MILWAUKEE M12 RIVET GUN REVIEW- MODEL 2550-22

[@johngarloff]

I just bought this rivet gun and love it! Now I can hold the rivet gun with one hand and backup washer with the other. Milwaukee makes a great tool!

[@MarkThomasBuilder]

Yes, I agree 100%. Whenever I use this tool, I think of how valuable it is and I should find more projects to use it on.

[@aod7080]

Thanks For Sharing.

[@MarkThomasBuilder]

You bet!

[@bobd352]

Really enjoy and look forward to all your videos. The attention to detail you give them is great.

[@MarkThomasBuilder]

Thanks, you made my day!

[@FlyinTrapezious]

I'm late to the party on this video Mark . Great video, I have held off on purchasing this rivet gun because of comments on other videos of it jamming with serrated mandrel rivets.

[@MarkThomasBuilder]

I've just used standard rivets and it works great for me. Milwaukee also introduced a M18 rivet gun and lockbolt tool that you might want to check out.

[@lucasgrowsbestyt]

I've seen rivets on planes and jets as well. Looks like a great rivet gun! Nice review!

[@MarkThomasBuilder]

LucasGrowsBest thanks! I remember flying on a small plane in the Caribbean and seeing a loose rivet bounce around on the wing. Luckily it didn’t effect the flight.😬 By the way, I harvested my first vegetable from my deck garden. It was a jalapeño I diced up for tacos.👍Have the apples started to grow there yet?

[@lucasgrowsbestyt]

You're welcome! Whew that must have been a scary experience. I don't trust small planes😂 That's great, a homegrown jalapeño for tacos.. delicious LOL. The apple trees are growing slowly, no fruiting yet.. hopefully next spring! I do have some ripe habaneros and banana peppers though. Maybe I should do the habanero challenge haha

[@jordanwilcox4723]

Yes they do becuase they are so light so no massive amout of weight added on the planes when built

[@taxslave5766]

Well, you're the first video I've seen that had the ball's to use a 3/16 steel rivet, and for that, I gave you a thumbs up! Nice compact tool! I just wish it had the capability to use 1/4 rivet!.

[@MarkThomasBuilder]

Thanks, it's an awesome tool. I've found lots of uses for it so far.

[@taxslave5766]

@@MarkThomasBuilder Hi, I'm thinking of building some frames using either 1/8 or 3/16 aluminum angle, and I haven't decided just yet on if I will use a 3/16 or a 1/4 rivet, If I decide to use this tool strickly for 3/16 rivet how do you think this tool would hold up?

[@pf5658]

Very nice. I honestly never knew that this even existed. I’ll definitely be buying one.😊

[@MarkThomasBuilder]

I'm finding lots of uses for it. I think you'll be very happy with it.

[@MarkThomasBuilder]

This tool can do 400 rivets per charge. What's the most you would ever install on a project? Do you have a project this would work well on?

[@fastbicyclerider7300]

markthomasbuilder witch battery 1.5 or 2.0 3.0 4.0 6.0?

[@kickdowndoors4291]

I wondered how the back of the rivets stay in place. Looks like they'd pop out easily. I thought by now there would be a new style permanent flat back pull? So basically riveting is designed for a certain period of time, to be replaced years from initial install. Can you use washers on the other side to hold permanently or hold more weight? I'd like to see a video of that.

[@MarkThomasBuilder]

I've used washer with this as well as wide flange rivets. So far they're holding up just fine. Another style of rivet I used before is the solid style, made for aircraft and aluminum boats. They're probably the strongest.

[@kickdowndoors4291]

what kind of tool is used for the solid rivet?

[@projet2907]

Where do you use steel rivet versus stain smell or aluminum rivet? Also how do though choose the length? I own an Airstream tréfiler . Thank you for this video !

[@MarkThomasBuilder]

I use aluminum rivets in aluminum. You don't want to mix the 2 metals. Here's a guide I found online for selecting the size.... www.arrowfastener.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/RT187M-Rivet-Guide.pdf

[@projet2907]

markthomasbuilder Thank you 😊

[@ezb001]

Have you had any lambing problems?

[@MarkThomasBuilder]

I haven't had any problems with this at all. It came through for me just fine on a recent project.

[@NickJPDT]

Do you have to have the mandrel box on to use it?

[@MarkThomasBuilder]

It's not required to have it on, but it makes life much easier.

[@ed_cetera]

Does it works on serrated mandrel rivets ?

[@MarkThomasBuilder]

Sorry, I don't know the answer to that. I recommend reaching out to Milwaukee or put a question for this tool on the Home Depot website.

[@mericamark]

Good luck with those drill bits if you plan to use them on metal any thicker than that hahahaha

[@MarkThomasBuilder]

Yeah, these are handy drill bits, but a little limited. I picked up another set on my channel for heavy steel drilling.

[@narinderpalsingh7501]

I from India. Price please

[@MarkThomasBuilder]

Tool-only is $199.

[@timtoye1138]

how durable is this gun? at my job I'm popping rivets all day sometimes. the air rivet guns we have always break after a week or 2 and its impossible to pop a rivet. I wouldn't want to buy this and have ot break within a few weeks.

[@MarkThomasBuilder]

Mine is still going strong. It feels like a heavy duty tool, in my opinion.

[@haerulanwar2938]

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