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Review on 💪 Revamped Rivet Setting: Mighty Mandrels by Will Ridpath

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Useful and economical.

I purchased this rivet nut setting tool to replace an Astro 1427 hand rivet nut set I was attempting to use and later returned after it broke due to poor build and construction during installation Rivet nut M12 had gone. M12 is the largest size it is designed for and the nut size puts the most stress on the tool during installation. The Q&R product is vastly superior in both design and performance (from my perspective as a retired design engineer). However, several issues not directly related to the operation of the tool resulted in a star deduction from my rating. More specifically, the tool and its dozen individual components come in a long, narrow, thin box. The only way to get the tool and bits is to throw them on the surface. To earn five stars, such a product must be presented in a molded polymer case with the ability to insert a tool and individual components. In addition to the inferior packaging (even the Astro tool was better packaged), the "manual" is only partially helpful due to wildly broken English, such as "This figure is a semi-automatic rivet nut, the nut riveting is complete with an open handle, can easily detach from the rivet nut. Compared to traditional manual rivet nut exit. It's more about saving time and effort" (description of the functions of a tool other than the one supplied) and the lack of explanation of some of the tool's functions, for example a force sensor is built into the design (with metric and imperial units), but it provides no explanation of its meaning or use Whatever the purpose of the gauge, it does not aid or hinder the installation of rivet nuts.

Pros
  • Industrial & Scientific
Cons
  • Questionable purchase for the elderly