whats the easiest way to do riveting correctly?

[Marcella Ross]

there must be such a thing Pete …………… what do the shipyards use?

[Marcella Ross]

Peter …………… google for it ……….. found an electric air rivet gun!!!!!!!!!

[Lynn Normington]

apparently Peter, Peter says you can buy them at B & Q so hop skip and jump in the morning to save your poor aching arms 🙄

Lynn

[Peter Mindham]

Thanks Lynne and Marci
I may go down and line up now. Might be a run on them tomorrow now Peter has told everyone!!

Peter

[Robert Lambie]

peter
we had one for a good while and i loved it…
you want one that will hook up to a compressor.
probably cheap if electrical but i would guess it needs to be 3 phase electrics…
we had one for a while as i said, but wear and tear got the better of it… back then we didnt have regular tool firms that serviced this sort of thing coming into our place like they do today so after a couple of months of non use we used lazy tongs… is that what you use or scissor style rivetor or the hand held ones?

[Peter Mindham]

Rob
Hand held one. It was a bit tiring on the wrists and fingers. And please everyone, lets have some decorum this is a serious thread!
Peter

[Marcella Ross]

quote Peter Mindham:

:lol1: And please everyone, lets have some decorum this is a serious thread!
Peter

…………. oh and here was me about to start typing a reply there……….

[Andy Gorman]

I’ve used a kind of scissor type one before. Worked OK but no good in a tight space.

[Lynn Normington]

certainly sir if your going to queue up all nite make sure you have your thermal nickers and tights on 😉

Lynn

[Peter Normington]

quote Marcella:

there must be such a thing Pete …………… what do the shipyards use?

they dont use red hot domed blanks anymore Marcella, it’s all welded

Peter

[David Rogers]

I just use a ‘long arm rivet gun’. Three or four cranks & it’s all done…no effort & it won’t ‘bounce’ like ‘lazy-tongs’ can do at the end of their stroke – so no damage.

One like this http://www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp?PID=15759

I’ve also used an attachment that fits a standard electric drill – but it wore out the gripper jaws really fast.

http://gallery.bcentral.com/GID4351283P … -TOOL.aspx

[Robert Lambie]

ahhh pete… chuck that in the bin mate… i mean that… those things are torture!

if that’s why you are having problems then get lazy tongs… you don’t need electricity or compressor.
they will cost you between £25-£40 and as long as you empty spent rivets after each snap, they will last you ages… well worth the money. we do tons of riveting and they last us well…

i have attached the 3 i know of available without electrics or compressor.
the first one is the one i use most often…
second is "i guess" the one you use"
the third is one i have but electrics use often. they work fine but never as good as the lazy boys… :lol1:

lazy tongs as i said, get from good tool store, price from £25 – £40… you wont look back!

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[Marcella Ross]

quote David Rogers:

Three or four cranks & it’s all done…no effort & it won’t ‘bounce’ like ‘lazy-tongs’ can do at the end of their stroke – so no damage.

……………. am I still not allowed to say anything Peter ………… I’m biting my tongue off here!!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol1: :lol1: :lol1:

[Warren Beard]

Marcella, tsk tsk, naughty naughty

go on then, this is a freedom of speech forum :lol1:

[Martin Pearson]

Same as Dave, I just use a long arm riveter. Didn’t do to much work with it but there was never any problems when I did use it.

[Nicola McIntosh]

you’ve all lost me now…………. 😮

nik

[Robert Lambie]

dave, you need to have your hands in the proper position to prevent any damage on the last bounce 😉

[Martin Pearson]

Marcella must have bitten her tongue off by now!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Marcella Ross]

🙄 :yes1:

[David Rowland]

blimey it’s quiet in this thread… we had some old battery charged riveters and a compressor one but notice it gets jammed in some situations.

[Nik]

Maybe this could help.
http://www.prifast.co.uk/battery_tools.htm

[Robert Lambie]

great link nik, thank you…
i never realised there was such a thing as a battery/cordless rivet gun.
we have one that runs off our compressor but stopped using it because we often got rivets jamming in it and shredding the threads that grip the rivet. i then moved to the lazy tongs because i feel for the price at around £30 by the time it starts giving you problems your cheaper just replacing it as opposed to fixing. anyway… ide be interested to hear of an electric powered one. i.e. with a flex for our workshop. again i guess it comes down to price but would help speed up production of channel signs.

ill post back here if i find any. 😀

[Peter Mindham]

Thanks Nik. Will check it out.

Peter

[Neil Churchman]

We got fed up and tired using the hand rivit gun, so bought a rivit gun powered by compressed air and greatly improved production time (although we had to find new way to exercise wrist) 😀