hand riveter that doesn't ****?

[bczygan]

You mean they still make that thing?
I have one that was my father's, over 60 years old and I thought they were long ago replaced by something cheaper and flimsier. I've been involved with a Sprint Car race team, where we run wings over the roll cage and over the front axle. The owner has a habit of buying damaged wings at race car flea markets, then dropping them off at my shop for repair. Sometimes I'm pulling over a hundred rivets at a time (fortunately, not often).
I've had the Marson shown earlier for over 30 years, which I devote for 3/16" use, but the 60's POP tool is the one I grab first for 1/8" rivets, normally aluminum with steel mandrel. It's smaller and lighter than the Marson, but still pulls rivets just as well. Every few years you run a thread file thru the collets to sharpen the teeth and you're good for a lifetime.

Bill

But $250???!!!

 

[Billy Jack]

But $250???!!!

WOW?
I'm glad I inherited mine. I did some quick checking and the lowest I saw it for was $179.
Unless I was truly doing it everyday and couldn't use a pneumatic, I'd have to stick with my Marson.

Bill

 

[eddieK]

$250.00 Really?

I bought mine so long ago...I bet it was less than $20.00 at the time. Still works as good as the day I bought it.

E bay??? ...LOL

 

[Roberts210]

I have an air-powered pop riveter I got on the local CL for $35. Works great and never fails to pop the big rivets.

 

[cajunfirehawk]

I recently was in the same boat, had a swingline for 20 yrs and the half dozen times I used it, the shank of the rivet would get stuck in the gun, would not come out without a fight, searched info on GJ for a replacement and decided to go old school, another vote for a MARSON klik fast hp-2 no. 200 kit, picked up this kit off ebay for about $50 shipped, let me say vintage is the way to go.

This was made in the USA too

 

[FlushingDIYer]

I assume you want a hand riveter because you don't have the option to go pneumatic? What size and type of material rivets? How many per day? The rivets I use (on my race car) are 3/16" aluminum, but with a steel pin. After popping about 5-10, I was ready for a pneumatic gun. I bought one from HF for less than $20 and have used it for several hundred rivets with no issues. The only time I use my hand rivet gun now is on 1/8" all-aluminum rivets.

You guessed it, I don't have a compressor... yet.

The inner fender liners of our Volvo needs rivets. I'll be honest with you, I don't know the size. It would probably be this size.

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/volvo-pop-rivet-body-moulding-and-trip-clip-979878oe

I like the good words for the Marson hand riveters. I just picked up Marson 39001 HP2 Professional Riveter Kit on eBay for $26.

Thanks everyone!

 

[bonneyman]

$250.00 Really?

I bought mine so long ago...I bet it was less than $20.00 at the time. Still works as good as the day I bought it.

E bay??? ...LOL

In 2014 it listed for around $70. Then Stanley bought Emhart, and - in order to keep the production stateside and still make a profit - jacked the price per to $170. Sales were understandably low, and I think they discontinued the thing.

I found 2 of them (about a month apart) at local pawn shops for like $2 each. One was rusted and needed some repair, but still.

 

[Billy Jack]

I took mine out of the case and looked it over again. My roller cab has mostly Snap-on stuff, so I'm used to paying exorbitant prices for high-quality USA tools. That being said, I still can't see $200 worth of value in a simple rivet tool, especially one that hasn't changed in design for at least 50 years. As I posted earlier, I'm glad I inherited it, 'cause I sure couldn't afford to buy one today!

Bill

 

[SantaAna12]

I have the Stanley swivel riveter. I dont do alot of riveting, but when I do it works.

 

[dnschmidt]

If you have the space to use them the scissor type are the easiest ones to use. TOPTUL makes one that I've never carried but here's a link to the tool as other companies make this model as well and you can get it from them:http://www.toptul.com/style/frame/m..._1&name_id=92173&Directory_ID=57990&id=332929