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Pop-Rivet Tool for Weak Hands? - mrlynn - 08-23-2017
I used to have no trouble with pop rivets, but the last hand tool I bought was just too hard to squeeze adequately. Then I went online and found an inexpensive version of a new drill-powered pop-rivet too, namely this one:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XH3C6GS/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
You have to hold the fat end of this while you spin the drill. My corded electric drill has too much torque; I can't hang on to it. I turn it down to low speed, and it hasn't enough oomph. I'm wondering if I get a cordless drill, maybe that would work better. Or maybe I just need stronger hands.
Is there any pop-rivet tool designed for folks with weak hands?
/Mr Lynn
Re: Pop-Rivet Tool for Weak Hands? - max - 08-23-2017
Try an impact driver.....
https://www.amazon.com/DEWALT-DCF887B-Li-Ion-Brushless-3-Speed/dp/B0183RLW8A/ref=sr_1_7?s=power-hand-tools&ie=UTF8&qid=1503448641&sr=1-7&keywords=impact+driver
Re: Pop-Rivet Tool for Weak Hands? - Speedy - 08-23-2017
$50 + shipping.
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Speedway-Pneumatic-Air-Riveter-Pop-Rivet-Gun-Tool,1549.html
Re: Pop-Rivet Tool for Weak Hands? - mrlynn - 08-23-2017
max wrote:
Try an impact driver.....
https://www.amazon.com/DEWALT-DCF887B-Li-Ion-Brushless-3-Speed/dp/B0183RLW8A/ref=sr_1_7?s=power-hand-tools&ie=UTF8&qid=1503448641&sr=1-7&keywords=impact+driver
Never had an impact driver, but isn't their rationale that they provide more torque than a drill? That would make it even harder to hold the rivet tool.
/Mr Lynn
Re: Pop-Rivet Tool for Weak Hands? - mrlynn - 08-23-2017
Speedy wrote:
$50 + shipping.
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Speedway-Pneumatic-Air-Riveter-Pop-Rivet-Gun-Tool,1549.html
That's a great idea (and a great price), but I'd need to buy an air compressor, too. I've got one that runs off a car battery, up to maybe 90 psi, basically for tires, but Q&A on that page says 100+ necessary.
Maybe a I need an air compressor. . . ? Not doing any heavy auto repairs these days—never did, really, aside from the occasional starter motor or alternator.
/Mr Lynn
Re: Pop-Rivet Tool for Weak Hands? - flareslow - 08-23-2017
This cost quite a bit more but I have one and it is easy to squeeze.
Huck 150A
Re: Pop-Rivet Tool for Weak Hands? - nwyaker - 08-23-2017
Both hands. Does SS too. I have and use this doing mast rigging.
https://www.harborfreight.com/heavy-duty-17-1-2-half-inch-hand-riveter-with-collection-bottle-66422.html
Re: Pop-Rivet Tool for Weak Hands? - mrlynn - 08-23-2017
flareslow wrote:
This cost quite a bit more but I have one and it is easy to squeeze.
Huck 150A
"Quite a bit more" indeed! $182! For that price, I could buy an air compressor and an air-powered riveter—or maybe two!
On the other hand (as it were), if you needed a compact tool you could carry in your work pouch and you did a lot of riveting, it's probably a bargain. Everyone's needs are different.
/Mr Lynn
Re: Pop-Rivet Tool for Weak Hands? - mrlynn - 08-23-2017
nwyaker wrote:
Both hands. Does SS too. I have and use this doing mast rigging.
https://www.harborfreight.com/heavy-duty-17-1-2-half-inch-hand-riveter-with-collection-bottle-66422.html
Woo hoo! A two-handed, long-handled rivet tool for $20! Looks like the answer!
Thanks nwyaker!
/Mr Lynn
Re: Pop-Rivet Tool for Weak Hands? - cbelt3 - 08-23-2017
Mr Lynn... may be time to look into some torque handling levers and long handled pliers and whatnot. For example you can use a band wrench to hold the drill head in one direction while your drill goes in the other direction..