Thursday, January 8, 2026

A Riveting Experience

Quite literally riveting, in this case. For an upcoming project, I have finally stepped into the realm of Rosie the Riveter and got myself an air-powered rivet gun.

Or I guess a "Pneumatic Nail Pulling Gun" according to whoever manufactures this. And yes, it's perfectly reasonable to use a manual rivet setter, but what do I look like, some kind of peasant? I think not.

So, how well does this rivet?

Hmm, yup.

That is one pulled nail alright.

Of course, anyone with at least some exposure to riveting and sheet metal work will be familiar with the amazing utility that clecos offer, and fear not, I will not abstain from basking in their wonder.

And no, I don't intend to rivet this electrical box closed. It just happened to be close at hand and have the right size screw holes to demonstrate the clecos in action.

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