Why the Cherrylock Rivet Still Rules the Hangar
If you've spent any time working on airframes or heavy-duty metal projects, you've almost certainly handled a cherrylock rivet. These aren't your run-of-the-mill hardware store fasteners; they are precision-engineered "blind" rivets that have been keeping planes in the sky for a long, long time. Even with all the new composite materials and advanced bonding techniques coming out these days, there is still something incredibly reliable about the way these rivets lock two pieces of metal together. ...