Pop Rivets for Proofgrade?

Just learned about the magic of pop rivets today. Has anyone used them on proofgrade plywood/acrylic yet? Do they work or would they damage the material?

I haven’t but note that they make plastic and aluminum versions, as well as many coated steel colors (brass, bronze, brushed, etc…)

I have used a plastic version to hold in servos on some robotic projects i done in the past. Metal ones might damage the material.

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I agree with slacker when I have used pop rivets on metal, it is a significant pressure applied to the mating materials.

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I think with acrylic the chance for cracks would be way too great.

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Not with plastic rivets, they use nowhere near as much force to hold (or break when installing)…

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here is one resource for the plastic rivets.

https://www.tetrixrobotics.com/Fasteners-and-Hardware/TETRIX-Plastic-Quick-Rivets

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You can get them in kits from Harbor Freight, and also Northern Tool iirc…

Oh nice! Was gonna do Amazon but HF may be cheaper…