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jaguarxk120 · September 23, 2011, 03:31 PM

Riveting is for ease of manufacture.

Think about the tooling and extra labor required to drill/tap/install the screws. Insert rivets, place in press hit the cycle switch and your done.

The screws should work fine for what you want to do.

September 23, 2011, 03:31 PM	#2
jaguarxk120 Senior Member Join Date: February 28, 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,620	Riveting is for ease of manufacture. Think about the tooling and extra labor required to drill/tap/install the screws. Insert rivets, place in press hit the cycle switch and your done. The screws should work fine for what you want to do.