Pop-Rivet Tool for Weak Hands?

[mrlynn]

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/B06XH3...00?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

[max]

Try an impact driver.....

https://www.amazon.com/DEWALT-DCF887B-Li...hand-tools&ie=UTF8&qid=1503448641&sr=1-7&keywords=impact+driver

[Speedy]

$50 + shipping.

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Speedway-P...,1549.html

[mrlynn]

max wrote:
Try an impact driver.....

https://www.amazon.com/DEWALT-DCF887B-Li...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

[mrlynn]

Speedy wrote:
$50 + shipping.

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Speedway-P...,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

[flareslow]

This cost quite a bit more but I have one and it is easy to squeeze.

Huck 150A

[nwyaker]

Both hands. Does SS too. I have and use this doing mast rigging.
https://www.harborfreight.com/heavy-duty...66422.html

[mrlynn]

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

[mrlynn]

nwyaker wrote:
Both hands. Does SS too. I have and use this doing mast rigging.
https://www.harborfreight.com/heavy-duty...66422.html

Woo hoo! A two-handed, long-handled rivet tool for $20! Looks like the answer!

Thanks nwyaker!

/Mr Lynn

[cbelt3]

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..