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Thu, 29 June 2017 12:33

C Boyd

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Is the Harbor Freight air/hydraulics riveter worth the $70 - 20% + 10%? I am installing a awning.

C. Boyd
76 Crestmont
East Tennessee

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Re: Air riveter [message #319758 is a reply to message #319757]

Thu, 29 June 2017 13:00

lqqkatjon

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I would be wary. I have no experience with the harbor freight rivet gun, all i remember when doing my awning the pop rivets were steel shanked closed end rivets and they popped hard. I has a quality air rivet gun borrowed from work that worked great for me, but there are alot of rivets to place and i would worry about any slippage of the rivet.

I personally would rent a rivet gun, But let us know how it works either way.

Jon Roche 75 palm beach EBL EFI, manny headers, Micro Level, rebuilt most of coach now. St. Cloud, MN http://lqqkatjon.blogspot.com/

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Re: Air riveter [message #319761 is a reply to message #319758]

Thu, 29 June 2017 13:10

Ken Burton

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If you know anyone at a local airport you might be able to borrow one. Aircraft have thousands of rivets and every mechanic has several of them including non-powered hand rivet squeezers.

Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana

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Re: Air riveter [message #319762 is a reply to message #319761]

Thu, 29 June 2017 13:17

Justin Brady

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I have one and use it fairly often. It works fine for my uses. I always use aluminum rivets though.
I use 3/16 rivets usually. It will occasionally slip on the shank, but that's no big deal you just push it down and hit it again.

Justin Brady http://www.thegmcrv.com/ 1976 Palm Beach 455

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Re: [GMCnet] Air riveter [message #319763 is a reply to message #319757]

Thu, 29 June 2017 13:12

Richard Denney

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Link?

The air riveter I bought from them has been worth every penny. I have used
it a lot, and with the number of rivets I've installed, would probably be
crippled had I used a hand-riveter.

This is the one I bought:

https://www.harborfreight.com/3-16-inch-air-hydraulic-riveter-93458.html

If I'm reading your $70 amount right, that's the 1/4" version of the same
design. Probably has a bigger can to provide a harder pull. I have never
needed 1/4" rivets, so I got the smaller one.

Rick "Rick-approved, for whatever that's worth" Denney

On Thu, Jun 29, 2017 at 1:33 PM, Charles Boyd
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> Is the Harbor Freight air/hydraulics riveter worth the $70 - 20% + 10%? I
> am installing a awning.
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> 76 Crestmont
> East Tennessee
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Re: Air riveter [message #319766 is a reply to message #319757]

Thu, 29 June 2017 14:08

jhbridges

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With regard to Harbor Frieght - I get their mailings and discount coupons. Lately, their discount catalog will have a reduction for something and list its part number and then 'Part Number XxXxX shown', which will be a different part number than the sale item. Id this the old bait n switch?

--johnny

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Re: Air riveter [message #319768 is a reply to message #319766]

Thu, 29 June 2017 14:35

Justin Brady

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Johnny Bridges wrote on Thu, 29 June 2017 14:08

With regard to Harbor Frieght - I get their mailings and discount coupons. Lately, their discount catalog will have a reduction for something and list its part number and then 'Part Number XxXxX shown', which will be a different part number than the sale item. Id this the old bait n switch?

--johnny

No,
They have multiple part numbers for the same product.
We use their paint guns here at work as disposables, and there are no less than 6 part numbers for the same exact gun.

Justin Brady http://www.thegmcrv.com/ 1976 Palm Beach 455

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Re: [GMCnet] Air riveter [message #319771 is a reply to message #319768]

Thu, 29 June 2017 15:24

richshoop

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I have used both their air rivet gun and their 'heavy duty' two handled rivet gun with great success setting rivets as large as 1/4" steel. The air powered rivet gun needs to have a large volume of 80 PSI air to work as expected. Be sure to use a full size air hose.
For our purposes, be sure to get quality rivets. My goto supplier is McMaster Carr www.mcmaster.com
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Johnny Bridges wrote on Thu, 29 June 2017 14:08
> With regard to Harbor Frieght - I get their mailings and discount coupons. Lately, their discount catalog will have a reduction for something and
> list its part number and then 'Part Number XxXxX shown', which will be a different part number than the sale item. Id this the old bait n switch?
>
> --johnny

No,
They have multiple part numbers for the same product.
We use their paint guns here at work as disposables, and there are no less than 6 part numbers for the same exact gun.
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Justin Brady
http://www.thegmcrv.com/
1976 Palm Beach 455

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Re: Air riveter [message #319777 is a reply to message #319766]

Thu, 29 June 2017 16:46

Matt Colie

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Johnny Bridges wrote on Thu, 29 June 2017 15:08

With regard to Harbor Frieght - I get their mailings and discount coupons. Lately, their discount catalog will have a reduction for something and list its part number and then 'Part Number XxXxX shown', which will be a different part number than the sale item. Id this the old bait n switch?

--johnny

Johnny,

I do not believe it is. On occasion, I have seen the same item in the pin with the different part number, but the same price and sometimes the packaging is different. It may just be their way of separating suppliers. This was clear when I bought the 3 ton floor jack. Two part numbers, both on the shelf, but one weighed 8# more.

Matt

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