TOLRET Rivet Nut Tool

I’ve only used the tool once since recording this and it worked well. Not much of a field test yet but I’ll keep you all updated if my opinion changes.

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TOLRET Rivet Nut Tool Kit

[Unclebillyr]

Keep the old one because that's the loan out tool now.

[washellwash]

I've been part of a team of electricians building the new pool and sportscentre in our town, and we used one shaped like your old one to put rivet nuts in the metal ceiling to hang cable trays and lights. It has tubular arms rather than the open ones yours has, and they were longer for more leverage and control. You only replaced the head part to change sizes. The whole return mechanism stayed contained in the tool and worked fine for the hundreds of nuts I installed. Wish I could recall the brand, it's been in the company and abused for 20+ years and still worked fine. Your new one would've taken forever to do all those, and have a lot more problems fitting in a tight space and still move the handles. Not saying it's bad, just not suited for my line of work.

TL;DR: I love the tool you ragged on and feel a need to defend it! 😉

[TorqueTestChannel]

The 1427 IS annoying to use. 1442 less so, but I've completely converted to air operated or drill adapter type from now on

[mikeallosso]

Man, thank you so much. I always wanted to learn how use a lot of mechanic's fittings and you hit it out of the park when explaining it so folks can understand. I had a friend who was a diesel mechanic. And we used to trade-off work and we had an agreement. You don't get involved in mine and I won't get involved in yours because I know little about it. So learning this way without getting yelled at is always good.

[patrickdiehl]

LOL I misread the title as Toilet Rivet nut tool, Never mind my mind is always in the gutter! "It's amazing when I just shut up and do the job!" LMFAO!! Indeed, Been there so many times!! Rivet Nuts have a place and I have always had a deep respect for their use in the right applications. Just used the link and ordered it, have always wanted one as an industrial Tech.

[fatfelixthecat]

I bought this tool on your recommendation, and it works phenomenal ! One of the best nutsert tools I have ever used. Thank you, keep up the great tool reviews.

[WineScrounger]

These are excellent tools and I've put in thousands of rivnuts with a similar Wurth one. You get a lot of feedback from it, certainly better than the lever type.
Pro tip - Make sure the mandrel is all the way through the insert before pulling up, this preserves the thread form in the insert and reduces the chance of stripping. Also make sure that the the tool is screwed fully into itself, that makes sure that the maximum amount of pulling thread is available for use and reduces wear. Keep it all greased and it'll serve you well for years.
You can do M12 inserts with them but they're a real workout to do more than two or three. M8 or M10 is easy enough. Some kits come with female threaded mandrels for pull-up studs although I haven't used those.

[steve_put_this_here]

Bought the "old style" one a couple months ago to mount solar panels to a close-fit rail on my RV. I only wish this video was out then; it would have changed my whole tool choice!

[Yonni]

Okay, I had to skip around a lot just to get to the point. But this was a super helpful video. First, I've never seen this tool before. Second, you really went into super detail. Thank you so much for taking the time to make, edit, and share this video. OUTSTANDING! Well done partner.

[YaakovSloman]

Nice video, thanks. Three small comments.
1) I prefer an interference fit when drilling the hole rather than a clearance. Not much of one, mind you—just enough to hold on to the fastener so I don’t need a third hand to do a good job.
2) It seems you *might* be underflaring the fastener just a bit in your sensible attempt not to mangle it. The correct amount is generally where the formed flange is the same size as the one from the factory.
3) Purely pedantic and I apologize but the part you are calling an “anvil” is more properly called a “mandrel”.
Thanks again for your entertaining and informative videos, I’ve learned a lot from them.

[ferrumignis]

I have one of the import versions like the Astro tool style, but with folding handles. It's very unwieldy to use as you rightly say (the handles are even longer than the Astro) but it's made from solid metal and it's still working fine after many years.

[shadow]

I've needed to get one for quite a while now. They're definitely handy for many applications. I bought one of the small manual ones in 6m a while back to reattach the side engine cover on my atv. But it's only single size, and you have to use two wrenches for it to work. I really like the Astro model for power drill operation.

[davidmollard]

See them every day on rooftop hvac units and refrigeration equipment. Everything from panels to holding tin can compressors and motors down

[georgedennison]

I have a medium high dollar pneumatic rivet gun which is great, but the BEST I've ever used in 50+ years came to me by accident.

Bought a bunch of stuff at an estate sale; found it in the bottom of a box. It is completely manual. Shaped like a pistol, the 'grip' is a cylinder w/ hydraulic fluid in it. Nice wide & long 'trigger', a couple of easy pulls, then a slight increase in resistance & pop go the rivet or the nut-sert is seated.

Don't know if it's industrial or aviation, but in the nearly 20 years since it came to me, I haven't had a pop rivet failure or pain in my wrist.

All aluminum, it IS the best I've used.

As you get older, 40 years or so of working w/ your hands takes it's toll. Crimping electrical connectors is excrutiatingly painful; my focus for crimping/compacting type hand tools is how painfree they are to use.

By good, lifetime specialty type tools, like this, while you're young; hopefully using them for your life, maybe you won't need them when you age... if you do need them, you got 'em.

[birddogman]

I loned my Mac . Rivet gun style tool, to the owner of the shop I was at to put threads in a bumper for a licens plate.
He brought the tool back in several pieces. Seems he thought because it had Rivit in its name, you cranked it until it popped. Like a rivet

[cressmerrill]

Used one of the kind you don't like, put in a large nuber of rivnuts in a van to attach paneling to, to make the van a camper, worked great and you were done with one motion.

[Chaos]

oh i've never seen this tool that I have to have now, that size is fantastic

[justingodbey]

Definitely interested in this. Always hated the astro style like you had before. This looks much more convenient.

[dwartfarquart]

Thx Funk. My only addition is to say that the further the anvil is inserted, the lesser the chance of stretching the threads. I'll never forgive you for not mentioning it🙄

[walter]

lol pretty tough with the metal flopping around 😅 been looking for one of these....like the old one you had. going to grab this one instead. will be sure to use your link.