DuPont explosive rivets are used by a maker of custom-built delivery trucks to attach aluminum exterior panels to structural members of vehicle in a blind fastening operation. One man, unaided, sets the rivers, applying heat with a DuPont riveting...
New DuPont explosive rivet at left has explosive charge chamber of uniform diameter extending throughout the shank in contrast to tapered chamber, shown in former rivet at right. The new type eliminates the need for precise tolerance and gears the...
DuPont explosive rivet, improved to fit need of assembly line methods of mass production, is set with a DuPont riveting iron. Electrically heated iron fires tiny explosive charge in rivet, expanding it to make tight fastening and eliminating need...
DuPont explosive rivet, improved to fit need of assembly line methods of mass production, is set with a DuPont riveting iron. Electrically heated iron fires tiny explosive charge in rivet, expanding it to make tight fastening and eliminating need...
A single operator sets DuPont explosives rivets, attaching slats to interior of delivery truck body in blind fastening operations. He is using a DuPont riveting iron to apply heat to the rivet, firing the tiny explosive charge within and expanding...
A single operator sets DuPont explosives rivets, attaching slats to interior of delivery truck body in blind fastening operations. He is using a DuPont riveting iron to apply heat to the rivet, firing the tiny explosive charge within and expanding...
One man, unaided, sets DuPont explosive rivets in blind operations involved in attaching interior wooden panel of a delivery truck body. Heat applied with DuPont riveting iron explodes the tiny charge of special explosives in the rivet, expanding...
A plywood lining is attached to the interior of a truck quickly and simply with DuPont explosive rivets. The smooth finish on the rivet head greatly reduces the change of damage to cargo.
Old style explosive rivet expanded only at bottom of shank. Left, the unexpanded blank rivet in place; right, the rivet set after detonation of the expansion charge.
Explosive workers' coveralls for added safety are made with cloth covered or rubber buttons to prevent the hazards of metal to metal contact which might discharge a spark.
DuPont explosives rivets are used by a custom builder of heavy duty truck bodies to fasten steel plate panels to the exterior of a vehicle for transportation of bulky freight. One operator, working alone, sets the rivets attaching the steel plates...
Here on the front grille assembly of a passenger car, the heated tip of a DuPont riveting iron is applied to the head of a rivet, expanding the rivet. It is done in a matter of seconds and a strong, neat job is the result.
Patching the damaged interior of a trailer door is easily done with DuPont explosives rivets. The patch is cut to size, holes are drilled and the patch made secure in a matter of minutes.
The energy of an explosive is commonly measured by shooting a definite amount in a ballistic mortar, a heavy swinging cannon, expelling a close fitting projectile into a sand pile, and observing how much swing is imparted to at the mortar by the...
