RIVETING SHEET METAL TO PLASTIC SUBSTRATES
RIVETING SHEET METAL TO PLASTIC SUBSTRATES
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Does anyone have experience riveting thin sheet metal plates to 3/4 thick plastics such as delrin or uhmw?
Approx 16 X 16 inch area. Any help or sugguestions would be appreciated.
Thanks
Approx 16 X 16 inch area. Any help or sugguestions would be appreciated.
Thanks





RE: RIVETING SHEET METAL TO PLASTIC SUBSTRATES
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"Probable impossibilities are to be preferred to improbable possibilities."
RE: RIVETING SHEET METAL TO PLASTIC SUBSTRATES
Regards,
Jay
RE: RIVETING SHEET METAL TO PLASTIC SUBSTRATES
RE: RIVETING SHEET METAL TO PLASTIC SUBSTRATES
If you have to use rivets, I would suggest you keep the ceneters of your holes away from your edges by at least a factor of 5 for the diameter of your rivets. AS the rivet collaspes, it will try to deform your plastic parts. If deformation isn't a concern, then you might be able to mave as close a 3x the diameter of your rivets.
Wanna Tip? FAQ731-376
"Probable impossibilities are to be preferred to improbable possibilities."