Pneumatic Cleco tool

[Jason2020]

Has any used a pneumatic Cleco tool? If so, which one and how awesome is it?

[andrewtac]

can't remember brand, but it is OK, best for large operations (like moving a row of them one hole over). I tend to not use it unless I have a ton of them to remove.

[unitink72]

Bought it, used like three times. I'll sell you mine if you want to try it.

[Jason2020]

Originally Posted by unitink72

Bought it, used like three times. I'll sell you mine if you want to try it.

Worked that well, eh? Good to know.

[daveyator]

Most unnecessary tool I ever bought. Buy one of those spring wrist exerciser things instead. Just my view
DaveH
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[jacoby]

It?s great for large skins and moving clecos over one hole when drilling. It?s about 4-5x faster than hand. But it?s not a tool I use all the time. I?d use it more if it was always plugged in. I?ve used it on elevators, tailcone, and one wing skin so far. It?s probably moved 40000 clecos at this point.

[9GT]

If you buy one, get the pistol grip style. I loved mine building the RV-10 when removing lots of cleco's. Never used it for installation, just removal.

[DHeal]

I had a pistol-grip style pneumatic Cleco tool during my RV-12 build -- 12,500 pull rivets. It was very useful especially for long runs of repetitive operations where you don't have to put it down and pick it up every time. It is not a required tool but useful for some operations. Best with a flex-coupling and a dedicated lightweight air hose.

[rocketman1988]

Bought one, tried it, didn't use it all that much...way more hassle than just using a pair of cleco pliers...

[David Paule]

Just like the others, I bought one and found it to me more awkward than doing it by hand. I don't use it. That said, when I was doing the wing skins, my wrist got tired and I gave it a break by using it there. Not since.

Dave