Thread: Rivet Gun Advice

If you have an air compressor go air .One handed operation and not that expensive



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I've got a few riveters. The Concertina type are really good if you have a lot of access, but hopeless in confined spaces.

Best ones I've used are Marson (from USA I think) or this one, which I think is probably made in Taiwan, but it has nice long handles and is good even on stainless steel rivets, and it was pretty cheap:

Professional Riveting Tool GUN | eBay

The cut outs on the side make it easier to get close in when the hole is right next to a vertical surface.

HTH
David

Originally Posted by Ancient Mariner

If you have an air compressor go air .One handed operation and not that expensive



Suits 3/32" up to 1/4" rivet range - 12 MONTHS WARRANTY
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Yes I do have a compressor but like today I was working 200 metres from my shed, so an air one is not really suitable.

Originally Posted by spudboy

I've got a few riveters. The Concertina type are really good if you have a lot of access, but hopeless in confined spaces.

Best ones I've used are Marson (from USA I think) or this one, which I think is probably made in Taiwan, but it has nice long handles and is good even on stainless steel rivets, and it was pretty cheap:

Professional Riveting Tool GUN | eBay

The cut outs on the side make it easier to get close in when the hole is right next to a vertical surface.

HTH
David

The one in your link is a similar style to the one I have. It looks too short in the handles for decent leverage.

This is similar to mine, which I have had for about 35 years. It now has a helicoil in the nose where the tips screw in.

POP Rivet GUN Hand Riveter Fits 4 Sizes OF Rivets NEW | eBay

Originally Posted by d2dave

Yes I do have a compressor but like today I was working 200 metres from my shed, so an air one is not really suitable.

Dave, they don't need or use that much air.


When I repaired the chook run I used an air staple gun with the compressor mounted on a carry-all on the Fergie. It has a 100litre tank that lasted a good while & when it ran out, I drove back to re-charge.

Get one of those portable air tanks, i use one to top up tires instead of rolling out the compressor and hose.

I have the long handled type due to wrists rotten with arthritis. It's the crack at the end of the riveting process that causes the pain for me. I find the long riveter doesn't give my wrists the shock loads that the normal one's do. I haven't used the concertina type for a very long time. I paid only $20 for my long riveter at a swap meet. New, and chinese made, but has worked well. I use it for my work.
Don.