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how are hammer drills with chisel bits at cutting bolts?
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| How well do the el cheapo hammer drills with chisel bits do at cutting off
nuts and bolts? I've got some in very inaccessible places where I can't get
any tool but an air chisel of an electric hammer drill with chisel. Not
confident my air compressor will carry the air chisel. Bolts I need to cut
are 3/8".
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"RB" <rbig@bellsouth.nospam.net> wrote in message
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> How well do the el cheapo hammer drills with chisel bits do at cutting off
> nuts and bolts? I've got some in very inaccessible places where I can't
> get any tool but an air chisel of an electric hammer drill with chisel.
> Not confident my air compressor will carry the air chisel. Bolts I need
> to cut are 3/8".
I tried cutting off the heads of the rear bumper (fender) bolts on my
Range Rover same problem no space to work in I used one of the big hammer
drills specifically designed for the job? - pure rubbish the only thing it
did was made my ears ring I ended up using a Dremel it took a while and 4
discs but did the job
Derek
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| T Shadow 2006-11-01, 5:25 pm |
| "Derek" <del.wattsnospambaby@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> "RB" <rbig@bellsouth.nospam.net> wrote in message
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> I tried cutting off the heads of the rear bumper (fender) bolts on my
> Range Rover same problem no space to work in I used one of the big
hammer
> drills specifically designed for the job? - pure rubbish the only thing
it
> did was made my ears ring I ended up using a Dremel it took a while and 4
> discs but did the job
> Derek
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AFAIK hammer drills are for cement. I wouldn't expect an air hammer to be
useful for such a large bolt either.
The Dremel tool is great. I've had one for 20 years. If your going to be
doing bigger jobs like this consider getting a bigger cut-off tool. I have
an air powered one and a battery powered spiral saw that can be used that
way but it doesn't have a guard. Right angle grinders can be used with a cut
off wheel too. IIRC RotoZip has a right angle attachment for their tool.
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"T Shadow" <NoOne@nonono.com.invalid> wrote in message
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> "Derek" <del.wattsnospambaby@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> AFAIK hammer drills are for cement. I wouldn't expect an air hammer to be
> useful for such a large bolt either.
> The Dremel tool is great. I've had one for 20 years. If your going to be
> doing bigger jobs like this consider getting a bigger cut-off tool. I have
> an air powered one and a battery powered spiral saw that can be used that
> way but it doesn't have a guard. Right angle grinders can be used with a
> cut
> off wheel too. IIRC RotoZip has a right angle attachment for their tool.
>
I reckon you are right on the money the descriptions of these tools are
delibrately
vague http://www.machinemart.co.uk/product.asp?p=060212015 the one I was
trying was about twice the size of this beauty and still not man enough I
do have air and electric angle grinders and cutoff tools but when its a
really tight corner a little Dremel is a versatile little beast that can
save world of trouble
Derek
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| T Shadow 2006-11-08, 3:25 am |
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"Derek" <del.wattsnospambaby@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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>the one I was
> trying was about twice the size of this beauty and still not man enough I
> do have air and electric angle grinders and cutoff tools but when its a
> really tight corner a little Dremel is a versatile little beast that can
> save world of trouble
> Derek
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Agreed. Especially with the option to use the right angle head. Been looking
at the reciprocating saw attachment for the same reason.
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