3/8" Pneumatic Rivet Nut - Astro Pneumatic

The Astro Pneumatic PRN1 3/8" Pneumatic Rivet Nut Tool is an air-hydraulic solution designed for professional technicians and fabricators who require efficient and reliable installation of threaded inserts. This robust tool delivers consistent pulling power, streamlining fastening tasks in demanding automotive repair and industrial fabrication environments. It offers secure, repeatable rivet nut setting, enhancing productivity and the quality of threaded attachments.

Key Features

• High Traction Power: Generates 2,680 lbs of instant air-hydraulic pulling force, ensuring secure and reliable setting of rivet nuts even in demanding applications.
• Versatile Fastening Capacity: Installs up to 3/8" (M10) steel and aluminum rivet nuts, and up to 1/4" (M6) stainless steel rivet nuts, accommodating a wide range of common shop requirements and materials.
• Optimized Workflow: Features an instant trigger setting and a free-spinning rear wheel, facilitating rapid installation and unthreading for repeated use on panels and brackets, thereby reducing operator fatigue.
• Comprehensive Mandrel and Nosepiece Kit: Includes 8 common sizes: metric M4, M5, M6, M8, M10, and SAE 1/4", 5/16", 3/8", offering wide compatibility across various vehicle and equipment platforms.
• Durable, Professional-Grade Construction: Built for daily professional use with rugged construction, ensuring long-term reliability and performance in busy service bays and assembly lines.

Applications

This pneumatic rivet nut tool is ideal for automotive body repair, upfitting, and custom work on body panels, inner structures, brackets, and engine bay components. It is well-suited for installing blind threaded inserts in sheet metal, tubing, and thin sections on passenger vehicles, light trucks, and fleet vehicles where traditional fastening methods are impractical or access is limited. The PRN1 is also highly effective in general manufacturing, fabrication, and plant maintenance where strong, repeatable threaded attachment points are required for enhanced assembly processes and repair.

Specifications

• Manufacturer: Astro Pneumatic Tool
• Model: PRN1
• Traction Power: 2,680 lbs
• Capacity: Up to 3/8" (M10) steel/aluminum, 1/4" (M6) stainless
• Stroke: 6.5 mm
• Air Consumption: 3 CFM
• Air Inlet: 1/4" PT
• Weight: 6.7 lbs
• Dimensions: 9" x 9" x 4.65"