Yet Another Cycling Forum

Off Topic => The Pub => Topic started by: rogerzilla on 08 May, 2022, 12:21:50 pm

Title: Recommend me a good cheap pop rivet gun
Post by: rogerzilla on 08 May, 2022, 12:21:50 pm

One where the rods don't constantly get jammed in the jaws, meaning it takes an hour to fit four rivets.

Title: Re: Recommend me a good cheap pop rivet gun
Post by: Jurek on 08 May, 2022, 12:27:12 pm

I'm pretty sure that mine is a Draper. Any rods that do get stuck are easy to remove.

Title: Re: Recommend me a good cheap pop rivet gun
Post by: robgul on 08 May, 2022, 01:14:54 pm

Ditto a Draper - but I have found that the "getting the rods stuck" issue is related to the quality and material that the actual pop-rivet is made from . . . aluminium rivets crush up fairly easily but the steel (or similar, harder metal) ones I sometimes use require a more aggressive pull on the rod when the teeth in the gun abrade the rod causing it to stick.

Title: Re: Recommend me a good cheap pop rivet gun
Post by: Jurek on 08 May, 2022, 04:30:47 pm

Quote from: Jurek on 08 May, 2022, 12:27:12 pm

I'm pretty sure that mine is a Draper. Any rods that do get stuck are easy to remove.

Actually, given its orange handles, it is probably a Rawlplug. But the pattern is identical to that of a Draper.