[TowerTalk] Rivet Tool Info

[Bryan Swadener via TowerTalk]

Hi Chip,

I have a pair from Harbor Freight similar to that (w/o bottle). I used it to assemble ramps for my racecar's trailer. I used 3/16" SS rivets. I later found it useful to repair the element-boom bracket on my F12 C-4XL.

vy 73 es gl,
Bryan WA7PRC


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>Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2014 11:23:40 -0700
>From: Chip Margelli <chip at force12inc.com>
>To: towertalk at contesting.com
>Subject: [TowerTalk] Rivet Tool Info
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>Hello to all.
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>We've come across a very nice tool for inserting rivets beyond the "small"
>1/8" rivets used on smaller elements.
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>Harbor Freight has an item called the Pittsburgh 18" Heavy Duty Hand
>Riveter that sells for all of $19.95. It makes work with 3/16" rivets
>effortless, and even a 1/4" rivet does not require major exertion. Trying
>to do either of these sizes with a hand pop rivet gun will lead to serious
>frustration. The Harbor Freight SKU is 66422, and most HF stores have these
>in stock, it seems.
>
>Heavy Duty 17-1/2" Hand Riveter With Collection Bottle
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>This tool is especially useful when pulling rivets on larger elements, or
>on element-to-boom clamping plates, for beams from various manufacturers,
>not just Force 12. And it is much cheaper and less bulky than a pneumatic
>rivet gun.
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>It even comes with a Collection Bottle, important for installers above the
>age of 55.
>
>73,
>
>Chip K7JA
>Force 12InnovAntennas America
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>Heavy Duty 17-1/2" Hand Riveter With Collection Bottle
>Heavy Duty 17-1/2" Hand Riveter With Collection Bottle  
>View on www.harborfreight.com Preview by Yahoo  
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