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Shelled out $180 for a cordless rivet gun and it paid off in one shift
I was on the fence for months about buying a cordless rivet gun, finally grabbed one from the tool truck last Tuesday. The guy swore it would save my wrists on long days and he was right. I did a full panel job on a Cessna 172 in about 3 hours versus the usual 5 with the manual squeezer. My forearm didn't feel like rubber after either. Has anyone else had good luck with battery powered tools holding up on the line?
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schmidt.grace28d ago
Man, that line about your forearm not feeling like rubber really hits home. I was the same way with a cordless die grinder last year... figured it'd be a waste but it saved my bacon on a long repair. Battery tools have come a long way in the last few years, they actually hold up now. The torque is way better than what we had five years ago. Honestly once you go cordless for those heavy jobs it's hard to go back.
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kim_martin27d ago
Did you catch that comparison someone did on drill torque between the newer brushless line and the older brushed stuff? I saw a chart somewhere that showed the new cordless grinders actually put out more sustained power than most pneumatic tools above a certain battery size. It's wild how far the battery tech has come - not just the torque but the runtime too, those higher amp hour packs really do make a difference on the heavy stuff. Makes me wonder why anyone still messes with air hoses for anything less than a full production line.
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