Really stupid questions regarding pop rivets.

[lostcreekranch]

Blind Pop Rivets, Tubular rivets, Copper rivets and Burrs and Chicago screws all require different techniques. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOlRpig025s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJBL8G8jdx8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8Y1k5HKX0o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fu0TG9_W0I

My point was that Chicago Screws work very well with horse tack. I would never consider using rivets of any kind in anything than can contact our horses. Think same might be true for a dogs collar? All you need is a leather punch and a screwdriver.

 

[Hiltz]

I would take it to a shoe repair shop since you only have one project. (if they are still around in your area) They would be able to properly rivet your item. I would think the cost would be minimal.

 

[k0ua]

My point was that Chicago Screws work very well with horse tack. I would never consider using rivets of any kind in anything than can contact our horses. Think same might be true for a dogs collar? All you need is a leather punch and a screwdriver.

Leather r**** slings are often put together with Chicago screws also. They can be easily adjusted as the Chicago screw is re-usable and can easily be taken apart as you noted with just a screwdriver.

 

[Farmerjonathan]

I would at least recommend lok tite on the threads if a chicago screw is used. Generally name plates are something you want permanently attached. But yeah, they are a solution to the OP's problem.

 

[radioman]

I use pop rivets and here are my thoughts. They are elegant solutions for light duty work and poor replacement for bolts. I use aluminum rivets for gutter work and it looks great to me. Stainless steel is great for interior sheetmetal work that is not used for weight. The holes must be straight, and right length used. googling rivets will help. I would not however use the rivets that you use a pull type mechanism for a dog tag. Its not strong enough esp. with aluminum rivets. You need to get steel or brass or copper type that uses a punch and hammer to round over the large size rivets , not the mechanical rivets for the dog tags.

In lowes they have the copper rivets you can get and you can use a ball peen hammer on your vise anvil to make an ugly rivet, but it works. If you did it right, you can get a nice looking rivets with experience and they are strong enough for dog tags.

 

[jaotguy]

drilling the end of a #2 grade bolt will give you the mushroom dome end on the ends of the brass/copper rivets...

 

[jaotguy]

or use the furniture leg securing fasteners with 2 small tangs to lock them in place with a regular flat head screw... file the excess thread flush with the end of the fastener.

 

[DJ54]

I'd second the Chicago Screws, although you will probably need to drill out the dog tag large enough to accept the one side.

And yes, they will occasionally undo themselves. But, instead of loc-tite, an ex-gf/horse person told me to use clear fingernail polish on the threads, to keep them from coming apart. I told her I didn't use clear.... Or, any other color for that matter. Got a good laugh out of her, and offered to buy her a new bottle, for a partial one she had.

 

[bandaidmd]

Like others have already said the rivets for leather and such are made to be peened over and are not "pop" rivets.
They make a pop rivet thats made to cover a variety of thicknesses that's really handy to have around the 2 most common diameters are 1/8 and 3/16 " Any rivet other than the multi grip should really be sized to the thickness of what your working on. Also pay attention to what you buy, a lot of alum bodied rivets will have a steel pin which helps up pull up tighter but it leaves behind a little steel ball that will rust.

 

[/pine]

I think that Chicago Screws may be a better solution for the OP. Use the CS's for horse tack all the time. See attached.

Tandy Leather Factory - Chicago Screws

never heard them called "chicago" screws...From what I hear the only thing original that ever came from chicago is their (corrupted) brand of politics and the type of politicians it breeds...

I have always referred to them as "*** bolts"

https://www.google.com/search?q=***...iIG4Ag&ved=0CAsQ_AUoAw&biw=1016&bih=606&dpr=1