If you need to use threaded rivets to connect various steel billets or sheet metal products, then you do not have to buy an expensive factory-made rivet for these purposes - you can make a homemade device that will cost much less.
Please note that this "home" homemade product will not only save money, but also gain invaluable experience in the manufacture of such tools. Moreover, you can make a gun for threaded rivets from available materials.
The main stages of work
As the basis of a homemade pistol for threaded rivets, a part made of nuts, a corner and a sleeve is used (all elements are fastened together by welding). In the lower hole of this part, it is necessary to screw a steel round timber of suitable length with a thread on the end.
Then we make the second structural part from the nut, bolts and two bearings and install it on the sleeve of the main part. After that, from two narrow aluminum plates that are connected to each other using screws and elongated nuts, we make a lever handle for a home-made rivet.
At the final stage of work, we connect together all the structural elements with bolt fasteners, insert a threaded rod into the central hole, and the tool is ready to work. With this home-made device, you can easily connect various steel workpieces with threaded rivets.
