Riveting metal pieces together in jewelry making is a great alternative to soldering. Riveting is a cold connection method, meaning there is no heat applied. This is useful if using flammable or fragile materials in your design. A rivet looks much like a two-headed nail. The use of
rivets provides an easy and inexpensive way to create pieces that are multi-dimensional and also moveable if you so desire.
Step 1:
Mark where you want to place your rivets using a pen. |  |
Step 2:
Create the holes with a hole punch in both pieces of metal. For 36 gauge copper metal sheets use a standard hole punch. |  |
For thicker-gauge metal use the Metal Complex 1.5 and 2mm Hole Punch |  |
Step 3:
Push the rivet through the two metal pieces you want to connect. |  |
Step 4:
Turn your piece over and tap the end of the rivet with a hammer until it forms a nail head. The more you tap with the hammer the tighter fit you will achieve. | 
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Your new metal embellishment is now ready to be part of a cool and unique jewelry idea!
