![]() These issues are compounded when using a foot press (which cost into the thousands of dollars, and require dedicated floor space in your shop). These hand presses aren't light - something to consider If you are concerned about your joints. If you mount the hand press on a slab of wood or leave it un-mounted you will have to be moving it around on your bench. If you mount it to your bench, you will have to move to its location each time setting a rivet is needed. That doesn't happened with a hand or foot rivet press.īut even with a hand press, you have many of the same issues. Then with manual tools there is always the likelihood and nuisance of mis-setting a rivet and having to remove it and re-set a new one. Then there is the time and motion required to retrieve to tools, place the leather, maul the setter and so on and then put it all back when you are done. For example, even with hand tools, you must have an anvil or appropriate surface right in front of you or you will need to either move to the anvil's location or move the anvil to yours. One thing to consider when you are looking at rivet setting tools/machines is the extra time and motion necessary to use them. You didn't mention, for example, whether you have a budget to work with. Jules, it would be helpful to know more about your situation. I'm afraid of ending up with a very expensive paperweight.)Īny input y'all have regarding choosing a press (or something else) to help save my body is appreciated, including specific brand recommendations that may be easier to operate (or that I should avoid). But I also saw in another thread here that there are foot presses to be had ( is the only source I've found for these so far, but my research has been limited to reading all of the threads here and a few google searches).ġ) For those of you with hand presses, do you think they are more or less "elbow grease" intensive than using a hand rivet setter and mallet? (Is pressing that arm still going to aggravate my ancient 34 year old elbows?) Are any particularly better than others? I watched a video atĢ) Am I going to lose a finger using a foot operated one? Are the non-electric foot pedal machines difficult enough to operate that I'm going to develop a knee overuse problem, too? When I watched the video for the Heritage Foot Press, it looked like the operator had to really stomp (his whole body came forward when he pressed).ģ) What about electric ones? (That really seems like a way to lose a finger, and I'm super lost when y'all talk about modifying motors. ![]() I've thought about getting a Tandy Craftool hand press, mostly for punching holes and setting small and medium double cap rivets. ![]() I've been working on leather for about 20-30 hours a week (I do pretty much everything the 100% manual way), and I'm beginning to have enough problems with my wrists and elbows that I either need to automate some things or quit. ![]()
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