Home Repair Tips : How to Use a Rivet Gun

Rivet guns are available as a hand-operated, air-operated or electrically-operated tool, and they require using the right tip attachment for the type of rivets being used. Find out how to use a rivet gun with instructions from an experienced carpenter and construction specialist in this free video on home repair.

Expert: Mark Blocker
Bio: Mark Blocker is a semi-retired ASE-certified master mechanic with more than 20 years of automotive experience.
Filmmaker: Daron Stetner

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• home maintenance
• home repair
• home improvement
• home fixes
• crown molding
• house wiring
• fuses
• tools
• saws

[sojournal]

this is why i love you tube....ok one of the reasons....now i know i was doing it wrong...thank you for making

[matthewloney]

thanks alot man

[virtueCreations]

Wonderful Video - Thanks! My hand rivet gun had no instructions either so this was very helpful :)

[Sillyzombie666]

i just bought one for $6 and some extra rivets, but the sucker had 0 instructions so thanks so much for helping me figure it out

[rhoddity]

That was awesome! Thanks!

[pkerrigauog]

thanks for the help

[Igorsia]

Thank you very much!

Now I will know how to use a Rivet Gun!

[ATGaric]

Hey look at that now i can actually use the 10lbs of rivits and 4 rivit guns i got last christmas! ha never knew how to use them!

[MrBobert1980]

very good video...im doing a BTEC level 3 in mechanical engineering and this video is very usefull...thanks

[gollumthedog]

Great, helpful video

[huckleberry803]

great video... so if i wanted to rivet two pieces of sheet metal together but still allow them to move freely without coming apart would i just tighten the gun down to the desired tension and then cut off the remainder? or does it have to snap off to lock it in place? thanks.