I need a good rivet

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Hey guys. I need a good rivet gun to handle real small rivets and on up to medium sized rivets. I have never used on and I know nothing about them. If yall can help me pick one of these things out that would be great. Thanks.


Gee I wonder what happened to the gun on the title??? Maybe I didnt put it. Lol.
 
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Hey guys. I need a good rivet gun to handle real small rivets and on up to medium sized rivets. I have never used on and I know nothing about them. If yall can help me pick one of these things out that would be great. Thanks.


Gee I wonder what happened to the gun on the title??? Maybe I didnt put it. Lol.

I got mine at Lowes. It has 3 different sized 'tips' I think..works with a few different sized rivets. I bought it for DIY gutter assembly.
 
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Thanks guys. I really dont know what size rivets I have but I do know they are the ones with the rounded head sticking out. I need the most sizes I can get with the gun so Im covered on everything.
 
Sounds like you need a blind rivet (aka "pop" rivet) tool. The one I have is made by Arrow. They are one of the more common basic (hand) pop rivet installation tools. Their "200" model includes nose pieces for 4 different common rivet sizes: http://www.arrowfastener.com/product/rh200s-professional-rivet-tool

If you're doing this a lot, you may want a pneumatic tool rather than a hand powered one...
 
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Iv heard them called pop rivets. That may be what I need. I wish I could use a pneumatic one, but I need it to go many places where my compressor wont go.
 
Pop rivets have holes in them. If the rivets you're looking at are solid, then you don't want pop rivets.
 
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