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Threaded blind rivet gun
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, fred wrote: Never had or used one, or even knew of their existence until recently but now have to install 100-200 of them. The question is, are the cheap ones, ( Silver Line mostly ), available on eBay worth a curse or would something like the Sealey one be worth the extra investment. I can see myself having further uses of what appears to be a very convenient fixing but on the other hand money is tight I have the Silverline one and it does the job. Says it has a lifetime warranty too. It does need some skill - unlike say a pop riveter. It's possible to strip the rivet thread on the smaller sizes if you use too much force and the larger ones are quite hard work. There is an adjustable stop to prevent using too much force - but it's not simple to set. For occasional use it's ok though. If I were using it a lot I'd like something better. But at about 20 quid delivered from Ebay good enough value. If I had to do 200 straight off, I'd want something better. But for the one or two I need once in a while it's fine. -- *Why is the third hand on the watch called a second hand? Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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