- 1. cheap air tools (score: 1)
- Author: james.a.babcock@adn.alcatel.com (James Babcock)
- Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 13:58:05 -0400 (EDT)
- I sent this message earlier, but I think that someone on the list probably got it...sorry. I'm wondering about people's experience with cheap air tools. I'm thinking of buying either a cutoff tool or
- /html/shop-talk/1997-09/msg00067.html (8,679 bytes)
- 2. Re: cheap air tools (score: 1)
- Author: Eric Petrevich <inchman@prolog.net>
- Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 14:27:57 -0400
- I have one of these and I love it. It is great for working when you have no room to swing a ratchet. -- Inch Hooligan #3 http://augdev.com/Inch mailto:inchman@prolog.net mailto:0904239@pagenet.net (e
- /html/shop-talk/1997-09/msg00068.html (8,083 bytes)
- 3. Re: cheap air tools (score: 1)
- Author: "Gorman, George" <ggorman@dsava.com>
- Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 15:30:24 -0400
- I've use a cheapie set of air tools I got from Price Club over two years ago ($100 for impact wrench, air chisel, air ratchet, rotary sander, cutoff tool). I've never had any major problems with the
- /html/shop-talk/1997-09/msg00069.html (8,356 bytes)
- 4. Re: cheap air tools (score: 1)
- Author: Steve Noe <stevenoe@box-s.nih.gov>
- Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 14:48:32 -0400
- James, SFM (speaking for myself), I would never run a spark plug in or out using a power tool, especially not on alloy heads. Too easy to strip the threads if the plug begins to bind due to carbon or
- /html/shop-talk/1997-09/msg00070.html (8,374 bytes)
- 5. Re: cheap air tools (score: 1)
- Author: james.a.babcock@adn.alcatel.com (James Babcock)
- Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 15:09:14 -0400 (EDT)
- I used a Sawzall once to cut down a willow tree...they're amazing. I'm not too worried about cutting exhaust pipes, but the nuts and bolts can be a real pain. I recently did the (original) exhaust on
- /html/shop-talk/1997-09/msg00071.html (9,017 bytes)
- 6. Re: cheap air tools (score: 1)
- Author: Billy Zoom <billyzoom@earthlink.net>
- Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 13:51:29 +0000
- I have lots of Harbor Fright air tools and have never had a problem with them. I got my cutoff tool from Pep Boys. Their air tools work great also. They have an excellent return policy if you ever d
- /html/shop-talk/1997-09/msg00073.html (8,189 bytes)
- 7. Re: cheap air tools (score: 1)
- Author: rwil@cts.com (Roland Wilhelmy)
- Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 20:53:58 GMT
- I use a die grinder (a cutoff tool without the guard) for lots of weld grinding and sheet metal cutting. It sure doesn't seem slow to me. This is a die grinder of oriental manufacture, and I have bee
- /html/shop-talk/1997-09/msg00076.html (8,157 bytes)
- 8. Re: cheap air tools (score: 1)
- Author: Berry Kercheval <kerch@parc.xerox.com>
- Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 13:59:13 PDT
- I'll second that! But air ratchets are wonderful tools. I first used one helping a friend drop the engine into his MGB, and it made bolting down the radiator bulkhead just fly. Just start all the nu
- /html/shop-talk/1997-09/msg00077.html (8,552 bytes)
- 9. Re: cheap air tools (score: 1)
- Author: "John T. Blair" <jblair@exis.net>
- Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 17:24:19 -0400
- Jim, Most of my air tools have come from Northern Hydraulics, an IR impact wrench, (I also have a cheap $25 one) 3/8" & 1/4" (which I've never used) drive ratchet. (I've have sheared the gears on one
- /html/shop-talk/1997-09/msg00078.html (8,897 bytes)
- 10. Re: cheap air tools (score: 1)
- Author: Billy Zoom <billyzoom@earthlink.net>
- Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 15:16:52 +0000
- One of my favorite air tools is a Harbor Freight $19.95 air drill/grinder with a 41/2" flap wheel. It's much better than an angle grinder for finishing welds etc. and the flap wheels outlast about t
- /html/shop-talk/1997-09/msg00080.html (7,634 bytes)
- 11. Re: cheap air tools (score: 1)
- Author: DANMAS@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 19:57:42 -0400 (EDT)
- Jim: Just last week, I was faced with a similar problem to yours. I used and IR air powered hacksaw (similar to a sawzall, but about the size of an air grinder). As an economy move, I have found that
- /html/shop-talk/1997-09/msg00081.html (8,505 bytes)
- 12. Re: cheap air tools (score: 1)
- Author: "John T. Blair" <jblair@exis.net>
- Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 20:41:14 -0400
- I'll byte! What is a flap wheel? John John T. Blair WA4OHZ email: jblair@exis.net Va. Beach, Va Phone: (757) 495-8229 48 TR1800 48 #4 Midget 65 Morgan 4/4 Series V 75 Bricklin SV1 77 Spitfire
- /html/shop-talk/1997-09/msg00082.html (8,078 bytes)
- 13. Re: cheap air tools (score: 1)
- Author: Arthur Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
- Date: Sat, 20 Sep 1997 15:03:15 -0400 (EDT)
- I have both the cut off tool and ratchet. The cut off too does jf%nelstall a little if you use too low pressure. All in all it works just fine. The last time I used it was to cut the exhaust pipe off
- /html/shop-talk/1997-09/msg00084.html (9,455 bytes)
- 14. Re: cheap air tools (score: 1)
- Author: kengano@advant.com (Gano, Ken)
- Date: Sun, 21 Sep 1997 11:34:06 -0500
- I recently bought a DA sander (CAmpbell-Hausfield) from the local Wal-Mart. (The Midwest modern day General Store). It sheered the main spindle the first time I tried to change pads. A Chicago Pneuma
- /html/shop-talk/1997-09/msg00087.html (9,546 bytes)
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