It's kind of semantics. Here's a description from a website I found:
"Steel tubular rivets are similar to solid steel rivets with the exception that they have a hollowed tip at the end of the body, and therefore require less force for installation. Tubular rivets are used to permanently join two materials and can be installed by hand with a manual squeezer or with a rivet gun. Steel semi-tubular rivets only swell at the tail, making them ideal for installation along pivot points." But Hanson doesn't differentiate between semi-tubular and tubular.
I have steel tubular rivets, 3/16 dia x 4.5mm (0.177 in). They're suitable for two thicknesses of sheet metal. They cost me $15 for a bag of 100.
Last edited by klhansen; 01/30/2021 3:49 AM.
