Makita actually released two models – the XVR01T for rivets up to 4.8 mm, and the XVR02T which adds 6.0mm and 6.4mm, and is a little slower because its more powerful, and has a slightly longer stroke too – and I thought of including both as special honors, but I’ve ultimately decided to include only the XVR01T in our list. You do have to buy the battery separately, though this model offers a lot of value at a relatively low cost, so I don’t really see this as a major upset. The latter can actually work with 18V Makita LXT batteries – the same batteries that the XVR01T uses. While the Milwaukee M12 was a relatively impressive option when it came out a few years ago, I wanted this list to include some more cordless options to better reflect market changes and upcoming trends so, I’ve added the relatively new Makita XVR01T, as well as the Enegitech Cordless as a budget alternative. Pneumatic guns are widely used in industrial applications for the power that they can deliver, though cordless options appear to be on the rise because they offer an equally powerful yet more compact alternative to their pneumatic counterparts. The varieties of blind riveters you’ll find on the market fall into 3 categories - manual, pneumatic, and cordless.

The term ‘pop rivets’ has been commonly adopted to refer to blind rivets, though POP® rivets are a brand of blind rivets, much in the same way that Hoover is a brand of vacuum cleaners. The vast majority of riveters on the commercial market are made for blind rivets, or rivnuts of a certain thickness.

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