Craig
I tried the cutter with replaceable blades and my option is that it is not worth
bringing home. It is almost impossible to keep centered and if it is in any
bind at all (and you will find 90% of the welds on any LBC are in a bad places)
it destroys the blade. I would keep away from this tool. After the bad
experience with this tool I didn't even try the other one. (It looks like it
would work better but it was expensive and I decided the job of cutting out spot
welds was better done by staying with the basics) I just drilled them out with a
3/16 or 1/4 inch drill bit. It leaves a much smaller hole that is easy to fill
with a mig. They leave a perfect hole size to weld through and when done right
the can be made to look almost as good as the original spot weld. These size
bits will not cut all the spot out but a thin chisel between the two metal
pieces and they easily pop apart leaving a much less damaged base part. If you
decide to use the cutter stay with the smallest. When you start to put things
back together there is no reason to have 1/2 inch holes all over the place.
Good luck
Scott Bullock
"Craig D. Niederst" wrote:
> I have seen several references here before about the spotweld drills/cutters
> that Eastwood sells. I see they have two varieties, and also two sizes of
> each variety. The first one is a solid drill bit that they call
> "professional grade," and is the more expensive of the 2. The second is a
> cutter with replaceable heads. Both come in 3/8 and 1/2 inch sizes. I will
> be using this item to remove the spot welds in my B's floors. The prices are
> similar for the 3/8 inch units ($15 for the cutter, $20 for the drill), so
> whats the consensus on which works best? From my perspective, the drill
> appears to remove more of the weld from the "bottom" panel than the cutter,
> so it appears to require less grinding which is a good thing. Are the 3/8
> inch size OK for this purpose, or do I need a 1/2 inch one (seems a bit big
> to me, but their description mentions that the bigger 1/2 inch size is
> needed for trucks and convertibles)? Does anyone else but Eastwood sell
> these items? I have checked my local home improvement type places and Sears,
> but have seen nothing similar. Thanks.
>
> Craig
> '71 B
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