STANLEY Pop Rivet Tool, Contractor Grade (MR100CG)

Somehow I managed to work on my own cars for more than 50 years without the need to rivet anything. When the window on my '85 Corvette stopped going up or down I found out that I would need 2 rivets to replace the ribbon. First placed I looked for a rivet gun was on Amazon and purchased this one after reading several of the reviews. I have several other Stanley products and they are all good quality so I expected this to be equally as good. Without any prior knowledge about riveting I installed the 2 needed for this job the first time. The riveter worked perfectly, exactly as described. I'm so impressed that I've been looking around trying to find something else to rivet.

Replaced a cheaper, less durable tool with this one. Works great, can be used for big jobs and will last.

This seemed like a good choice, between the money and the other reviews. I ended up going with it, and purchased it. Shipping was prompt, although I never seem to have any trouble with amazon.. When it arrived, ( I also bought the MAXCRAFT 7705 Aluminum Rivet Assortment, 500-Piece ) I quickly opened the tool, and inspected it. It seems VERY heavy duty, with a solid metal two-peice construction. I had to put it to use, So I unscrewed my license plate, and refastened it with the rivets. It's comfortable to hold, and a strong grip will break the rivet off. Sometimes it will take a second squeeze, just release the grips so the tool can grip up on the rivet post, and regrip the handle to break it off. Now no one can easily steal my license plate! Ok, so I was never worried about that, but any excuse to use a new tool is a good one. The only "con", and it's not a biggie- is that there is no place on the tool to store the wrench that they provide you with to set up the tool with different tips. I followed another reviewer's recommendation and used a rubber band on one handle so I can just slide the wrench in or out to store it with the tool.

Stanley MR100CG Contractor Grade Riveter I purchased this rivet gun from Amazon. I had read some of the reviews and one thing that concerned me was that someone said it would not break off the head of the rivet. I have never used a rivet gun before so I didn't know anything about one. Well, it does break off the head everytime. That person must not know how to use one either and he didn't get lucky like me and find out just by chance. If the rivet isn't tight, it won't break off the head, but you get a second bite and when the rivet gets tight, it WILL break off the head. Very good gun. Very well made. Don't be afraid to buy this gun.

This is why I wait awhile to post reviews. Tool worked great the first time I used it, four 3/16 inch rivets in quick and slick, put the tool away. Grab it again yesterday to do almost the exact same project, the first rivet gets stuck in the tool. There is not a lot of info on trying to find help when this happens, you tube had like two videos and one of them was in Russian. So I get the rivet unstuck because at this point I'm thinking user error, Worked great again for one rivet and then BAM! next rivet gets stuck in the tool. After the second removal of a stuck rivet the plastic collar holding in some of the "guts" was too damaged and now the tool is useless.

This riveter works *so* much better than the one I got from Sears. With the Sears one, I had to grip, grip, and re-grip the handle several times just to get it to start pulling the rivet (I'd probably have to pump it 10 or 15 times to finish). With this one, it gripped the rivet immediately, and completed the job in 2 pumps. It was actually a pleasure to use - a truly professional tool.

The only concern I have is that the two handles are kind of far apart. I have big hands, but I still need both to grab it at the ends of the handles. Other than that, this thing's a beast! Squeezing those handles is effortless. The cast handles are going to last for years. I would have liked to see someplace to put the wrench, but that's not a big deal.

Solid feeling tool. Instructions poor, no illustration on how to install loose spring in packing/instruction handout (idea of loose spring is good, but no place to store it when not installed, so it WILL get lost). Other tools in this price range and below have on- tool storage for wrench, so it too will get lost. Come on Stanley, think about how someone actually uses your device, from start to finish. Yeah it is cheaper not to have a slot to place the wrench, but accountants rather than users are being served here. Make me a happy rather than annoyed user the third time I use this device.

Make the job easier and quicker. My previous riveter was yellow and looked like this one but there is no comparison in performance.

Bought this riveter when it came on sale and it has been a great tool. Includes multiple tip sizes and even a tool for removing and replacing them (mind you i lost it but thankfully pliers or wrenches work just fine). I'd used the same model previously which my employer had and i was impressed then, as i am now. haven't had it jamb up nor cause any issues. It just works!

Unhappy as the description in the product description states country of origin in USA but on the packaging it states that it is actually from china.

Product itself preformed well so far. My issue is that the item was delivered missing the wrench to change heads, that product packaging was opened already, so the issue is really with the seller

Excellent supplier (BC Fasteners). Great product