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|tool name=''Blind Rivet Gun''
|tool name=''Blind Rivet Gun''
|german=Blindnietzange
|image=Rivet Gun.JPG
|image=Rivet Gun.JPG
|synonyms=blind rivet gun, pop rivet gun, hand riveter,<br>pop riveter; DE: Blindnietzange
|synonyms=blind rivet gun, pop rivet gun, hand riveter,<br>pop riveter; DE: Blindnietzange
|type=hand tool
|type=hand tool
|access=upon reading
|access=read this page
|location=[[Metal Workshop|metal workshop]]
|location=[[Location::Metal Workshop|metal workshop]]
|material=''thin'' sheet materials (e.g. [[metal]])
|material=''thin'' sheet materials (e.g. [[metal]])
|used with=[[Material:Rivets#Blind Rivets|blind rivets]]
|used with=[[Material:Rivets#Blind Rivets|blind rivets]]
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[[Category:Hand Tools]]
[[Category:Metalworking]]
[[Category:Metalworking]]

Latest revision as of 01:01, 22 February 2022

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Blind Rivet Gun

Rivet Gun.JPG
Synonyms: blind rivet gun, pop rivet gun, hand riveter,
pop riveter; DE: Blindnietzange
Type: hand tool
Material: thin sheet materials (e.g. metal)
Used with: blind rivets
Location: metal workshop
Access Requirements: read this page

We have a basic hand rivet gun with four different mouth sizes. With this tool it is possible to set blind rivets in order to join pieces of sheet metal or other thin workpieces together without having to reach the other side.

Here is a video on how to use it.

If you would like to use rivet nuts (internally threaded rivets), a special rivet gun will have to be purchased.

Further Reading