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| | | | Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 1,438 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 1,438 | I see a bunch out there but I'd like to hear from someone's first hand experience with one they would recommend? I would probable use it within 8-32 - 1/4".
Dennis
40 Chevy 1/2 ton
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,831 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,831 | I use a short piece of all thread and my battery powered 3/8" drive impact wrench. Just carefully tighten a nut and flat washer against the rivnut- - - -no installation tool needed. Just drill the hole the right size so the thread insert is a snug slip fit.
Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
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| | | | | Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,418 Former Workshop Owner | | Former Workshop Owner Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,418 | I have a Marson RN-1 Rivet-Nut Kit #39315 that I bought a few years back for my business. Used it for one job and it worked great. It came with an assortment of Rivet-Nuts.
John
~ J Lucas 2006 GMC Envoy 4.2 I6 2023 Ram 2500/Cumins 6.7 I6 2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee (Wife’s) 2002 Silverado 2500 Gas 6.0 1941 Chevy 1/2-Ton 1942 Chevy 1.5-Ton SWBIn the Gallery My Flicker Photos! | | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,256 "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!! | | "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!! Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,256 | For some reason, I've never been a fan of the squeeze tool. I like the little compact dude you operate with a 9/16" combination wrench and an allen wrench. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,832 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,832 | We have two Marson single hand operated tools for 1/8 and 3/16 soft steel or aluminum rivets. One has extended snout for recessed areas. For larger and stainless steel we use the one that looks like a bolt cutter.
Evan
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