Ok so i bought this rivet gun at a garage sale.
http://www.sunextools.com/index.cfm?s=detail&subcat=142&item=152
It looks just like, and apparently you hook air up to it just like a regular air rivet gun but i'm afraid to damage it... The only thing that looks different to me is a small tube that goes up to the head.
I tried searching but had no luck. Can someone tell me what the difference is between an air rivet gun and a vacuum rivet gun. Thanks
UUUUMMMMMM, everything you ever wanted to know was right there in the link you provided. But hey, reading is not for everyone right??.
Operation...
When the Lever/Trigger is depressed, the throttle valve is moved down off
its seat by the valve tube. Air enters the bottom of the air cylinder, forcing
the piston assembly up. As the piston assembly rises, the plunger rod forces
hydraulic fluid in to the upper part of the hydraulic section, retracting the
hydraulic plunger. Meanwhile, the jaws grip the mandrel of the rivet, pulling
until the rivet is set and breaking the mandrel in the process.
When the lever is released, the throttle valve resets and shuts off the air supply. The valve tube spring then lifts the valve tube and exhausts the air throughout the hollow of the valve tube. The return spring returns the hydraulic plunger to its original position. This opens the jaws, releases the mandrel, and retracts the piston assembly back to its original static site.
The patented vacuum mandrel collection system is designed and highly
recommended for higher productivity, less fatigue of operators, cleanness
and safety of work area.
The compressed air is always standing by inside the chamber at the rear portion of the hydraulic section where the return spring is contained. The compressed air here will also assure perfect shock absorption
as an air cushion in operation. Through the adjustment of the vacuum regulator, the compressed air will create the Venturi effect and vacuum power to hold the rivet in the nosepiece regardless of the tool position and **** the broken mandrel backward to the mandrel collector or via the guide hose to the proper container.
Servicing
