YOUR TOOL YOUR CHOICE! Milwaukee Rivet Gun - M12 or M18 FUEL [2550 & 2660] 

Go big or go home....Imagine Rosie the Riveter armed with the Milwaukee, WWII would have ended a year earlier

I built semi fuel trailers on an assembly line for several years. We phased out the pneumatic rivet guns with the. M12. It works absolutely fine and fits in close spaces.

I have been thinking about the m12 but not sure what it could do, thank you for the great info!! It will be great for what I do!!

Really nice rivet gun that's always giving easy way to get job done quickly and properly

The hanger on the M18 tool is for attaching a tool balancer in a production environment. The balancer takes the weight of the tool so the person using it doesn't get fatigued, or injured from lifting and holding the tool all day.

the M12 version is perfect for Airstream trailer repairs with Olympic rivets and a rivet shaver :)

Own the M12. It probably puts over 1000 rivets a week without issue for me and its a year old now. Never skipped a beat.

Considered this to avoid the shop air hose at work as it's a pain passing it under and onto flatbed trailers (semi trailers) but at 900$ it hardly justifies the cost of this over using the air guns.

Yes, Milwaukee a riv nut gun next!?

I have the M12 version. It suits me just fine. One thing to consider is access. The M12 will get into much tighter spots than the larger M18 version.

Good stuff man i gotta say this episode was very educational i learned i need this tool need i say its just riviting watching your vids keep em coming

Thanks for the video, great info.

Anyone know if the m18 gun can accept the smaller nose pieces of the m12? I need it todo 5/32 (4.0mm) I do 1000a of them and the m12 had been great but looking for more speed

Mandrels constantly get stuck. I sent it off to get repaired. Same thing happened after about 10 rivets. Back using my $40 lobster hand riveter.

The M12 works fine for auto repair and restoration. Only thing is sometimes the leftovers don’t make it to the collector and you have to just dump them out the business end.

I got m12 fuel. No problems whatsoever. Absolutely enough for 95% jobs

Completely skips over the fact that it did not go into that little collector

Not that I'd expect it to be affordable, but Makita could totally release a badass 40V plus nut/riv nut gun. That platform should have plenty of power to pull SS nuts.

Thanks for the nice information

Can you get a threaded rivet attachment?

Nice!

Is there an adapter for these guns to use rivnuts

Can i use tips from 12v on to the 18v gun?

I’m curious can we still use the m12 on trailers?

Totally Awesome

Lowkey wishing I went Milwaukee instead of dewalt (now that I have all dewalt batteries, chargers, dewalt compatible only things) because anytime dewalt doesn’t have the cordless version Milwaukee does (rivet gun, three different ratchets, an actual mobile storage system with any possible combination up to the consumer, etc…) love my dewalt stuff don’t get me wrong just wish they had the coverage that Milwaukee puts out.

I noticed you have a skil brand leaf blower hanging in the back is it better than MILWAUKEE?

very good

Wow what a price difference....! I have used a hand riveter in the 1/4" and it was tough to set the rivet...I have the M12 battery system and can't justify the price of the M18.

Does it work with Mm?

M18 offers a larger range of operation, imo. Huge price increase but justified if it could handle a manufacturing environment.

For me personally i dont do rivets on an everyday basis but when i do i have to do a lot rivets and typically 1/4" but sometimes 3/16". That makes the m12 useless for me and the m18 is jus so damn expensive and makita riveter cost even more! So i found an astro rivet xl drill adapter to use with a normal drill. I spent $72 on Amazon a couple years ago and works great. Only jammed up once and it was easy to take apart and unjam and put back together. Draw backs are pretty long on a drill pretty much the same as a double handed manual riveter and no collection bottle as the stem comes back out the same hole you pull the rivet through. Length isnt a factor for my application but may be for someone else. Extremely happy with it and i highly recommend if length isnt an issue compared to $800 for m18

LOVE tools. I want a mid size corded electric chain saw.

I liked the video

Great video, the only negative is the price!! Lol

I'm curious how this shapes up with a recent release from Snap-on. Do these do rivnuts or do I need a separate tool for it?

I have the m12 but the m18 is just over priced !

M18 could be great as i build and repair trailers daily but I can’t spend $1000 without taxes on just the tool no battery no charger nothing that’s absolutely insane

Milwaukee needs to make a rivet nut gun

Can you do rivnuts

Holy crap, I made the mistake of looking at the price of the M18

What about nutserts and rivnuts?

I have the small one . Milwaukee over priced the m18 not sure what there thinking ?

Maybe one day a Huck gun

hey boss can you use m12 tips on m18 rivetgun bought the m18 rivet gun need 1/8

Cuanto cuesta $ prise.$

nice.. but at that price... I prefer manual one

" Today's show is riveting" the ultimate dad joke hahahaha

$250 for the M12 and $999 for the M18. I think that helps me make my choice, lol.

Milwaukee is always worth every penny.

M12 only for small jobs. In construction is real shit.

M12 for site, m18 for shop. Seems fairly obvious why...

You’ve got to be kidding me on those prices…. I use rivets maybe once every five years. No way I could justify those costs when a manual riveter is $30….

The discarded pins are called mandrels and you should have known that before doing this video.

no rivnut

Typical American mixing up your fractions using imperial, .8 of an inch stroke is 4/5ths not 1/8th. Could have just said 20mm and saved your own confusion. I have the 2550. Its a great bit of kit. Use it building spray booths so it gets to go a bit. It gets warm with continuous use but never complains. The only thing I don't like is its top heavy so it likes to lay down on the job. Up high in a scissor lift you have to lay it on its side or it will try to jump out. Also the carry case is cheap and nasty. Its sharp enough to cut you. Has a curved top so it will not stack nicely, it is oversized and you cannot stand on it. Everything else I have is Dewalt but they don't make a rivet gun because they are owned by Stanley who make top of the range rivet guns with recording for pressure sensors. counters. warning of bad rivets or fastenings. Traffic Light system. Out of my league. So come on Dewalt, Milwaukee are laughing in your face right now. You have the better boxes, better battery system. Just make your version of the 2660 and price it for the regular user.... or I am going to buy another Milwaukee :)

Really Like The M12 But It's Hard For Me To Buy Something Non Fuel

Specialty tools rule...🧰