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They work okay,
August 11, 2008
By kenru
from Seattle, WA
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"I bought these for use in a car restoration. I found that drilling an indent for the pilot pin works better than just center punching, to keep the cutter from skidding off. The saw is not the most aggressive of the various spot weld cutters I have used. It is fine for small jobs but you might appreciate something better for big jobs."
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Home Handyman
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5
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smooth,
March 19, 2008
By buck33
from va
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"these things are a dream. center punch a hole and start em' slow till you get it started and they will not walk! i didnt break any teeth and they cut great. use some common sense like you are a mechanic and they will not disappoint at all. great tool!"
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Professional
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2
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Not the best tool,
July 9, 2007
By sxbrubak
from Glendale, CA.
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"These cutters are the first I have ever used.
I am restoring an old car, old metal, old welds.
They break easily (chip teeth off) and wear fast.
Used a slow speed drill, cutting lube and let the tool do the work.
The spring loaded tip jams up and wears quickly also.
Even using a center punch they walk all over the material
On clean soft material they are fine, nice little holes.
I have since purchased the solid one piece type cutters that work much better on old material, are able to resharpen, self-centering and do not require a punch"
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Home Handyman
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2 Piece Spot Weld Cutter Set,
March 7, 2007
By bowtieman
from South Jersey
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"These babies work great! I've purchased two sets thinking they would certaintly wear-out after a few spot removals. I've done about 35 on my own truck, and about 10 on my brothers. I haven't even opened the second set. Great tool, great price,.............Chuck"
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Very handy,
March 6, 2007
By Jester323i
from Tigard, OR
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"Quite happy with the results, very nice to have on auto body repairs done right.
I found that adding some machine oil to the spring loaded centerpoint tip where it can spin in the middle of the bit helps to prolong the life of the springloaded function. without it it will tend to heat up and seize. At which point you just have to hold a steadier hand to line up the cut.
Also, adding a simple flat washer will adjust the depth of cut for up to 18ga steel.
fairly long life on the cutting teeth, longer than I expected."
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2 piece spot weld cutter set,
March 6, 2007
By jonbav
from Warsaw, Illinois
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"I purchased these bits to use in removing spot welds from old outer rocker panels in a 30's car that I am street rodding. The 5/16 bit that was used did not fair well and some of the teeth chipped off when any level of pressure was applied to the bit during the cuts. The old car metal was just to much for this type and level of bit. On the plus side, I was able to slowly remove all the spot welds with these bits and the cost of bits was a positive. These spot weld cutters probably could be ok with lighter gauge metal. I would suggest you add the spot weld drill bits that look like the traditional metal drill bits, they would appear to be more suited for heavier gauge metal in their design. I haven't used any of those yet, so not aware of how they fair or retain their cutting edges."
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