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Distributor's Link Magazine Summer 2018 / Vol 41 No3

76 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S

76 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK Anthony Di Maio Anthony E. Di Maio attended Wentworth Institute and Northeastern University. In 1962 he started working with Blind Fasteners as Vice-President of Engineering & Manufacturing for two blind rivet manufacturers. He has been Chairman of the Technical Committee of the Industrial Fasteners Institute (IFI) and is still involved in the writing of IFI specifications. In 1991, he started ADM Engineering and is working with Fastener Manufacturers developing new fasteners and special machinery. He can be reached at ADM Engineering, 6 Hermon Ave., Haverhill, MA 01832; phone and fax 978-521-0277; e-mail: tdimaio@verizon.net. USING THE CORRECT SIZE BLIND RIVET The following questions I have been asked many times, “I am using a blind rivet and they are not setting correctly.” Then I ask the following questions, for the purpose of finding out what is really wrong and what does the user mean by “not setting correctly”. [Q] What is the size of the blind rivet you are using? [A] 48 [Q] What material are you riveting together? [A] Aluminum [Q] What is the total work thickness you are riveting together? [A] 3/8 [Q] Do you have a long projection on the blind side of the blind rivet after you set the blind rivet? [A] Yes, and this is what I do not like about the set blind rivet, it has a bad appearance. Conclusion - the problem is that you are using an incorrect length blind rivet, for a 3/8 work thickness. For a total work thickness of 3/8, you should be using a 46 size blind rivet, the 48 is too long. When a blind rivet user is setting the correct length blind rivet, the upset side of the blind rivet will look like this: When the blind rivet is too short, the upset side will look like this: FIGURE 2 - BARREL LENGTH TOO SHORT If the barrel length is too short, there will not be enough barrel length to capture and retain the mandrel head after setting. When the blind rivet is too long for the application, the upset side will look like this: LONG UPSET FIGURE 3 UPSET SIDE FIGURE 1 - PROPERLY SET RIVET CONTRIBUTOR ARTICLE If the barrel length is too long, you will have a long upset on the blind side of the set blind rivet. The above blind rivet is the OPEN-END TYPE. Below is the same situation when using a CLOSED-END blind rivet. CONTINUED ON PAGE 156

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