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| Subject: | Re: Need help & consuling on Rivet puller |
Bob,
I have the Zen riveter and it has pulled along without issue, thus far that is.
do not archive
701 Rudder
750 Plans builder
Art
--- On Mon, 1/12/09, stepinwolf <robert.pelland@cgocable.ca> wrote:
From: stepinwolf <robert.pelland@cgocable.ca>
Subject: Zenith750-List: Need help & consuling on Rivet puller
<robert.pelland@cgocable.ca>
When I first started looking for a rivet puller, I shied away from the gun that
was being offered by Zenith because I had heard from builders on this List, that
there was many instances of cracking in the casings. As a replacement I decided
to go with a gun that was being offered by ACS ( see pic below ) however it is
starting to look like this was not my best decision.
I had difficulty with the setup instructions ( Chinese instructions ) and for
the life of me I still have not been able to get the oil level correct. The
instructions state that the unit should be filled with oil up to the top of the
frame, without showing where exactly what they consider as being the top or the
exact filling level is.
My second mistake was purchasing two guns so as not to have to continually swap
out the two tips. As it stands, when I do get one of the (at)#$%&* things to
work, it won't pull more then a dozen or so rivets, before me being obliged
to open up the air cylinder and start fidgeting with the oil level again.
I am basically a neat person, and I can't live with the constant spewing of
oil out the front, or the back stem catcher, and ending up on my freshly made
parts, or my work table for that matter. I am now in the process of trying to
look for a replacement, but all the suppliers seem to have the same low cost
gun. The list of resellers I checked with is rather extensive and includes, but
is not limited to, The Yard, ATS, Browns, Cleavland, US Tools, all registered
trademarks etc, and a few more I will not mention.
My question to the List is this, is the rivet gun being sold by all of these
suppliers the same gun. I have looked as best as I can, and every last one is
showing what looks to be the exact same unit on their web-page, with the only
difference being the color or the pricing. The cases are identical, the same
tips, the same nose pieces, hell they even the same triggering mechanism, and
the only difference so far is prices, that are anywhere between 40$, to a 140$.
For those of you who have used any of the above guns, are you aware of any
difference in quality of these guns, or is it a " find the peanut under the
shell " type of situation for me to get a proper replacement that will
work,
Thank's to all of you who will take the time to respond to my concerns.
Bob, the 701 & 750 Scratch
Three Rivers , Quebec.
7-7143 & 7-75???
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