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Default Craftsman Pop Rivet gun?`

Gunner Asch wrote:
On Mon, 16 Apr 2018 18:08:29 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote:

On Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 10:04:55 PM UTC-4, 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.

I have some stainless pop rivets I bought for some reason. They
are a bit bigger than the usual 1/8 inch aluminium rivets. They
might be 3/16th dia. I do not have a hydraulic puller, and
managed to use the stainless pop rivets anyway. But a hydraulic
puller would be nice if one was using very many.

Dan


The air and hydraulic tools for pop rivits are cheap enough and will
really...really save wear and tear on your arms, shoulders and hands.


I have a Neiko...but didnt pay anywhere near this price.....



A standard hand riveter for 1/4" rivets (and the smaller ones as
well) "Klic Fast"



This is the big one that Harbor Freight also sells. Works well.



Ive also got at least 4 more of the standard Pop Rivet tools..most
are good 1/8"-



Etc etc.

When used properly..and for the right sorts of work...invaluable.
When used on the wrong sorts of work...dangerous and unreliable


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I've used a bunch of different ones over the years. Back in the past a
lot of snowmobiles and tracks were put together with them. Air/Hydro
made it so much easier to pull those 3/16" stainless rivets... Or get
muscle cramps using a manual gun..

I have one of the HF units, Seems to work as well as a few others I've
used. But it's collecting dust at the moment.

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