Re: Hinge Rivets

"Bob La Londe"  wrote in message news:v4sgvn$1f894$1@dont-email.me...
I was hoping somebody here had experience with hinge rivets (not riveted hinges) so I could determine
if it was something I wanted to mess with.  I'll probably only ever make
one tool box like this.  An extra half hour or so probably doesn't
matter for just one, but the knowledge, tools, and skills may be useful
for other things.
Bob La Londe
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Sorry, I don't, they weren't an electronic hardware item. There are several electronic parts with tubular rivet bases but they don't handle much stress. Usually whatever I design and make can be disassembled after trial fitting, to paint, repair or modify.
These and competitors' cheaper copies are very useful on sheet metal, especially for blind assembly threaded holes in aluminum. .
https://www.pemnet.com/products/product-finder/
To avoid machining you might consider Chicago screws with space-filling washers.
https://www.beltcraft.com/blogs/belt-blog/102198721-chicago-screws-what-they-are-and-why-your-belt-might-need-them
In industry I've headed rivets on a drill press equipped with a Grant Twin-Spin tool.
https://www.grantriveters.com/prod02.htm