How do cleco fasteners work

Clecos are reusable fasteners that can be used to securely hold materials together before permanently mounting them. Use them to temporarily fasten sheet metal, plexiglass, carbon-fiber, fiberglass, or Lexan as well as other materials.

You can also use them to position stand-offs, brackets, or bracing before you weld them. Depending on your project needs, additional Clecos can be purchased in convenient packs of 10 for larger jobs. Just position your work piece and install the Cleco fasteners after the mounting hole is drilled.

This temporary fastening solution allows you the freedom to reposition and adjust your work piece before permanently mounting it. You also have the ability to remove the panel, allowing you to deburr and clean any metal shavings that might have otherwise been trapped behind your work and preventing a flush fit.

During final assembly, the Clecos are removed and replaced with rivets, bolts, or screws to permanently attach the work piece. Or you can plug weld the holes shut if the panel is going to be welded in. Keeping under-hood temperatures under control is important in a streetcar, and even more important in a race car. Follow along as we show you exactly how it works. Read More. Just an idea, and I realize you are in Florida, but snowmobiles use rivets to hold cleats on the track belt drive.

I feel fairly confident that they will pull the panels together quite nicely if, as you said, you work from the narrowest gap first. Cleko or Cleco fasteners do draw panels together because they are designed to do exactly that.

Pop-rivets also draw panels together. The better made ones will do so with a more or less consistent force. You can get Clecos with a fairly long range of "pull" The picture posted above, of a Draw Cleco, is what I was taught probably incorrectly, but whatever to cal an Advel, while the spring loaded ones were called Cleco fasteners.

If you can get hold of some of the Draw Clecos, they would work very well. If there is a mismatch of the panel lengths, you want to start by applying the fasteners at each end, then the middle, then halfway between, etc. Take a look at getting a deburring tool to remove the burr between the panels at least. Follow the links below to find cleco temporary rivets for your application, request a quote , or contact us for more information. Cleco rivets are color coded for easy identification—each size is a different color.

These temporary fasteners require sheet holder pliers for proper installation. Order cleco rivets for your application, request a quote , or contact us to learn more. Narrow Results. Express Ordering.