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Arrow Fastener RH200 Riveter

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This tool accepts four sizes of blind rivets and secures them effectively and straightforwardly. There is no need to access the other side of the pieces you are riveting together, provided you can drill them and compress them together from one side. To use the riveter, simply insert the flanged end of a rivet into the opening in the nose, press the unflanged end of the rivet into a hole of the proper diameter, and squeeze the handles. The rivet will expand against the sides of the hole, holding the pieces together with a compression fit, like a nail.
Be aware that this tool does blind riveting, not through riveting. The effectiveness of the connection depends on close tolerances and hard materials. The rivets are fundamentally hollow cylinders of metal with small flanges on one end. A bit of wire much like a finishing nail passes through the rivet and out the flanged end. The tool grips the wire and pulls it through the rivet so that the "nailhead" on the unflanged side of the rivet causes it to mushroom slightly.
If you need a more secure connection like that provided by a through bolt, nut, and washers, and have access to the opposite side of the pieces to be connected, a through riveter would be a better choice.

The RH200 is really well made. Steel with a cool black crinkle finish and comfortable grips. It comes with a wrench in a convenient storage pocketfor changing heads. It doesn't say in the description, but it can rivet with both aluminum and steel pop rivets. Arrow sells both. Be careful because a few of Arrow's stainless steel rivets are not intended for manual riveters. I have only used aluminum 5/32 x 1/4" so far, but I like the way the tool cuts the stem off cleanly. An added bonus: This product also appears to be made in the USA. The package is reusable if you want for storing the RH200 to hang on a hook. Overall, I think it's a great tool.