what's your favorite riv-nut setter tool?

[STW]

for 1/4"-20 size riv-nuts, and that can handle stainless steel riv-nuts well?
what's your favorite riv-nut setter tool?

thanks

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[limeade]

I use the Wetols rivet nut tool. Bought it off of Amazon for $40 or so. It comes with 7 mandrels and a variety of rivnuts. I have used it to install tube fenders and rocker armor. It has worked perfectly every time so far and saves a lot of time. It should be able to do stainless rivnuts also, don't see why it couldn't.

 

[IanNubbit]

In my opinion, a bolt and a nut are the best most reliable way. Way more control and feel

 

[Headbarcode]

In my opinion, a bolt and a nut are the best most reliable way. Way more control and feel

True, but only with access to the backside.

I would've had to gut half of the engine compartment to use a traditional nut and bolt to install my front fender liners. To do the rear liners, the cargo area would've needed gutting and multiple access holes punched into the inner body panels.

Like most things, there's a time and a place for different types of hardware.

 

[Terrymo]

Astro Pneumatic
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003TODXQW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[jaymz]

True, but only with access to the backside.

I would've had to gut half of the engine compartment to use a traditional nut and bolt to install my front fender liners. To do the rear liners, the cargo area would've needed gutting and multiple access holes punched into the inner body panels.

Like most things, there's a time and a place for different types of hardware.

I could be wrong, but I think the reference was to the type of tool, not the type of fastener.

 

[DOOKEY]

I have this one. It works well. But I hate it. I hate rivnuts. I hate installing them. I hate using them. I hate you and I hate this thread. Thanks for posting.

Rivnuts are the final boss you have to conquer to enter the 7th layer of hell.


https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BY8TWNL...=astro+pneumatic+tool+1442+13+,aps,233&sr=8-1

 

[Headbarcode]

I could be wrong, but I think the reference was to the type of tool, not the type of fastener.

My post was in response to the member that suggested a nut and bolt over a rivnut and bolt.

As far as the tool I used, I went the same direction as Limeade above. About $40 on Amazon for a 13" long rivnut plyer type tool that came with 10 different sized mandrels and a bag of rivnuts for each.

 

[Headbarcode]

I have this one. It works well. But I hate it. I hate rivnuts. I hate installing them. I hate using them. I hate you and I hate this thread. Thanks for posting.

Rivnuts are the final boss you have to conquer to enter the 7th layer of hell.


https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BY8TWNL6/ref=sr_1_1?crid=81B484ID25NO&keywords=Astro+Pneumatic+Tool+1442+13"&qid=1678800587&sprefix=astro+pneumatic+tool+1442+13+,aps,233&sr=8-1

Surveillance footage from the last time DOOKEY was forced to go to the rivnut store...

 

[jaymz]

My post was in response to the member that suggested a nut and bolt over a rivnut and bolt.

As far as the tool I used, I went the same direction as Limeade above. About $40 on Amazon for a 13" long rivnut plyer type tool that came with 10 different sized mandrels and a bag of rivnuts for each.

I know. I think he was saying that the "nut & bolt" type installation tool is preferred over the "pop rivet" style installation tool.

 

[Alfred77L8]

I use the Wetols rivet nut tool,too

 

[Headbarcode]

I know. I think he was saying that the "nut & bolt" type installation tool is preferred over the "pop rivet" style installation tool.

Good looking out! I completely forgot about that method of installing rivnuts. My years in mechanics have shown the butchery that comes from not having the proper tool at hand, so that drove me to seaking out the tool a couple years back. Not at all knocking the nut and bolt method, I'm just preprogrammed to collecting tools along life's paths. I'm sure the nut and bolt works perfectly fine.

@IanNubbit
Disregard my above response. I read your post the wrong way. Thanks to jaymz for catching me there!

 

[SWISTAK]

https://www.harborfreight.com/10-in-professional-rivet-nut-setter-kit-58078.html

I use this one, it works great for the SS 1/4-20.

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