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dblissett - 5/12/05 at 04:31 PM

where is the best place to get a rivnut tool i plan to only use it for one car but i have seen posts on here that have said the tool has broken after two rivnuts have been fitted
cribo is coming and i need to get my list in before the kidds start with theirs

thanks santa

Genesis - 5/12/05 at 04:44 PM

Depends on how easy you want it to be. MK Sportscars sell one manufactured from a few bits of steel. Does the job - I know of two car's being built with one tool so it mus be up to the job.

Kissy - 5/12/05 at 05:31 PM

Where are you? I have a pucker one for free loan (buy your own rivnuts!)

Danozeman - 5/12/05 at 05:33 PM

Iv got a nice one with folding arms which is a riveter and rivnut tool. Does the job a treat. Cost me about 20 - 30 quid.

dblissett - 5/12/05 at 07:35 PM

thanks for the offer to lend one kissy but as i take ages to do anything so i would prefer to buy one
danozeman were did you get yours from
cus thats in my cribo pressy range

Danozeman - 5/12/05 at 08:09 PM

This looks good.

Here.

THis is mine.

here

If u get a non sealy one they are alot cheaper fotr the same thing. They have them on the tools stands at shows. I got mine cheap because i know a bloke at Lucas who deal with sealy.

Hornet - 6/12/05 at 08:16 AM

Got mine from RS ... works very well.

Mark Allanson - 6/12/05 at 08:37 AM

If you want one to use regularly, Spiralux are the best, but about £70

dblissett - 6/12/05 at 09:11 AM

am i right to think the budget one in car builder solutions at £20 is a waste of money (it says its for aluminium rivnuts only) and i need to be paying £60-£80
its a shame because i will probabley only use it a dozen or so times
cheers dave

Schrodinger - 6/12/05 at 12:28 PM

I have a rivnut tool similar to the cheap version, I have put in about 70-80 rivnuts and it has worked fine with M5 and above but with M4 it tends to rip the thread on both the rivnut and the mandrel, I have also used it with steel inserts.

Keith
Suffolk

ayoungman - 6/12/05 at 12:50 PM

Get a decent jobbie. spiralux is superb piece of kit. I use one for work and it is still going strong. Copes with larger diameter no problems at all. About £69 quid if I remember correctly.
HTH

dblissett - 6/12/05 at 01:17 PM

i have just googled spiralux and found a company called lawson his who are offering a Spiralux - 2745 - Insert Tool Set
for £45 pluss vat and £4 carridge is this the model i should be looking for
i dont know how to put up a link
thanks dave

[Edited on 6/12/05 by dblissett]

Kissy - 6/12/05 at 01:19 PM

Mine's the same as carbuilder solns one - it's actually made by Textron, a massive American company who supply fasteners to the OEMs. Shop around, I paid 50 quid for mine. Nicely made, works well, best to lube generously on the sliding bits (as usual!)

wilkingj - 6/12/05 at 06:21 PM

quote:
Originally posted by dblissett
am i right to think the budget one in car builder solutions at £20 is a waste of money (it says its for aluminium rivnuts only) and i need to be paying £60-£80
its a shame because i will probabley only use it a dozen or so times
cheers dave


Got one exactly the same for £7:95 from Trago Mills near Liskeard. They are OK with the Ally nuts... but the steel ones need Biceps made of steel as well

Also seen them for about a tenner in Local motorist shops... Made by Laser Tools (all budget kit spanners etc etc)

Also have ab Advel one... which is the B's knees.. long type like the Sealey ones
However... the Long nut cracker ones cant always get in those tight corners etc.. Then the cheapo ones comes into its own. All is not wasted, as it just made my job that bit easier.

Peteff - 6/12/05 at 09:36 PM

My local bolt supplier had some spiralux lookalikes for £40 in a kit with some rivnuts of various sizes.