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    Posted: 15 Oct 07 at 10:55pm

Hi can anyone recommend a really good make of lazy tongue riveter, ive tried a couple of cheaper types but its a real bugger to pull up monel rivets and the cheap types of riveter are rubbish.

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I brought a set from screw fix and it does the job ... they only have one model.
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Keep your eye on ebay for a long arm riverter. I got one for £15 and i think they are better than lazy tongs.
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Lazy tongs are the business, i got mine through my dads work about 10 years ago (back in the laser days) they are still going strong with no signs of breaking! i know that the ones screw fix sell are top quality as well
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Originally posted by Paramedic

Keep your eye on ebay for a long arm riverter. I got one for £15 and i think they are better than lazy tongs.

I agree. Lazy-tongue is fine but I think the long-arm type is better. They are a lot harder to find though.
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not sure who makes a good one tbh, i'm at home at the moment so can't check through he cataloges in work, I'd go on the principle if its cheap it won't last long! Beware of products which say profesional on them too!!  afetr many broken tools, i've found its better to splash the cash and get the more expensive tools from reputable companys, just be wary of draper, thier build quality is very poor compared to the tools they used to make.

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thanks, yep my draper one was cr-p, the jaws just woundn't grip.it went straight in the bin.

I will try the local screw-fix I think, there is a long arm on ebay but I wasnt sure about the quality.

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Long arm riveters are much stronger in general than the hand ones. As i said mine cost £15 and is still fine 3 years later - it's not even branded!

Hand riveters are not designed to pull up the stronger monel rivets that we are supposed to use. Aluminium is about as much as they can handle.
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What is "monel"?
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