Tubular rivets are used most commonly in self-piercing applications, where a pre-drilled hole is not required ... Upon impact the rivet end flares outward, following the shape of the tool, until it ...

hand-held rivet tool called a rivet gun. A tubular rivet has a cylindrical or tapered hole at the end, which is shaped or curled back by another tool during the setting process to form a clinch head ...