One of the most noticeable methods of adding the handcrafted, purposeful mechanical look to a hot rod is with the use of rivets. Not since Rosie the Riveter was putting airplanes together during World ...

In 3-Dimensional Effects: How-To Airbrush Rivets & Overlapping Panels (Part 1), I explain and demonstrate three different quick methods for rendering realistic, 3-dimensional appearing rivets on a ...

I always hated those plastic pieces that held panels mounted on the doors or other metallic parts. Over time, these start to get cooked from heat and sun, and when you're trying to remove them, they ...

Spanish company Fator, an industrial fastener specialist, has developed the Steptail rivet for PV trackers. “Fixing solar panels to solar trackers has traditionally involved the use of screws, washers ...

Bowlus is best known for upgrading travel. In 1934, he launched the first aluminum travel trailer. As the story goes, Bowlus blazed the trail years before Airstream’s iconic “Silver Bullet” hit the ...