Top positive review
and it's easy enough to back the Mandrel out of the Riv-Nut ...
By Callan Campbell on Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2018
Vast Improvement over my older, more Traditional 90 degree style /Pop Rivet Gun Style Riv Nut Setter- You get more leverage with the long arms on this Setter, and it's easy enough to back the Mandrel out of the Riv-Nut that you just installed with the large, comfortable black plastic knob at the end of the tool. Kit comes with multiple Mandrels and Nose Pieces for installing Metric Riv-nuts. Very decent quality for the price- Hopefully it lasts since it works so well, we'd hate to have it break on us. One quick note, you'll need about a 3/4" clearance around any Riv-nut you're installing since the nose piece at the end of the tool is fairly large in diameter. For most flat/out-in-the-open work, this will never be an issue, but retro work where you don't have the option of how something is made or is possibly in your way, just plan ahead with the room required to make this tool get close to the surface of what you're installing the Riv-Nut into.
Top critical review
Works well for some sizes
By Chris Leger on Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2018
Worked great for M6 rivnuts, though it can take a little while to unscrew the tool after each nut so don’t expect to quickly put in a large number of rivnuts. I put in 50-60 M6 rivnuts without problem, but when I tried some M5s, the threads on the tool started breaking after the 5th or 6th rivnut and it fully jammed after about 10. I ended up having to rip the nut and tool together out of the workpiece and use vice grips and extreme coercion to get the rivnut off the tool so I could switch back to M6. From reading other reviews, sounds like the quality control is a little spotty so you could have a great experience or something could break quickly on you. I haven’t contacted the company yet to see about a replacement M5 bit.
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