same as our previous examples. 
																	The greater the diameter of the blind rivet the stronger the join. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	If you are going to join two metal plates with a grip of 13 mm and want to use a 4 8 mm diameter blank rivet the rivet must be 18 mm long. 
																	A rivet nut is handy for installing a strong threaded insert from one side of sheet metal tubing extrusions and other materials too brittle to support a tapped hole. 
																	For example a 1 2 inch diameter rivet being used to fasten two one inch thick plates will have to be 2 3 4 inches long. 
																	With all mentioned parameters you can calculate the desired length of the rivet. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	This means that we would need a 6 6 rivet which has a 3 16 inch diameter and a 0 251 0 375 inch grip range. 
																	The proper diameter rivet would be 3 x 0 050 0 150 inch 3 x 1 27 3 81 mm. 
																	The head itself is not included in this measurement. 
																	The length of the rivet should be equal to the thickness of both objects you are fastening plus 1 5 times the diameter of the rivet s stem. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	800 rrrivet 800 777 4838 phone. 
																	The most common way to specify a rivet size is by trade size. 
																	Therefore a size 45 rivet is 4 32 1 8 diameter with a 5 16 maximum grip range. 
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																	Using the thickness we can determine the grip that we will need. 
																	The second number refers to the maximum grip length in 16ths of an inch.