[TR] drilling out spot welds, steel guage

[Joe Curry]

There is a special tool that is sorta like a very small hole saw that
actually drills a hole in the panel around the spot weld and leaves the
actual weld sticking up a bit without leaving any holes.  All you have to do
is grind it smooth and install the new panel.

I got mine from an auto body repair store.

Joe C.

-----Original Message-----
From: triumphs-bounces+spitlist=cox.net at autox.team.net
[mailto:triumphs-bounces+spitlist=cox.net at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Gary
Nafziger
Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2008 2:48 PM
To: triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: [TR] drilling out spot welds, steel guage

I'm curious about what people are using to drill out  spot welds.  I've been
using regular drill bits (bought more expensive one at Sears which didn't
help
a whole lot) and I find they don't last long.  I'm just wondering what
others
have found to work well.  Do the special spot weld drill bits work well?  Or
are there more expensive regular bits that work just as well?

Also does
anyone know what guage steel tr-3 bodies are made of?  I'll be needing to
buy
some replacement steel soon.

thanks!
gary n.
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