rivetter for 6.5mm monel rivets

drakes drum said:
can anyone recommend an economic riveter that will handle 6.5mm monel rivets?
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choice of rivet guns discussed on here at length only a few weeks ago ..... Try a search or two

but basically you will need the long two handed type.
 
Robert Wilson said:
Just looking for exactly the same.
Amazon lazy-tongue item seems ok for circa £30.

Mine may be a one-off requirement, but at that sort of price a useful thing to have in the toolkit/garage.
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I dont think lazy tongs will set 6.5 mm Monel . OK for aluminium but look very closely at the specs if you want them for Monel or stainless steel
 
VicS said:
I dont think lazy tongs will set 6.5 mm Monel . OK for aluminium but look very closely at the specs if you want them for Monel or stainless steel
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Thanks for that. I wasn't sure which were more suitable, and had a quick word with " a friend up here" who suggested the lazy tongues might be easier to use.
I'll check the spec. I'm "ignorant" of big rivets, especially where different metals may be involved.
Are Monel just a trade name, for both aluminium and stainless; or are they "one type suits all"?
Thanks
 
Robert Wilson said:
Thanks for that. I wasn't sure which were more suitable, and had a quick word with " a friend up here" who suggested the lazy tongues might be easier to use.
I'll check the spec. I'm "ignorant" of big rivets, especially where different metals may be involved.
Are Monel just a trade name, for both aluminium and stainless; or are they "one type suits all"?
Thanks
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If you Google " monel metal" Wikipedia will give you useful info. You MIGHT be able to fasten 6.4mm monel rivets with lazytongs, but you need so much force with them, that when the mandrel shears, you'll be all over the place.
For that size of monel, you are much better with the long handle type. Look at Faithfull.
 
NormanS said:
If you Google " monel metal" Wikipedia will give you useful info. You MIGHT be able to fasten 6.4mm monel rivets with lazytongs, but you need so much force with them, that when the mandrel shears, you'll be all over the place.
For that size of monel, you are much better with the long handle type. Look at Faithfull.
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The lazy tong has a lot of mechanical advantage. Mine is only a cheapo, but the handle moves about 2ft to pull the rivet a few mm?
That's similar to moving a 2ft handle through a big arc.
The long handle type can be awkward, both hands are a long way from the rivet. Equally the lazy tong is awkward when you are up the mast you are working on.
For critical work I'm happy to pay the man with pro tools for a few minutes. He also has rivets with a brand name on the box.
 
When I fitted mast steps on my previous boat I was loaned some lazy-tongs by a friend who has an engineering workshop. The mast was down and I had to practically put all my weight (70 kilos at that time) pulling the thing down until the mandrel 'popped'. The Monel rivets were only 5mm or so....
 
Many years ago I had to set some 6 or 6.5mm monel rivets. I bought a relatively cheap lazy-tong riveter and I remember I had to drill out one of the heads in order to get the mandrel in. It was very hard and tense work to set the rivets but it did work. If I had to do the job again I think I would probably try to hire a set of long handled riveters for the day, unless there's such a thing as an electric riveter.
 
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