Pros:* sinks rivets incredibly easily* can do thicker gauge steel rivets than my hand riveterCons:* can't take 3/32" rivets - no tip for it included* hard to change tips, especially in the field; requires 2ⁿᵈ wrench or vise ¹* nose-heavy, prone to tipping forward without heavy (3Ah+) battery* useless manual, not sure if full of hidden features or just unnecessary design details ²More details on some of those points:¹ The "barrel" (the black part) has multiple sections that unscrew independently (some clockwise, some counterclockwise). If I understand correctly (and no way to know if I do, because the manual is useless), the very last one (the 'nose') needs to unscrew before you can unscrew and remove the interchangeable tip, because when it's fully seated, it blocks the spring-loaded "chuck" from retracting to make room for the new tip.Suppose I'm right and the nose needs to come off. The nose section has two TINY flat areas which fit the largest open end of the included wrench, so it appears that you're supposed to use the open end of the wrench to unscrew the nose, then use the hex cutout to unscrew the tip. But then, good luck holding it tightly enough by hand to counter the considerable torque needed to unscrew and rescrew the tip.Now suppose I'm wrong and the nose can stay on the tool. So then I guess you're supposed to use the open end of the wrench to stop it from turning while you unscrew the tip. But then what wrench do you actually use to unscrew the tip?? And why are the flat areas so tiny? There's barely enough room to hold on to, even if you have a second wrench. I scratched the heck out of them trying to hold them with my own adjustable wrench while unscrewing the weirdly tight tip. And I still couldn't loosen it.In the end, I had to remove the nose and clamp it on my bench vise. Then I used my 12mm socket wrench to undo the tip, because the included wrench is so short it barely provided any torque, and the rough burrs cut into my palm. So basically the included wrench is only good for storing unused tips on, not actually wrenching. No idea how pros are supposed to do it in the field. I guess if you're a pro, you already walk around with a 2ⁿᵈ wrench at all times.Putting the tip and the nose back on was weird too. If you apply juuust a little too much torque beyond what the tip needs, you end up unscrewing one of the sections that unscrew clockwise. Easy to fix, just annoying and confusing.² As I said, I have no idea why the barrel has multiple removable sections. Is there an awesome feature I'm missing out on? They don't fit together in any other order, so they're not reconfigurable. And why is there a reverse gear?? It certainly does not remove the rivet (har har). Did they maybe reuse the body of a drill, so the reverse just tags along uselessly?Overall, it's super strong, fast and easy to use as long as I stick to one rivet gauge. I'm gonna be one rivet-happy girl, tacking things to things all over the shop. I can even fix the loose rivets on my boots and purses with it! Taking off 1 star for user-unfriendly design and lack of real instructions. I do still recommend it though, if you have $70 to burn and an empty spot in your DeWalt collection.

Poppin rivets is not hard, but time consuming and tedious. This makes it fun, faster, and takes the work out of the job! This actually has a lil bit of weight to it, so hopefully its stout. But it does work as advertised, easy to use, faster than ole ways of poppin, and makes it kinda fun!

Item arrived in a plain box and good condition. not much in the way of instructions but pretty simple. Fits with my Dewalt batteries correctly and they connect and disconnect easily. Has 3 tips and a changing wrench that holds the extra tips.The big thing that I think should have been in some instructions is: When you squeeze the trigger, it starts the rivet cycle and is not variable like a drill. Once it starts, it finishes the rivet before coming to rest again. it also has a reverse switch, in case something gets jammed and you need to reverse the mechanism.Overall, a big hand saver for doing lots of rivets BUT you cannot get it into as tight of spaces as a traditional rivet tool.Overall it works well and is a time saver.

This works amazingly well. I love that it’s cordless, it is a great size and it functions great. I would absolutely recommend. Definitely get the value for your money.4⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This is pretty much a fully automatic tool. Once you are ready to set the rivets, you simple put the rivet into the tool, set the rivet and tool in position and then just tap the trigger. You don't even have to hold the trigger. The tool will set and pop the rivet and then reverse to eject the rivet shaft. You can't get much easier than that. The tool comes with 3 end pieces for different rivet shaft sizes and the wrench that you use to change them even has 3 threaded holes to store the tips so you won't lose them.The reason for 4 instead of 5 stars is that the instructions that come with the drill are worse than garbage. They are nothing more than safety instruction to prevent liability against injury and actually don't have a single word on how to use the tool. There is a chart on what tip to use for different rivet sizes but that's about it.The controls are much like those on a drill since basically, that's that it is. There is a trigger and a set button behind it. The setting button in its center position, prevents the trigger from being pressed. Moving it to the right, sets the tool into rivet mode and moving it to the left puts the pool into reverse, probably to release a jammed rivet and reset the tool. Keep in mind that this tool is pretty much automatic so make sure that the rivet is in place before pressing the trigger because once started, it doesn't stop so if the rivet is not in position, you just wasted the rivet.The tool does not come with a case but it does come in a full retail type box which will last for a long time in a DIY situation. If you are going to be using it in a more commercial situation, you may want to pick up a drill case for it.