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Pop Riveting
Using your pop rivet gun for assembling gutter pieces
When joining your copper endcaps, miters and seams it's often necessary to use pop rivets.
They provide the strength while soldering your copper seams will make your gutter water tight as well.
Pop rivets have a shaft that you insert thru a drilled hole. The rivet shaft has a preformed head on
one end of the shaft. The long piece extending from one end of the rivet is called the mandrel.
| Open Ended Rivets | Closed End Rivets | Aluminum Rivet |
Not the greatest choice for gutters, but is available in aluminum, copper and stainless |
Great for watertight applications, try and find similar material as your gutter. | 
Good for large holes to fill. Only for aluminum use. |
The mandrel is placed inside the nose of the rivet tool while the rivet shaft is placed into the hole
in your copper. When the pop rivet tool is squeezed, the mandrel is pulled through the shaft where a ball on
the other end compresses the shaft into a rivet head. The mandrel is then broken off creating a secure rivet.
Use a hammer to flatten any extending mandrel you may see.
Most rivets are available with different head styles from flanged, domed or countersunk finishes.
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Pop rivets strengthen seams and extend soldering life
Match the appropriate rivet to the metal goods you are using