Pop Riveter?

[sciphi]

I'm looking at a pop riveter to fix an ongoing problem and because they're cool. The one in Advance was a bit over-priced and had a label that said "contains lead. wash hands after using". Yeeach! Car maintenance is enough of a pain without having to worry about lead poisoning.

I was looking at a $10 Craftsman that one person gave a good review to. Any other things I should know about these tools and the rivets used with them?

 

[Pablo]

Good luck. I'm not in love with any of the three I own. Rivets hang, etc....I mean they work, but I think none are smooth until you get the industrial type for more bux.

 

[alreadygone]

"Yeeach! Car maintenance is enough of a pain without having to worry about lead poisoning."

If you're not doing it because you enjoy it as a hoby,,,hire it done. If you can't afford to hire it and it seems such a chore, take a second job,,THEN hire it done.

Trust me, you have much more to worry about than lead poisioning from recreational riveting.

The old standby "Pop" brand riveters are hard to beat.

Bob

 

[duaneb9729]

it seems like the more you pay for a pop riviter the better they are.

i use them at work on rare occasions, at the shop i use an air pop riviter

 

[NYEngineer]

I have a real trick one with a rotating head for getting rivets into awkward places. I think it was about 40 bucks. Real nice.

 

[sciphi]

Ended up getting the $20 Arrow swivel-head one from Home Depot along with some steel rivets. Likely will save my tail this weekend.

And will likely come up with another use for it, like fastening papers, paperweight, something to round out the "random tool" collection, etc...

 

[hillbilly]

I do ironwork, metal roofing, and trim. Stay away from Arrow, POS. The heavy duty Stanley yellow metal with gray handles is one of the best i have found. About $30.