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  1. #16
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    Anyone know of a compact hand riveter, to fit into a tight spot. Standard head length is around 80 mm I want 50mm less.
    woodworm.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jimmyh View Post
    Looking for a pop rivet gun which actually works.

    Avoided the cheapies, and been through 2 Stanley models, both of these fired less than 10 rivets before jamming and becoming unusable...

    Surely this is not normal nowadays??
    have you tried these people ? Rivet Tools - Products - AUSTRALIAN RIVETING SUPPLIES PTY. LTD

    Somewhere I have one of these
    regards from Alberta, Canada

    ian

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    I had a few cheapish riveters years ago which did OK for a while then I decided to buy a "decent" hand riveter.
    I bought a Marson HP2 about ten years ago, it's pulled thousands of rivets including stainless, never failed and still has the original jaws.
    They've been on the market for at least 20 years and the design hasn't changed so they've stood the test of time, mine is made in the USA but they might have off shored them by now.
    I think I paid about $50 but I think they're still around that price with the aussie dollar so high.
    As others have said Lobster are very good as well, Stanley quality has plummeted recently, they've gone into the mass consumer market.

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    Lazy tongs or an air riveter, nothing else needs saying.
    CHRIS

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    Which models of Stanley did you buy? I would like to have some info so I could avoid them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by izakum View Post
    Which models of Stanley did you buy? I would like to have some info so I could avoid them.
    My advice would be to avoid any new hand tools with the Stanley brand.
    Some of it might be OK but a lot of it's junk these days.

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    Default More rivetters.

    This subject was discussed at length over in the swarf forum.

    https://www.woodworkforums.com/f65/hand-riveters-132384/

    BT

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