Originally Posted by
3alarmer
I understand the allure of pop rivets, but why use them in
this application ? Every one of these I've ever made has
used the chain's own pins to fasten a female link to the
bar stock in question.
Do I win something in the cheap guy sweepstakes ?
I mean, three pop rivets saved....... gotta be worth
two or three cents, easy.

In my case, the stock I used was slightly thicker than the chain, so the pin kept popping out under force. I wound up putting a little bolt and nut through it.