What do you think about this Rivet Gun?

[devilphrog]

If any of you members recall, I was working towards gaining my A&P license (Got it today after passing the oral and Practical Exam!!!) and was looking to get a rivet gun. I pulled the trigger (no pun intended!) on this CP 3x rivet gun on ebay. What do you think of it for $32 and free shipping? Will this tool last me a while and where can I get an owners manual and spare parts?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300387100839&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

Thanks

 

[gofastman]

If any of you members recall, I was working towards gaining my A&P license (Got it today after passing the oral and Practical Exam!!!) and was looking to get a rivet gun. I pulled the trigger (no pun intended!) on this CP 3x rivet gun on ebay. What do you think of it for $32 and free shipping? Will this tool last me a while and where can I get an owners manual and spare parts?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300387100839&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

Thanks

Idk much about the smaller guns (I was working with 5/16" rivets) but as long as you keep it oiled and dont dry-fire it, there isnt much that can go wrong with them.

 

[Major Ramifications]

What is an A&P license? We used to have A&P grocery stores in the area when I was a kid, but I don't think it is related.

 

[Zrexxer]

Airframe & Powerplant.

 

[A_Pmech]

When rivet guns wear out, they don't stop hammering. Instead, they get harder to "tease". In other words, pulling the trigger slightly to get a few hits results in a hiss of air and no action. Pulling it a little harder overdrives the rivet.

If the gun still teases OK, it'll last you quite a while. If it doesn't, take it all apart and clean it up. Parts may or may not still be available from Chicago Pneumatic.

For $32 I wouldn't sweat it too much, you can always use it as a mechanic's air hammer.

Congrats on passing your tests!

 

[arkangel06]

looks like a nice gun for 32$ 3x is a good all around size too

congrads on passing!!!!

 

[tcorns]

i have a jiffy 3x somewhere that i was using for close work. nice and small and i liked it better then 3 other guns that i had!

trev

 

[devilphrog]

I just ordered a set of rivet sets and new spring for it last night. Pretty excited about putting it to work. Right now I have a few projects around the house that I would like to break it in on (got an idea for socket storage).