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Re: Rivet tools--what's out there today?

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Originally Posted by R.C. View Post
Billfred if you are doing normal pop rivets. We use #10 bolts, #9 drill, 3/16" rivets, here is what we get:

McMaster - Rivets

Rivets 3/16" Rivet - .251"-.375" Grip - Plain - HS McMaster 98778A501 $10.06 Aluminum
Rivets 3/16" Rivet - .375"-.437" Grip - Plain - HS McMaster 98778A502 $12.95 Aluminum
Rivets 3/16" Rivet - .251"-.375" Grip - Plain McMaster 97447A055 $11.19 Aluminum
Rivets 3/16" Rivet - .376"-.500" Grip - Plain McMaster 97447A060 $8.94 Aluminum
Rivets 3/16" Rivet - .751"-.875" Grip - Plain McMaster 97447A071 $8.82 Aluminum
Rivets 3/16" Rivet - .251"-.375" Grip - Black McMaster 97526A411 $8.28 Aluminum
Rivets 3/16" Rivet - .376"-.500" Grip - Black McMaster 97526A421 $8.94 Aluminum

*Price may be out of date.

#9 Drill - Most of our stub drills:

Maritool

Riveter:

While the Manson one is pretty awesome. For teams I'd recommend these:

http://www.harborfreight.com/3-16-in...ter-93458.html

or

http://www.harborfreight.com/1-4-qua...ter-98898.html

I know these are from harbor freight but these are so cheap its hard not to get them. We've had our guy since 2010 with no issues. We originally planned to use it for a season and get a new one. We have new kids each year (like everyone else) and they manage to find a way to break/mess up the assembly tools. So for them to break this guy is really no big deal, its also mega easy to repair. Also riveting 3/16" or bigger by hand is a pain in the rear unless you have this guy:

Big Daddy - really nice to have one around.

IMO, most small hand riveters are pretty awful for sizes 3/16" or 1/4". We like the pneumatic guy and the big daddy. Very rarely do we need to use the small hand guy (we do have a few tho).

-RC
RC when do you use the wide domed rivets. Do you also use 1/8 or do you use 3/16 exclusively?
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