Setting tool has a clever twist

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A rivet nut setting tool from Bollhoff Fastenings is fitted with a twist-to-set, colour coded pressure regulator to accommodate a variety of blind rivet nuts with different diameters.

To set a different diameter blind rivet nut, simply wind the adjuster to the designated colour band. The new P2007 hand-held tool is operated by a single trigger movement and engineered for speed, reliability and ergonomic use. Once set-up for a given thread diameter, within an M3-M10 overall capacity, the installer can set as many as fifteen blind rivet nuts in a minute. The performance is demonstrated by an ability to set up to M10 stainless steel with 17Kn of force. An auto-mount feature, senses contact with the end of the mandrel and quickly spins the rivet nut up against the anvil. On setting, the operator simply maintains pressure on the trigger throughout the cycle, to achieve totally consistent results. All that's required is a pneumatic supply of 5 to 7bar pressure, with each cycle using 8 litres of air.