Blind Rivets
What are blind rivets?
Blind rivets (also known as pop rivets) come in a range of different heads that can be used to permanently fasten two materials together.
Blind rivets are so-called because they can be used to fasten two items together without the operator needing to have access to the rear surface (the blind side) of the items being joined.
The rivet has a stem called a mandrel. The mandrel is inserted into a rivet gun and the protruding body of the pop rivet is then pushed into the hole and through the materials that are being fastened. The mandrel is then pulled back, forcing the sides of the rivet to expand outwards. When the pop rivet can expand no further the mandrel snaps off, leaving a neat and tidy finish on both surfaces.