Can A Rivet Gun Install Rivnuts

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Can a Rivet Gun Install Rivet Nuts (Rivnuts)

❌ No — a standard rivet gun cannot install rivet nuts.

A rivet gun is designed only for blind rivets, while rivet nuts (rivnuts) require a rivet nut tool (rivnut gun) with a threaded pulling mechanism.

1. Rivet Gun (for Blind Rivets)

rivet gun - Rocol Tools Manufacturer

M3-M12 Rivet Nut ROCOL Rivet Gun Solution

7mm travel fixed adjustment, no disassembly required.

M3-M12 Rivet Nuts Solution with Rocol Rivet Gun - ROCOL

Quick-change gun heads made of high-strength alloy, with excellent wear resistance, durability and corrosion resistance

Adjustable within 7mm travel, no disassembly needed

stroke range can be adjusted within 7mm, without requiring the operator to move their eyes and hands simultaneously

How Rivet Gun works

1. Insert the rivet into a hole.

2. The rivet gun pulls the mandrel (center pin).

3. The rivet body expands behind the material.

4. The mandrel breaks off, locking the joint.

Hydraulic Rivet Gun Custom - Rocol Tools

Result

Permanent fasteningNo threads

Cannot be removed without drilling

2. Rivet Nut Tool (for Rivnuts / Nutserts)

Quick-change nut gun head assembly - Rocol Factory

How to use rivet gun

Place the nut on the screw and presslightly to let the rivet nut gun sense it - ROCOL

The rivet nut gun will automaticallyrotate the nut in after sensing it - Rocol

After rotating in, hold the triggerand the rivet nut gun will pull back todeform the nut - Rocol

Keep holding the trigger, and the nut willautomatically exit from the nut afterdeformation, completing one working step - Rocol

3. Key Differences

Feature	Rivet Gun	Rivet Nut Tool
Fastener	Blind rivet	Rivet nut
Threads	No	Yes
Mechanism	Pulls and breaks mandrel	Pulls threaded mandrel
Result	Permanentjoint	Threaded insert

✅ Conclusion

Rivet Gun cannot install rivet nuts because:

It does not have a threaded mandrel

It works by breaking a pin, not compressing a threaded insert

You must use a rivnut tool / rivet nut gun.