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Will the hand presses sold by Tandy, Springfield, et al, set tubular (hollow rivets)? After making the bandolier in the Show off section by using a ball peen hammer, section I now have a painful case of bursitis and would like to avoid this in the future. Thanks

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I bought my red Tandy hand-press several years ago when it was on sale, and haven't looked back.  It's AWESOME. It cut the number of messed up rivets to nearly zero.  The throat depth means that I still have to set one by hand now and then, but that's pretty rare.  It was money well spent.

- Bill 

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I have the 'red' Tandy press and the Weaver Little Wonder. The Weaver is great for rivets. (Mine came with the splash rivet die set.)  A more elegant machine IMHO.  Adjustable for different lengths of rivets. (Both companies charge too much for the die sets.)

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