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spectre6000
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I've been using the above Blair cutter in a regular drill, and it works pretty well insofar as I can tell. I got 312 welds cut with the first cutter (comes with three) before I decided to go ahead and change it (probably could have done quite a few more if I wanted to stretch it), so it seems to be reasonably durable.
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WrennMetallWerks
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burnt63
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i used this to remove a rear apron. did the job with no problems. 3/8 was a little large like mentioned before.
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noexit
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i used this to remove a rear apron. did the job with no problems. 3/8 was a little large like mentioned before. |
I used the harbor freight one to remove my floor pans. I wire bush everything to get the spot welds to show themselves, then hit each weld with a punch to keep the bit from walking. Apply moderate pressure for the first few seconds while the blade starts to cut, then you can bear down on it. You'll often hear a pop of feel it give when it breaks through the first layer. |
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girlnouveau
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I have a 7amp B&D drill and picked up some of those bullet/pilot tips drill bits in 1/8 people recommended. They did a nice job on my headlight buckets.
Before my Bug, my tools were only used for random household or art projects. I went through like 10 before it even occurred to me that maybe it wasn't right for the job. Any new tools I bought for the Bug I got heavy duty ones, the ones I already had, I didn't even think about it.
Truth be told I was using my husband's scratch awl to center punch, and then I broke it after 8 spot welds. (Brilliant, I know.) Without the punch the drill seemed to struggle and I didn't want to bear down on it and then break the drill too.
What's a good sized regular drill for this job?
Getting a real center punch is on my to-do list tomorrow. |
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AutoGuru
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| Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 10:04 am Post subject: We use ABDS spot weld cutters |
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We found these guys a few months ago and have been using there bits ever since. I spoke with the owner and they specialize in spot weld cutters, USA made. They are tough as nails and priced well. I think the owners name is Mike.
http://www.autobodydrill.com/
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WoodyAlan
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Used a step drill bit on my bus floor to remove welds; fast and easy;
Cheap set from Harbor Great did the trick.
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ALIEN3T
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| Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 8:58 pm Post subject: Re: We use ABDS spot weld cutters |
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We found these guys a few months ago and have been using there bits ever since. I spoke with the owner and they specialize in spot weld cutters, USA made. They are tough as nails and priced well. I think the owners name is Mike.
http://www.autobodydrill.com/
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I like the prices and choices from here.
Does anyone know what spot weld cutters from here be the best. and what diameter? I'm ready to order them but the company has no phone number on the site. The work I'm doing I'm at a stand still till i split all the spot welds. I tried the HF hole bit looking one, Keeps going through both pieces to easy. Some weld I'm removing for good, Some I'm splitting then want to be able to reattach later.
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Evil_Fiz
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| ...I used the harbor freight one to remove my floor pans. I wire bush everything to get the spot welds to show themselves, then hit each weld with a punch to keep the bit from walking. Apply moderate pressure for the first few seconds while the blade starts to cut, then you can bear down on it. You'll often hear a pop of feel it give when it breaks through the first layer. |
I followed the same process with the HF spot weld cutter. It was $5 and I did about 125 floor pan spot welds with one side of the cutter before I had to flip it over. I did not have any of the sticky cutting oil/compound many have recommended but WD-40 and low speed worked just as well.
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Busstom
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I drill more spot welds than I care to remember, every day practically. This is the back , elbow and wrist saving"est" tool I've ever purchased:
http://www.dentfix.com/viewItem.asp?idProduct=17&a...SS_Capable
Nearly effortless.
Hard to swallow the price at first, but WELL worth it in the long run. A hobbyist would never wear it out if it wasnt abused. Comes with an inline oiler attached.
And if you cant get to the backside, you can remove the clamp and it still works better than any spotcutter bit out there, and I've tried every single new thing that came along on the tool trucks until I bought the spitznagel.
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The link above is dead, here is an updated link:
https://www.dentfix.com/shop-1/Spot-Annihilator-Deluxe-Kit-p65881292 |
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