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Default decent reasonable hand rivet gun

In message , Graeme
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In message ,
fred writes

I got the Stanley Version. Quite sturdy.


Following this conversation, I bought a Draper one, with four heads and
100 rivets, sixteen quid delivered. Probably wouldn't stand up to
trade use, but for my needs [1] it is perfect. Needless to say, I did
manage to get a rivet jammed, but having read the thread, very
carefully dismantled it and got it back together without the dreaded
ping****it syndrome.

[1] Our rear drive gates are the original Gates From Hell. Sheet metal
riveted to a metal frame, probably installed 40+ years ago, rusting
quite well and many of the original rivets are long gone resulting in
the sheets rattling against the frame. Now fixed :-)


TEK screws might be an alternative for your gates.


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Tim Lamb