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1. [TowerTalk] Rivet Tool Info (score: 1)
Author: Chip Margelli <chip@force12inc.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2014 11:23:40 -0700
Hello to all. We've come across a very nice tool for inserting rivets beyond the "small" 1/8" rivets used on smaller elements. Harbor Freight has an item called the Pittsburgh 18" Heavy Duty Hand Riv
/archives//html/Towertalk/2014-08/msg00202.html (7,687 bytes)

2. Re: [TowerTalk] Rivet Tool Info (score: 1)
Author: Bryan Swadener via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2014 15:32:49 -0700
Hi Chip, I have a pair from Harbor Freight similar to that (w/o bottle). I used it to assemble ramps for my racecar's trailer. I used 3/16" SS rivets. I later found it useful to repair the element-bo
/archives//html/Towertalk/2014-08/msg00210.html (9,292 bytes)

3. Re: [TowerTalk] Rivet Tool Info (score: 1)
Author: Larry K4AB <larry.k4ab@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 13:24:01 -0500
I'm in the process of assembling the new Force 12 Delta-II-6BA. I agree with Chip K7JA, that the hand rivet tool is very difficult for popping the rivets. Bear in mind that I am no large, athletic gu
/archives//html/Towertalk/2014-08/msg00226.html (10,117 bytes)

4. Re: [TowerTalk] Rivet Tool Info (score: 1)
Author: "Roger (K8RI) on TT" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 18:32:16 -0400
I agree with Chip K7JA, that the hand rivet tool is very difficult for What size rivets are you using? I have a simple "one hand" mechanical tool. "I think" I purchased it at Lowe's, but that was yea
/archives//html/Towertalk/2014-08/msg00228.html (13,077 bytes)

5. Re: [TowerTalk] Rivet Tool Info (score: 1)
Author: <john@kk9a.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 20:53:55 -0400
I am not a fan of riveted element construction however I do use pop rivets on occasion. I have no issues installing 1/8 and 3/16 aluminum pop rivets using a handheld gun similar to the one that Roger
/archives//html/Towertalk/2014-08/msg00233.html (10,145 bytes)

6. Re: [TowerTalk] Rivet Tool Info (score: 1)
Author: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net>
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 07:51:08 -0500
I have both the standard size hand riveter and the pneumatic. There is a time and place for both. Once upon a time I worked on a contract on the Army National Training Center at Ft. Irwin (war gaming
/archives//html/Towertalk/2014-08/msg00236.html (11,743 bytes)

7. [TowerTalk] Rivet Tool Info (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Thomson" <jim.thom@telus.net>
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 19:33:11 -0700
Hello to all. We've come across a very nice tool for inserting rivets beyond the "small" 1/8" rivets used on smaller elements. Harbor Freight has an item called the Pittsburgh 18" Heavy Duty Hand Riv
/archives//html/Towertalk/2014-08/msg00241.html (10,962 bytes)

8. Re: [TowerTalk] Rivet Tool Info (score: 1)
Author: "Roger (K8RI) on TT" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 00:23:34 -0400
Agreed, 1/8th inch pop rivets aren't bad, but when the "shank, or stem" reaches 1/8th inch they start to be work. In most ham work we seldom see 1/8th inch shanks except in large booms and then other
/archives//html/Towertalk/2014-08/msg00242.html (9,018 bytes)


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