by BADBADGER Sat Dec 11, 2010 8:04 amAny one care to comment on the use of spot weld cutters. Ive never used one. Saw a set in Eastwood catalog. Price seemed to be OK.
How do they work, are they durable etc: ?
How do they work, are they durable etc: ?
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BADBADGER
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Spot weld cutters?
BADBADGER- Number of posts : 246
Location : Minden Nv
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67a 100 pickup- Number of posts : 1319
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I used the ones from eastwood and got about 100 welds before they were dull. After that I used a drill bit for the welds on my donor panels.
EconoUSAparts- Number of posts : 2198
Location : Ft Thomas,Ky
Registration date : 2008-05-17
I bought a set locally from Grainger but havent used then yet. I spent the extra cash and bought the set with replaceable tips to keep cost down in the long run. I saw the same set at the Cavallcade of Customs show last year in Cincinnati in the tool dealer area.
Digz- Number of posts : 3794
Location : United States Six Lakes MI
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They do work, The one I bought I wasnt to impressed with the durability part. center punch and a 3/8" shallow ground drill bit worked best to me. The single hit spot welds they do okay on , but ya run into a doubled up one and its hard on them.
panelmanrd- Number of posts : 801
Location : kcmo
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I have a set work great just not on high speed, turn them slow they
work great.
work great.
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I got one from Eastwood and Grainger. The Grainger one lasted, the Eastwood one didn't. The do make a cleaner cut but a good drill bit saves you a lot of frustration....
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