miketomcat Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 https://shop4fasteners.co.uk/blind-threaded-rivet-studs.html Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stellaghost Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 @Northwards the tool I have is a Lazer heavy duty riveter kit 3736, this does rivet studs, nuts and pop rivets regards Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northwards Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Thanks folks - yep, I'd managed to find the fixings themselves, just no luck with the tool. Stellaghost - found that, ta. Not the cheapest, but I know there's a few times you look at something and umm and ah about the price; then you buy it; and then when you need to use it, it pays for itself twice over. I've always wondered about a riveter like that, instead of the one handed gun type. This could be the time. Learnt something today. Ta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 13 minutes ago, Northwards said: Thanks folks - yep, I'd managed to find the fixings themselves, just no luck with the tool. Stellaghost - found that, ta. Not the cheapest, but I know there's a few times you look at something and umm and ah about the price; then you buy it; and then when you need to use it, it pays for itself twice over. I've always wondered about a riveter like that, instead of the one handed gun type. This could be the time. Learnt something today. Ta. It was £80 when I bought it, before that I had an Eclipse rivet nut tool like the one handed pop riveter but always found it difficult to apply enough pressure to tighten the fasteners to a point that I was happy with, this tool makes it a doddle and is my go to for riveting, just be aware it has its limitations in hard to access areas regards Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northwards Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Yep I know what you mean. I have one of them. OK up to M6 but difficult after that. I recently bought one of the MOD/Nato rivnut setting kits - also spendy, but a treat to use. But that was before I'd heard of 'rivbolts'...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 The flimsy low quality (and very low-profile) rivnuts that often come with rivnut tools are junk, you need the decent industrial types with large flanged heads and a decent tool to pull them up tight - I always copperslip or moly grease the mandrel on the tool so that it undoes easily and leaves the rivnut slippy for the actual fastener. You can get rivnuts with a hexagonal body too, those will resist rotation even if they lose some grip. The air powered rivnut tools are a thing of magnificence but the price tag is breathtaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 6 minutes ago, FridgeFreezer said: The air powered rivnut tools are a thing of magnificence but the price tag is breathtaking. I see what you mean, although there are quite a few under £100 if you look about, only question is how good, reliable and long living are they regards Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffR Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 On 2/5/2022 at 4:19 PM, Stellaghost said: I see what you mean, although there are quite a few under £100 if you look about, only question is how good, reliable and long living are they regards Stephen The el cheapo electric ones are not worth the scrap they are made of. Tried a few, binned ore. I find a hand setter to be the best for both rivets and studs. A cheap hand power one is infinitely better that the cheap electric ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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