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Default Craftsman Pop Rivet gun?`

On 3/13/2012 11:26 PM, Steve W. wrote:
rbowman wrote:
Lawrence Glickman wrote:

Pop rivets are The Bomb.


Why hydraulic? I've used manual models and pneumatic, but hydraulic
seems like overkill for any pop rivet I've run into. Even with
rivnuts, I've only used manual tools. I've used Greenlee hydraulic
tools for chassis punches, but pulling a 3 1/4" punch through a panel
is a little more work.



Try pulling a few thousand a day and then come back and ask, Why hydraulic?



Wouldn't even dream of it. That's a job for pneumatics!

And - while I can pull 3/16 aluminum with a normal hand tool,
3/16 steel won't go without air.

Maybe this hydraulic unit can pull them?