Hi Trevor and all,
Trevor said
> As far as I know, Steel rivets are either not available or
> not practical because they take specialist tools to install.
>
I'd have to disagree. I just bought steel pop rivets from an indusrial
fasterner warehouse in Calgary. They have the usual steel pop-shank, but
also steel head. The do take more ;pullp to pop, but even a cheap hand
held tool will do it - maybe with two hands for the 3/16" ones. I just
rebuilt a garage door and wanted it to last.
True, most off the shelf rivets from the box-stores are aluminum heads with
steel pop-shanks.
Cheers, Fred
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