![]() ![]() charge, and reduces muscle effort from a hand tool by over 60%. The 2550-20 can pull up to 3/16" stainless steel rivets, 450 1/8” steel rivets on one 1.5 a/hr. I think it’s a great addition for those who need a rivet tool and want to lose the air hose and compressor.The M12 Rivet Tool is the first cordless solution that delivers fast, easy riveting while maintaining performance, durability, and size. For me, I have a hard time finding anything about this tool I don’t like. While I don’t do a ton of riveting, it’s a great tool for those who do as it’s easy, powerful and will not only save time but also save you from having to use force with your arms. Milwaukee Rivet Tool Review Final Thoughtsīottom line, I think this is a great tool. With the tool be able to do a variety of sizes, $300 isn’t a bad price. Having said that, the rivet tool is a quality tool with a lot of force and is easy to use. For someone doing it a couple times a year, I am not sure that I would spend the money just to have the tool sit around. If you’re doing a lot of riveting, then it’s not a bad price. The kit comes with the tool, two batteries, a charger and a bag. The 2550-22 kit retails for about $300 at The Home Depot. When we did rivet two pieces together, it always looks good and we never had any issues with it not fastening together or leaving the head sticking higher than we wanted. On the base of the tool, there is an LED light.įor those who like to carry this on their side, it comes with a belt clip. The grip has the classic Milwaukee rubber surface for the M12 line of tools. The nose piece is all metal and will hold onto a rivet in any orientation. The tool can pull up to 250 3/16″ stainless steel rivets or 450 1/8″ steel rivets on a single 1.5 Ah battery. ![]() Here is the cool thing about this tool, it is powered by a small M12 battery. You can buy the tool as a bare tool (2550-20), with a single 15Ah battery (2550-21) or with two 1.5Ah batteries (2550-22). The tool is 6.5″ long, 2.63″ wide and 10.75″ tall allowing you to still get in smaller areas if needed. While the tool is bigger than a hand tool, it still has a small footprint. ![]() The 2550 is designed to pull 3/32″, 1/8″, 5/32″, 3/16″ Rivets from Aluminum, Steel, and Stainless Steel with a capacity 0.8″ Stroke Length and a 2,000 lbs. Who wouldn’t want a cool tool like this? Milwaukee Rivet Tool Review Features Instead of using the brute force or your forearms, you can now just press a button and let the tool do all the work. There are pneumatic tools to do a rivet but I believe Milwaukee is the first to have a battery operated tool for this operation. Boats, cars, bridges, buildings and even airplanes rely on rivets during construction. Think about all the products you come across that use rivets to hold pieces together. So let’s jump into the Milwaukee Rivet Tool Review Milwaukee Rivet Tool Review Overview Since I am not smart enough to invent it on my own, I am lucky that the good people at Milwaukee are smart enough to figure this out. Ever since then I thought there had to be an easier solution and even a way for a power tool to complete this job. During this time I had to rivet 4′ sections together with a hand tool. Not that I do a ton with rivets, but a while back I had to install a liner for my fireplace which involved me standing on a ladder against the chimney. In fact, if you follow Tools in Action, you have probably heard me request this tool for the past 5 to 10 years. ![]() This is a tool I have been waiting on for a long time. ![]()
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