I had to repair a ranch gate made of 20 gage galvanized. When I went too THE local tool place I bought a big box of ¼".rivets, that's when I founds out that the only place tho get a hand tool that would handle ¼" was Grainger. Their's was no better quality than this one - it was $89.67...... I would recommend this tool tho anyone who needs it. It worked well for the gate and a quick repair to a screen door, I will use this rivet tool as often as my smaller ones. It gets into odd places and is easy to operate.
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It seems to be built well and worked flawlessly, I can tell this will be in my tool box for years to come. Very easy to use, goes through 1/4 rivets without hesitation and fastens them tight. The catch can for the rivet shafts is nice to have as well. All in all very happy with this tool.
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This riveter was priced very reasonably, was not expecting it to be the best quality. I needed it for a project that required just a few large rivets. But was very pleased with the quality and function. this is a great tool for the money I would recommend it, a good value.
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When I bought this tool I was skeptical about its quality. Mainly because it was so cheap. I am rebuilding an old bass boat and have snapped rivet after rivet with this thing and it is still going. I figured if it made it through this one job I would be happy. I'm a professional mechanic by trade and have always bought the best tools for my work. This is one time that I didn't and I can honestly say that I don't think the higher priced rivet tools could have done one bit better. The only down side is the throw of the handles. They're a little bit wide for some tight areas. But other than that it does a great job. I have been using the "Pop" brand of rivets with steel mandrels. So far so good. I have popped at least one hundred rivets so far and it is still working like new. I can't say how good it does on the larger rivets because I haven't used any that were larger than 3/16 inch. But for the 1/8 and 3/16 inch sized rivets you can't go wrong in my opinion.Read full review
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A better alternative to cheap one hand riveters, a must have tool if you have larger rivets for auto or aircraft work, plus it does the smaller handicraft rivets and is easier to control than a single handed tool and far cheaper than an air powered tool.
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Nice compact size and works well. The problem is that the riveter implies that it was made in the USA, but the box says "Made in China". Other than that, I would rate it 5 stars.
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I needed a tool capable of installing 1/4" rivets as most brick and mortar stores had the lighter duty cheap pop riveters, This tool is definitely built for heavier duty use. May not be professional grade but I do not need anything of that caliber.
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Just what I needed for 1/4" aluminum rivets...works smoothly and well...and, sure beats the $149 one from Fastenal and the $249 version from Grainger....using to attach a fiberglass cap to a fiberglass boat hull.; so far, works flawlessly. Very well pleased.
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But you can get cheaper though another company. For $ 16 bucks and some change forgot the price nut I found it cheaper after I bought this one , but they wouldn't cancel my order , so I got the higher price one , but it dose work great.
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We are using it on industrial work, is really easy to operate, and it feels and work as a good industrial tool. Recommended.
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