Riveting and rivet gun

[CTWV50]

Trying to make this job as painless as possible. Is an air gun best? what size rivets and where to get them. I'm being lazy I know but I'm getting tired of difficult jobs and decisions.

[CTWV50]

Oh yes and what about rivnuts ??

[twinturbo]

I use a lazy riviter, works well.

TT

[Stot]

I did all my rivets by hand, but my knuckles havent stopped aching for over a month now. :P

I also got a cheap ebay rivnut tool and its all bent out of shape now so I wish I had got a decent one. It would never have been able to do M8s as it claimed unless they were made from thorntons toffee.

Cheers
Stot

[SteveMX5]

Yes get an air riveter you'll regret it if you don't! But you'll probably need a cheapo hand one for tight spots. I used 4.0x8mm aluminium rivets for the panels and pu adhesive, they won't be going anywhere in a hurry!

For rivnuts I can't recommend Memfast highly enough, a great tool and good prices on the actual nuts, not a bad website too.

HTH

[ayjay]

I was able to borrow an air riveter otherwise It would have killed me
However you will need a hand tool for some places.

[twinturbo]

As I say, I used a lazy riviter and it was no hassle at all, worked realy easily with no need for compressor and pipework.

TT

[CTWV50]

Thanks for the replies, I think I can borrow a compressor and buy a gun. Do 99% of the job and sell the gun back on eBay. Failing that I'll get the lazy thinymajic. Thanks for all your opinions. Appreciated!

[Davidbolam]

Originally Posted by twinturbo

As I say, I used a lazy riviter and it was no hassle at all, worked realy easily with no need for compressor and pipework.

TT

I agree with tt.

They are only £11 delivered from ebay. I got one of these and must have put in over 500 rivets by now.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PRO-HEAVY-...em1 c357bfa2c

[alga]

I'm with TT, I used a hand riveter with 0.5 metre handles. I'd say drilling holes was by far the harder part of the job. Popping rivets was easy and fun.

http://i.imgur.com/vNWyu3e.jpg?1