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2. Rivet - Wikipedia

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   Drawing of round head rivets, 1898 A typical technical drawing of a universal head solid rivet Riveters work on the Liberty ship SS John W. Brown (December 2014).. Rivet holes have been found in Egyptian spearheads dating back to the Naqada culture of between 4400 and 3000 B.C. Archeologists have also uncovered many Bronze Age swords and daggers with rivet holes where the handles would have been.

3. Snap fastener - Wikipedia

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   The two halves of a riveted leather snap fastener. The top half has a groove which "snaps" in place when "pressed" into the bottom half. A snap fastener, also called snap button, press button, [1] press stud, [1] press fastener, dome fastener, popper, snap and tich (or tich button), is a pair of interlocking discs, made out of a metal or plastic, commonly used in place of traditional buttons ...

4. Swaging - Wikipedia

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   The spindle is mounted inside a cage containing rollers (looks like a roller bearing). The rollers are larger than the cage so as the spindle spins the dies are pushed out to ride on the cage by centrifugal force, as the dies cross over the rollers they push the dies together because of their larger size. [7]

5. Interference fit - Wikipedia

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   Interference fits are commonly used with aircraft fasteners to improve the fatigue life of a joint. These fits, though applicable to shaft and hole assembly, are more often used for bearing-housing or bearing-shaft assembly. This is referred to as a 'press-in' mounting.

6. Piping and plumbing fitting - Wikipedia

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   Push-to-pull fittings are easily removed compression fitting that allows pipes to be connected with minimal tools. These fittings are similar to regular compression fittings but use an O-ring for sealing and a grip ring to hold the pipe. The main advantage is that it can easily be removed and re-used, it is easy to assemble, and the joints are ...

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