DIY Si
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 posted on 29/4/09 at 09:35 PM |
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Best rivet gun for £20
Evening all. I need to replace some of the interior panels on the Indy and preferably before Stoneleigh. But since I won't need to do many
rivets or use it all that often I don't want to spend loads on it. Equally I don't want something that breaks the first time I use it.
I've never had to buy one before so I don't really know what I'm looking for. What suggestions do you lot have? I could also do with
options that I can pick up from a shop, as I doubt the internet will supply me in time.
“Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
My new blog: http://spritecave.blogspot.co.uk/
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blakep82
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| posted on 29/4/09 at 09:38 PM |
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halfords one has done me for many years.
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stevebubs
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| posted on 29/4/09 at 09:43 PM |
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An air-powered one for me every time...
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eccsmk
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| posted on 29/4/09 at 09:43 PM |
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B&Q have a stanley one for £20 i have one of those for years
just got myself a bahco one which is stronger but was about £35
linky dinky
[Edited on 29/4/09 by eccsmk]
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blakep82
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| posted on 29/4/09 at 09:44 PM |
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good point on the air power! i guess it depends how many you need to do, if you have a compressor etc, but if its just a hand operated one, you
shouldn't need to spend £20
edit: stanley one for £20? its a long time since i bought mine, i didn't think they cost that much though
[Edited on 29/4/09 by blakep82]
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DIY Si
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| posted on 29/4/09 at 09:56 PM |
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Should've said, it needs to be a hand held/powered jobbie. I won't need to do much more than 20 rivets this time round, but I intend to
keep it for use on the next project.
“Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
My new blog: http://spritecave.blogspot.co.uk/
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Peteff
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| posted on 29/4/09 at 11:36 PM |
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Screwfix, Wickes or B&Q have them if you have one local.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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dogwood
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| posted on 30/4/09 at 06:40 AM |
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I got a riviter from Screwfix a few weeks back
Works great for me, it also has a swivel head which is handy for getting into those hard to reach places.
And it only costs £ 12.38
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/10068/Hand-Tools/Staplers-Riveters/Riveters/Twister-Riveter
HTH David
FREE THE ROADSTER ONE…!!
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02GF74
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| posted on 30/4/09 at 06:49 AM |
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I have a swivel head rivetter - that feature has helped me out on at least 2 occasions, puirchased from Axminster tools.
chunky piece of kit, recommended. may be same as screwfix, dunno.
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vinny1275
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| posted on 30/4/09 at 08:30 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by dogwood
I got a riviter from Screwfix a few weeks back
Works great for me, it also has a swivel head which is handy for getting into those hard to reach places.
And it only costs £ 12.38
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/10068/Hand-Tools/Staplers-Riveters/Riveters/Twister-Riveter
HTH David
I've got one of these as well, as David said, the swivelly head is a really useful feature. Screwfix also do big boxes of rivets pretty cheap...
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