Harbor Freight: Rivet Tool Review (unsponsored)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- I was trying out this riveter tool and ran into some issues that I wanted to warn others about.
You should definitely get a riveting tool, but maybe not this one! I bought this from Harbor Freight:
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after seeing how you drilled the hole, I understood how you got your thumb so bloody
Ryan WANG 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Had the same thought lol
That "annoying little nub" is essential to the rivets strength.
Right ,,like bro do you even know what the heck your even using here??
Sometimes the nub is nice and flat. Sometimes it's not. I used mine to attach leather pieces and it was working great. Then the nubs got taller and the rivet stems had to be nipped off.
Most rivets I’ve seen are much flatter than that
Close the tool down about halfway, then insert the rivet into the tool, insert rivet into hole, clamp down, tool will bottom out, open tool again slightly to take another bite, finish off rivet till pop. That’s how I use it.
Yeah, I think a lot of the comfort is getting the hang of the tool through experience over time. I just felt that the user shouldn't have to work so hard to comfortably use a hand tool. :) Thanks for the comment!
Ref your comment about air tight rivets. Not a good idea. However rivets are available that leaves a hole through the centre or they are available in a style that leaves the head of the stem in the rivet. OK for panels that are going to see rain. Also if you have to give more than one squeeze you have used too long a rivet, which is why the bit that pokes through is a mess. If you’ve only got long rivets put a thin washer on the back.
Thanks much for the info and clarifications!
Take the clasp off and tuck it in the little pocket provided for it on the inside of the handle while you are doing a multi rivet job and it's in the way.
Thanks mate! This really helped me out! Couldn’t figure out why mine wasn’t cutting the heads off! After reassembling mine, it now works like a charm! Cheers.
Must've got lucky with mine. $5 HF special. Works great so far but only needed to do 4 rivets of 2nd largest size. Its back in tool box now. But did work great.
Thank you for a great informative video, and I wholeheartedly agree with your comments regarding the span of the tool, especially when using the larger/thicker rivets, I had to place the item on the bench and used body weight to close the tool, taking your advice to hand and avoided catching my chest or fingers when the tool finished the rivet suddenly.
Thank you again
Sam
Thanks!
I just bought one and found your video. Got mine for $4.99 and yes your right about everything. Just need it once it will work.
Thanks for the review. Even though you didn't mention it, I was able to take a close look at the head of the tool. The head is fixed at a 90 degree angle to the frame. I have used riveters in the past, both cheap, no-name tools and more expensive Stanley branded tools and all have had heads that can be rotated between angled (90 degrees) and straight (180 degrees). I've had need to use the tools in both configurations so not having that capability is a deal-breaker for me. The picture on the app wasn't as clear and it looked adjustable, but thanks to your video I was able to eliminate it as on option for me. Thanks!
I Got the same one, looks the same, only that the metal of the tool is powder coated. Bought it 2 days ago. I love it, regardles of the negatives. Payed about 7$ and 500 rivets for 11$.
In my honest opinion. if you want a better one, pay a bit more. Im happy with it because it is cheap.
Great video!
Sounds like you're new to using rivets, most of your issues are common to all pullers, not this tool...
Yep, new to rivets... nonetheless, I think this type of tool could be improved. :) Thanks for letting me know!
someguyinncarolina Well you're always going to have a shop side head, but they do make a pneumatic one. Don't know if I'd use a harbor freight one though, but I found this puller perfectly adaquate for what it is.
Gotcha. :)
it’s funny as a kid in the 1970s my Dad really used the heck out of PopRivets on Automotive projects and whatever else he could think of i was kind of mystified on how they worked but i knew they held things pretty well my very first car i bought was a 2 seater British Sports Car that needed anew Convertible roof and on the part of the top frame that clamped onto the Windsheild the canvas was sandwiched between two metal parts Clamped tight with PopRivets i had that car over 14 years and that connection never loosened up after My Dad and I Pop Riveted it back together with a new top installed i’m a retired Woodworker and i used a lot of PopRivets fabricating and hooking up new Machinery in our Shops to our Dust Collection systems and moving HVAC ductwork to set up the Machinery in our facility
You know they have counter sunk rivets they're also called flathead rivets for your rivet gun and it doesn't leave that little knob.✨🤪✨
Thanks!
*All Riveting Tool leave that knob on the back*
Is there anyway to make rivet flat on both sides?
@@tonyhernandez2628 I have been searching for tool like that with no luck
Maybe the span is that wide because it's intended to be used as a two-handed tool.
Thanks for the video,although I disagree, i think it's a great tool for the price, it helped me a lot in modifying something important that I was working on.
I think this is the $12 HF model (yellow grip). The red handle model is $5. I'm undecided which one to get because I'll probably rarely use it. I might go with the yellow using a coupon.
I got 2 great rivets out of it.
Then it won't snap off. I was excited about the harbor freight.
$5 more and I got an Arrow.
Bummer. I'm still using this tool and it has held up well, but when it comes to HF there isn't a lot of QA, so it's often luck of the draw.
Good review! Thanks
Fasten PRO, not PAD
It’s not Harbor Freights poor design. It’s a poor design stolen by Harbor Freight from Stanley. Looks exactly like Stanley’s riveter.
Most rivet guns are made like that. The handles can indeed spread far apart, but that is no reason for you to stretch your hand that far. Just hold the gun at whatever spread angle suits your hand’s size and strength, and do not expect to be able to snap the shank in one go, unless you are King Kong. Lots of videos on TH-cam show the proper way to do it with minimal effort and no risk to life and limb.
Hey my HF won't release rivet stem have to take it apart to get stem out junk !!
I had that issue as well, though it was because I was using the wrong tip with a larger rivet that it wasn't designed for. Still junk, but you might want to double check the tip you are using with the rivet.
I’m still buying one lol
I bought one of these an right away I noticed them stem of the river gets stuck every time I have to jam a drill bit thru the front an hammer it thru the back so far I used it about five times an now the tool won’t even cut the rivet at all it’s junk I do not recommend this tool
You might be using the wrong sized head is my guess. I think I made that mistake once and it was a real pain to remove the stem. I agree this tool is not great either way though!
Love the bloody knuckles and thumb nail....pretty sure you don't use rivets for airtight applications....you should start this review by saying...DO NOT BUY THIS TOOL. I have two, both broke within just a few rivets. Toss it in the garbage.
Wow, that's pretty bad! Mine is still working, but also still a PITA. For making it airtight I use a sealant such as silicone caulk. I can't think of a better way without some serious tools to make something airtight regardless of fastener. That said, I have checked and these rivets are airtight in the specific location of the rivet. I was impressed, but it wouldn't take much more than a little stress and time to loosen them I suspect. Thanks for the comment!
fasten "pro" perhaps, hahaha
I was just about to comment that... you were 2 years ahead of me
I got the same one for £7. I only had 1 job to use it for.
What rivet gum is a good one to get? I was thinking of getting this one but now I'm hesitant
I wish I had an answer for you off hand. According to another person who commented, the issues I mention with this rivet tool are common to the "puller" type of tools. I haven't personally gone shopping to find a better tool at this point, because I don't do rivet work that often. I have continued to use this tool in spite of the issues I think it has. Sorry I can't be more helpful!
someguyinncarolina that's good to know thanks
First time use. It pinched me. I had rivet stem stuck inside and had to take it apart.
I don't recommend this tool.
How many of us are watching this video while sitting next to the same horrible tool that he warns against buying?
I'm one
Me i just bought one. Wish i would have seen this. Its junk
I am.......
I bought one today for $5. Woohoo!
I've been trying to use this same POS tool. I put in the rivet, I squeeze the grips, and nothing happens. Yes, right head, yes, right rivet. Fuck this tool.
It's a $15 tool!
too late just got same type now... 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️😂😂😂
Poor design or not to good a user
The rivet won't work without the 'annoying nub'.
Nice job on the duct. That tool is junk... I'd say it's worth paying more to get something better. I really hate cheap tools.
Thanks. Sometimes you can get away with a cheap tool and sometimes they are infuriating and should be tossed! :)
I really hate expensive tools.
"Fasten Pad"... haha.... it's supposed to be "Fasten Pro". Dude, don't you recognize that highly reputable brand name/logo?
its your tiny little trump hands. Just kidding great review I need to riviot 4 holes I thnk it will work for that. Thanks sorry about trump comment
Jokes are allowed in conjunction with appreciation. ;)
Trump has big beautiful hands, the best hands even. I know many people who think Trump has huge hands, and they're also amazing people.
This metal thingy gets in the way.... Geesh..must be a Hillary supporter
I don't dabble in politics on my channel, but that was at least a little funny. ;)
If that's the case, at least he's not a Trump supporter.
Dumbasses shouldn't post comments, dumbass
funny
🤣 obviously doesn't do much fabrication.
I bought one and I agree, the handles' span is absurd. I have big hands, a lot bigger than trump's little sissy hands.
L O L. Thanks for the comment!
bkrnd music is horrible, and does nothing but distract. get rid of it!!!