Rivet Guns

[Martin]

I need to re rivet some fittings on carbon fibre spars.  P&B are sending me some 5mm rivets suitable for carbon spars but my existing pop rivet gun I fear will not take 5mm.

Looking on the internet Stanley do what seems a quite decent rivet gun which fits the bill but I have also seen one or two "lazy" riveters which seem to be a concertina type affair.  

Any views on what is suitable for ocassional use.  The lazy riveters look like they would make easy work of the job but are they overkill?

Views would be welcome.

[John Murrell (Guest)]

Martin,
your best bet would be to go down to your local tool hire centre and do what most builders do in this day and age, hire one! That way you get a good one with lots of throw and low on effort and a very small outlay....................
John

[hairy dog]

Lazy tongs (the concertina things) are the tool of choice for professional pop rivetters.