Choosing a New Riveter

[Stuey]

Okay, so I want a new riviter. Right now I have an Arrow swivel-head one, but I'm not completely satisfied with it.

I was browsing amazon and found a Stanley one with a "contractor grade" claim, and it says made in the USA!

Is anyone familiar with this model?

Stanley Contractor Riveter

I also noticed Stanley has a similar looking swivel head riveter, for quite cheap as well ($9) but no mention of its country of origin, and I cannot seem to find any reviews.

Stanley Swivel Riveter

Comments/suggestions?

I don't "need" a new riveter, I merely want a new one, so I'm not looking to spend more than $25 or so.

 

[krusty the clown]

you can't go wrong with a marson

 

[senlow]

I second the Marson.

 

[speed bump]

I like my Vaco personally.

 

[W-Cummins]

I have the first Stanley and it's fine but I want a pneumatic model that can do 1/4 " rivets

William...

 

[JayL]

This one looks the same as the Stanley Contractor grade

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00974755000P?vName=Tools

 

[wantedabiggergarage]

Rosie


Although she is up there in years now.

 

[billymade]

Rosie the Riveter, 1943 Post Magazine Cover by Norman Rockwell.

Arrow® Swivel Head Rivet Tool (Rht300) $23.99


I have a Swingline version that is very similar to this; the head swivels 360 degrees and can get in some confined areas. I have been happy with it and here is a link to a Arrow brand model. That fact that it has orange grips might make some people around here happy, too!
http://www.acehardware.com/product/...=rivet&parentPage=search&searchId=30913573823
The Industrial grade models may hold up better to use in the long run; you might contact a place that specializes in selling fasteners/rivets like fastenal and see what they recommend for a high quality unit, that will last a long time. Many of the industrial rivet manufacturers/vendors will supply a tool along with their rivets that work well and are of professional quality.
http://www.fastenal.com/web/locatio...fb02.e34SchiObheRaO0Ma3uRchqRaxeSe5rzmBbDr6iM
I used to rebuild tractor trailers for semi's and we used "cherry pop" rivets and they provided the tools (in this case air guns), to get the job done!

gun for heavy duty large rivets/hucks

gun for light duty aluminum rivets
We used guns similar to this! When you are reskinning whole sides of trailers or putting on a new aluminum roof; these are god send, when installing hundreds or thousands of rivets a day!
Avdel Cherry:
http://www.avdel-global.com/
http://www.cherryaerospace.com/
Here is a vendor that sells their whole line: http://www.aboveboardelectronics.com/avdelmain.htm

Here is the Cherry rivet installation tool catalog: http://www.cherryaerospace.com/files/pdf/catalog/CA-1001.pdf

PROFESSIONAL HAND PLIER RIVET TOOL
POWERLINK POP RIVET GUN PS15-C $28.60
I've never used this but this is one of their hand rivet tools; made by POP!, must be good? Just slightly over your price point @ $28.60!
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/menus/to/rivettools.html
The users manual for this tool can be downloaded here: http://www.emhart.com/pdf/manuals/PS15 manual.pdf

 

[JayL]

My old ACE Hardware riveter is showing some fatigue so I ordered the Contractor Grade Stanley OP posted. I reckon if it could take stainless steel rivets then it should be strong enough. I'm a bit surprised that Stanley still make some tools like this in the USA. It says so in the amazon website but I won't be surprised if what I receive is made elsewhere.

Thanks for the Link.

 

[JayL]

So she is Rosie ......

 

[Merkava_4]

CherryMAX

http://www.cherryaerospace.com/html/product/blindrivets.html

 

[lbgradwell]

Rosie


Although she is up there in years now.

Don't laugh, but we had "Ronnie, the Bren Gun Girl" here in Canada! Seriously...

 

[KenS]

Although she is up there in years now.

Rose Leigh Monroe died in 1997.

She became the subject of Walter Pidgeon's iconic image as a young widow supporting two children working in the Willow Run Aircraft Factory in Ypsilanti, Mich.. She moved there in the early 1940's from her home in Science Hill, Ky., after the death of her husband in an auto accident.

While building bombers, she dreamed of one day flying them. It wasn't until long after the war, when she was in her 50s, that her dream came true and he earned her wings.

In one of the those ironic twists of life, while taking off for a flight in 1978, her plane stalled and in the subsequent accident she lost a kidney and the vision in her left eye, which ended her career as a solo pilot.

The New York Times carried her life story:

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A02E3DF143DF931A35755C0A961958260

In March 2007, a stretch Ky. 1247 near her childhood home at Science Hill in Pulaski County, Ky., was named in her honor.

 

[eschoendorff]

Rose Leigh Monroe died in 1997.

She became the subject of Walter Pidgeon's iconic image as a young widow supporting two children working in the Willow Run Aircraft Factory in Ypsilanti, Mich.. She moved there in the early 1940's from her home in Science Hill, Ky., after the death of her husband in an auto accident.

While building bombers, she dreamed of one day flying them. It wasn't until long after the war, when she was in her 50s, that her dream came true and he earned her wings.

In one of the those ironic twists of life, while taking off for a flight in 1978, her plane stalled and in the subsequent accident she lost a kidney and the vision in her left eye, which ended her career as a solo pilot.

The New York Times carried her life story:

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A02E3DF143DF931A35755C0A961958260

In March 2007, a stretch Ky. 1247 near her childhood home at Science Hill in Pulaski County, Ky., was named in her honor.

Holy ****! I live about 25 miles from Ypsilanti and never knew taht Rosie was an actual person. I just thought she was a propaganda character.

Damn... I came on here to talk about tools and gt a history lesson instead!

 

[billymade]

"Ronnie, the Bren Gun Girl" posing with a finished Bren gun

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_the_Bren_Gun_Girl
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/war-industry/025010-2014-e.html#ppl9

 

[jtrace]

Thank you for the info of Rosie I never knew she was real either and I had never heard of Ronnie also very interesting I love history I also build military models as another hobby stuff like this I find very useful thanks again


And god bless all our troops past and present thank you all.....


John

 

[Stuey]

Wait, so are these Stanley riveters good? 99% of my periodic usage will be 1/8" alum rivets, sometimes SS, sometimes larger sizes.