WEBVTT 00:00:00.256 --> 00:00:02.176 Hi, I'm Steve Smith with Camper Van 00:00:02.176 --> 00:00:05.057 Freedom. This is my HARDELL rivet-nut tool. 00:00:05.163 --> 00:00:07.040 I bought it after my earlier WETOLS 00:00:07.040 --> 00:00:09.643 tool stopped working. The HARDELL felt sturdier 00:00:09.643 --> 00:00:11.178 and better made, and it got me 00:00:11.178 --> 00:00:12.586 through the rest of the rivet-nut work 00:00:12.586 --> 00:00:14.315 in the van. Of the two, 00:00:14.336 --> 00:00:15.737 it is the one I recommend. 00:00:15.941 --> 00:00:17.776 The matching product picture shows the long 00:00:17.776 --> 00:00:21.211 handles, interchangeable mandrels and storage case. 00:00:21.445 --> 00:00:23.024 The mandrel connects the tool to the 00:00:23.024 --> 00:00:25.584 threaded insert. The insert provides the threaded 00:00:25.584 --> 00:00:27.347 attachment point after setting. 00:00:27.401 --> 00:00:29.812 The tool, its mandrel and the fastener 00:00:29.833 --> 00:00:32.074 have different roles in that arrangement. 00:00:32.137 --> 00:00:35.274 My cargo-floor picture comes from the interior-preparation 00:00:35.337 --> 00:00:37.840 stage. I installed the remaining M six 00:00:37.840 --> 00:00:39.376 rivet nuts while I could still reach 00:00:39.376 --> 00:00:42.149 the cargo-area metal. I wanted likely attachment 00:00:42.149 --> 00:00:43.728 points ready before framing, 00:00:43.770 --> 00:00:46.213 flooring and panels limited access. 00:00:46.479 --> 00:00:49.295 The workshop footage illustrates general measuring and 00:00:49.295 --> 00:00:52.282 holding work. Planning access came before covering 00:00:52.282 --> 00:00:54.586 the interior. A tool needs room at 00:00:54.586 --> 00:00:56.292 the attachment point as well as the 00:00:56.292 --> 00:00:58.524 correct thread connection to the insert. 00:00:58.663 --> 00:01:00.776 The diagram separates the prepared hole, 00:01:00.839 --> 00:01:02.909 the threaded insert and the setting tool. 00:01:02.972 --> 00:01:05.020 It explains that sequence without treating a 00:01:05.020 --> 00:01:07.453 rivet nut as an extrusion slot nut. 00:01:07.580 --> 00:01:10.132 My experience with this replacement was positive. 00:01:10.293 --> 00:01:12.171 It felt sturdier and better made than 00:01:12.171 --> 00:01:13.920 the earlier tool, and it finished the 00:01:13.920 --> 00:01:16.224 remaining work. The important result for me 00:01:16.224 --> 00:01:17.718 was getting through that part of the 00:01:17.718 --> 00:01:19.723 van build after the original setting tool 00:01:19.723 --> 00:01:22.413 had stopped working. The matching WETOLS picture 00:01:22.477 --> 00:01:24.354 shows the earlier tool from the same 00:01:24.354 --> 00:01:27.127 ownership story. That manual work took elbow 00:01:27.127 --> 00:01:29.133 grease, and eventually the tool broke and 00:01:29.133 --> 00:01:30.936 would no longer set the fasteners. 00:01:31.074 --> 00:01:33.122 I chose another inexpensive tool because I 00:01:33.122 --> 00:01:35.363 did not expect much rivet-tool use after 00:01:35.383 --> 00:01:37.346 finishing the van. The HARDELL was that 00:01:37.346 --> 00:01:40.333 replacement. My page compares the original WETOLS 00:01:40.333 --> 00:01:42.679 kit and the separate WETOLS W E 00:01:42.679 --> 00:01:45.513 eight-nine-six kit. All use long handles and 00:01:45.513 --> 00:01:48.073 interchangeable mandrels, but the kit assortment and 00:01:48.073 --> 00:01:51.615 case layout differ. The original WETOLS is 00:01:51.615 --> 00:01:53.130 a tool I actually used. 00:01:53.236 --> 00:01:55.178 The other kit is a researched comparison 00:01:55.199 --> 00:01:57.276 option, rather than my replacement. 00:01:57.346 --> 00:01:59.053 Thanks for watching. I'm Steve Smith with 00:01:59.053 --> 00:02:01.485 Camper Van Freedom. The HARDELL finished the 00:02:01.485 --> 00:02:03.362 rivet-nut work that my first tool could 00:02:03.362 --> 00:02:05.367 not, and it is my recommendation of 00:02:05.367 --> 00:02:07.187 those two. The full review, 00:02:07.272 --> 00:02:10.301 related original-tool account, build picture and current 00:02:10.301 --> 00:02:12.137 buying options are linked below. 00:02:12.307 --> 00:02:13.349 Until next time.