manual rivet gun?

BRYANEAST · 10-23-2013, 12:36 PM

Hey guys whats going on?

Thinking about taking my front cowl off to install my radio and run wires. The problem is I do not have an air powered rivet gun to reinstall the cowl. Would a manual rivet gun get the job done and if so, which one would you guys recommend?

Thanks!

gornoman · 10-23-2013, 12:43 PM

No reason a manual rivet gun wouldn't work just as well as a pneumatic one. Get the rivets first and make sure your manual gun can handle the largest rivets you need to use. If the center shaft of the rivet fits in your gun, you're good to go.

kellybell · 10-23-2013, 12:51 PM

I have a manual rivet gun and I like it. It was $30 from NAPA. They have expensive tools, but of a high quality. The thing I like about my manual gun over my pneumatic one is that the manual one forces you to not put too much force into it - just as much as is needed, whereas a pneumantic one just goes POP! and sometimes can get unruly. Just my 2 cents worth.......

jakesnake27 · 10-23-2013, 12:53 PM

All I have ever used is a manual one, and it works great. Like Gorno said, if the rivet fits in it, it should work...

kgsc · 10-23-2013, 01:15 PM

A manual one will work yes and I think it is only 11 rivets ?? I have a pneumatic however and love it. $30 at Harbor Freight. One of the main reasons is I can put a rivet in with one hand while holding the part with the other.

10-23-2013, 02:33 PM

some manual guns have different size heads for large or small rivets

sportcoupe · 10-23-2013, 04:19 PM

I find a manual rivet squeezer to be very difficult on the steel seat hinge rivets. The harbor freight air powered squeezer works flawlessly. Highly recommended if you ever plan on doing more then one body swap..

jakesnake27 · 10-23-2013, 05:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sportcoupe

I find a manual rivet squeezer to be very difficult on the steel seat hinge rivets. The harbor freight air powered squeezer works flawlessly. Highly recommended if you ever plan on doing more then one body swap..

Or just buy a CC- no rivets!

wthompson912 · 10-23-2013, 05:51 PM

i bought the manual one from harbor freight $19.99rivet gun.jpg Pittsburgh name with blue handles. Got it for the large rivets used on the rear body that won't fit in the rivet gun crash posted.

chloe · 10-23-2013, 06:37 PM

I can vouch for the gun Ogeecheegolfcart shows. It will handle just about every rivet on the cart.

10-23-2013, 12:36 PM	#1
BRYANEAST Not Yet Wild Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 18	manual rivet gun? Hey guys whats going on? Thinking about taking my front cowl off to install my radio and run wires. The problem is I do not have an air powered rivet gun to reinstall the cowl. Would a manual rivet gun get the job done and if so, which one would you guys recommend? Thanks!

10-23-2013, 12:43 PM	#2
gornoman Stay thirsty my friends! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Suburban Chicago Posts: 24,286	Re: manual rivet gun? No reason a manual rivet gun wouldn't work just as well as a pneumatic one. Get the rivets first and make sure your manual gun can handle the largest rivets you need to use. If the center shaft of the rivet fits in your gun, you're good to go.

10-23-2013, 12:51 PM	#3
kellybell So wild it hurts! Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 1,412	Re: manual rivet gun? I have a manual rivet gun and I like it. It was $30 from NAPA. They have expensive tools, but of a high quality. The thing I like about my manual gun over my pneumatic one is that the manual one forces you to not put too much force into it - just as much as is needed, whereas a pneumantic one just goes POP! and sometimes can get unruly. Just my 2 cents worth.......

10-23-2013, 12:53 PM	#4
jakesnake27 Gone Wild Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 14,245	Re: manual rivet gun? All I have ever used is a manual one, and it works great. Like Gorno said, if the rivet fits in it, it should work...
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10-23-2013, 01:15 PM	#5
kgsc Gone Wild Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Aiken, SC Posts: 13,146	Re: manual rivet gun? A manual one will work yes and I think it is only 11 rivets ?? I have a pneumatic however and love it. $30 at Harbor Freight. One of the main reasons is I can put a rivet in with one hand while holding the part with the other.

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10-23-2013, 02:33 PM	#6
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10-23-2013, 04:19 PM	#7
sportcoupe Gone Wild Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 2,760	Re: manual rivet gun? I find a manual rivet squeezer to be very difficult on the steel seat hinge rivets. The harbor freight air powered squeezer works flawlessly. Highly recommended if you ever plan on doing more then one body swap..

10-23-2013, 05:51 PM	#9
wthompson912 Getting Wild Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 126	Re: manual rivet gun? i bought the manual one from harbor freight $19.99rivet gun.jpg Pittsburgh name with blue handles. Got it for the large rivets used on the rear body that won't fit in the rivet gun crash posted.
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10-23-2013, 06:37 PM	#10
chloe Gone Wild Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Central Delaware Posts: 859	Re: manual rivet gun? I can vouch for the gun Ogeecheegolfcart shows. It will handle just about every rivet on the cart.

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