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#295364 23-Mar-2022 17:33

hi - I'm about to do quite a lot of rivetting - does anyone have recommendations or experience with different cordless rivet guns? I have a lot of AEG batteries but they don't have a 18V rivetting gun out until May - does anyone had experience with other brands? No big rivets, max 4.8mm width - and I am particularly interested in speed + not jamming as the job looks a bit dull to begin with :(

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#2891026 23-Mar-2022 21:33

Very interested to hear what you’re doing - tell us more?

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#2891088 24-Mar-2022 07:59

will be finishing off a kitset house made from structurally insulated panels which are rivetted together -

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#2892496 26-Mar-2022 20:11

If it's basic pop rivets you can get adapters that turn any cordless screwdriver into a rivet gun, google "rivet adapter drill" or similar to find them from the usual suspects.

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#2892510 26-Mar-2022 21:30

I ended up getting the 18V Milwaukee, as I heard it was faster than the Makita option, and that their 12V option was too slow. Gesipa apparently had to be returned to Europe for repairs so that wouldnt work, and the AEG model wasnt available for several more months