Yes you can.
jimmy
The stem of the rivet is discarded. It is pulled in to the rivet gun and breaks off at a cetain point.
It installs rivets. Usually these are pop rivets. The standard rivet tools are air hammers.
Yes. It would be very difficult to pull the shank through the flange without a rivet gun.
a rivet gun is a gun
A pop rivet, of course.
Makes a quick, permanent fastening when you can only reach one side of the material.
pop rivits are blind rivits to attach parts. Most of the time is metal to metal. Rivits can be bought at hardware store.
a rivet gun is a gun
To install a semi-tubular rivet, you will need a rivet gun, a backing plate, and the rivet itself. Place the rivet through the pre-drilled holes in your workpieces, align the backing plate on the opposite side, and then use the rivet gun to compress the rivet until it creates a secure connection. Make sure to follow the manufacturer's guidelines for the specific rivet and tool you are using.
Because it is designed to drive rivets into metal.