Before revision: Blind rivets upThree aluminium blind rivets: 1/8″, 3/32″, and 1/16″ thumbnail| Animation of a rivet being tightened (necked area of mandrel not shown) upSpeed in the Workshops – Speed in the Air, March 1944 Geo Tucker Eyelet Co. advert for pop rivets, featuring Spitfire aircraft thumbnail|Pop rivet gun with rivet inserted Blind rivets, commonly referred to as "pop" rivets (POP is the brand name of the original manufacturer, now owned by Stanley Engineered Fastening, a division of Stanley Black & Decker) are tubular and are supplied with a nail-like mandrel through the center which has a "necked" or weakened area near the head.
After revision: Blind rivets upThree aluminium blind rivets: 1/8″, 3/32″, and 1/16″ thumbnail| upAnimation of a rivet being tightened (necked area of mandrel not shown) thumbnail|Pop rivet gun with rivet inserted Blind rivets, commonly referred to as "pop" rivets (POP is the brand name of the original manufacturer, now owned by Stanley Engineered Fastening, a division of Stanley Black & Decker) are tubular and are supplied with a nail-like mandrel through the center which has a "necked" or weakened area near the head.