Blind Hole Rivet Gun

A riveter is then used to pull the mandrel back while holding the rivet in place.

Blind hole rivet gun.

Squeeze the handles to install blind rivets. Manual tools for blind rivets. To use a blind rivet a hole is drilled then the rivet is seated inside of the hole. Easily install threaded nuts when only one side of the material is accessible just by drilling a hole in aluminum.

Comprised of a rivet and an integrated mandrel blind rivets are installed in a tight hole that passes through whatever material you re riveting. You can use a pop riveter when your access is one sided. A blind rivet consists of two parts. The tool is actuated and the jaws of the tool grip the mandrel.

A rivet nut also known as a threaded insert or a blind rivet nut is a mechanical fastener that as the name suggests is a variation of the standard rivet this one piece threaded counter bored tubular rivet can be anchored entirely from one side of the material in which it s installed. They also come with a variety of handles all of which are suitable for different uses. The rivet body and within it the setting mandrel. A pop rivet gun relies on gears and a little bit of hand powered mechanism to function.

As the mandrel is pulled back it deforms the rivet by pushing the sides outward until the mandrel snaps. Manual tool and blind rivet kits. The 2550 20 can pull up to 3 16 stainless steel rivets 450 1 8 steel rivets on one 1 5 a hr. Kit contains a heavy duty setting tool four nosepieces 10 each 6 32 8 32 10 24 and 1 4 20 inserts.

Rivet guns themselves can vary in shapes and sizes like a pneumatic pop rivet gun versus a simple blind rivet gun. Charge and reduces muscle effort from a hand tool by over 60. The aforementioned pneumatically powered ones also come with a regulator so that the amount of air that enters the tool can be controlled. Then a tool pulls the mandrel against the hat of the rivet.

Our experts prefer iron to any other material. The blind rivet body is inserted in a hole in the materials to be joined. The blind rivet tool is placed over the mandrel. This is the most popular riveter type.

Comfort grip manual tools for blind rivets. The back of the mandrel either has a bulge on the end or is connected to the hat in some way which makes the edges of the hat expand down towards the material. The construction material of a rivet determines how durable and reliable the product will be.