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Tell that to boat hull riveters

• giantrobot 6mo ago
  You'd be really interested to learn the difference between a rivet and a screw.
  • alt227 6mo ago
    Rivets use holes, exactly the thing the parent mentioned about not being waterproof.
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• SigmundA 6mo ago
  Now go look up why they stopped riveting ships in the 40's and went to welding, there are no modern riveted ships. Even with the rivets they were forged not pressed, nothing like a screw. Cheap aluminum boats are still riveted, welding preferred for obvious reasons. I have an old riveted aluminum John boat and is leaks through the rivets and seams...
  • alt227 6mo ago
    > there are no modern riveted ships > Cheap aluminum boats are still riveted I think you may need to think out your entire post before typing such contradictions. Riveted hulls worked for hundreds of years and well maintained they can last forever. Just bacause welding makes it cheaper to maintain in the long run does not detract from the fact that riveted hulls are very performant, which is why they were used everywhere that needed not only waterproofing but pressure containment too.
    • SigmundA 6mo ago
      Wood boats have been around for hundreds of years as well doesn't mean they are just as good in leak resistance to welded boats... Ship vs boat is also not a contradiction.
    • sib 6mo ago
      >> I think you may need to think out your entire post before typing such contradictions. Ships != Boats
• vile_wretch 6mo ago
  Lol yeah I'm sure drilling out a bunch of rivets would be much better than "adhesives and prying"