Anybody know what size spot weld cutter to use when removing old panels from my tub (Jan '81)?
And any thoughts on best place to purchase?
And any thoughts on best place to purchase?
Spot Weld Cutter - What Size & Where to Buy?
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When i bought my dash box from Dashman, he included one. I'll take a pic when I get home.
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No need for an expensive spot weld remover.
Get 5 1/8" and 3 1/4" cheap drill bits. (As they wear out pitch them)
Use a wire wheel to remove the paint to bare metal so you can easily find the welds.
Find the center of the spot weld, drill a pilot hole with the 1/8" then change to the 1/4" to drill out the weld. I put the 1/8" in a cordless drill and the 1/4" in the more powerful corded drill. Drill all the 1/8" holes, then come back with the 1/4". If you can find a pilot drill bit it will have the 1/8" to 1/4" in one bit.
I took apart my entire rear Cruiser body with this method.
An air chisel with a thin blade really helps to separate the welds that are stubborn!
Get 5 1/8" and 3 1/4" cheap drill bits. (As they wear out pitch them)
Use a wire wheel to remove the paint to bare metal so you can easily find the welds.
Find the center of the spot weld, drill a pilot hole with the 1/8" then change to the 1/4" to drill out the weld. I put the 1/8" in a cordless drill and the 1/4" in the more powerful corded drill. Drill all the 1/8" holes, then come back with the 1/4". If you can find a pilot drill bit it will have the 1/8" to 1/4" in one bit.
I took apart my entire rear Cruiser body with this method.
An air chisel with a thin blade really helps to separate the welds that are stubborn!
I purchased this combo set from northern tool and used one of the sizes to cut out eight spot welds on a military surplus ammo can. As you can see from the product picture each size picture has two sets of teeth. Before I had finished with my eight welds, I had broken off teeth on one side, and I had to flip the cutter over to finish. I'm not sure if it was a crappy product or crappy technique. Northern tool has other spot weld cutter products that might be better.
Spot Weld Cutters — 2-Pc. Set | Spot Welders | Northern Tool + Equipment
Spot Weld Cutters — 2-Pc. Set | Spot Welders | Northern Tool + Equipment
I had a couple spot welds I needed to take out when doing my FJ45 hard top. I ended up going with the harbor freight one for $5. I picked up two figuring they were junk. You can swap the head to the other side for another cutting head. I didn't even burn out half of one. I was happy for the price and was able to go pick it up when I needed it. The pin wanders a little but you can use a small drill bit to start a pilot hole. Spot Weld Cutter - 3/8" Spot Weld Cutter Drill Bit
I tried the drill bit method and just made a mess of things.
I tried the drill bit method and just made a mess of things.
I had to remove some rain gutter this summer, I tried the drill bit method that Coolerman described. No worky.
I was putting an order in at Jegs so I added on their cutter tool. It came in an Eastwood package, it's this one: Spotweld Drill 3/8" Pro Worked great.
I was putting an order in at Jegs so I added on their cutter tool. It came in an Eastwood package, it's this one: Spotweld Drill 3/8" Pro Worked great.
If your using drill bits I think you need at least a cobalt, maybe sub-micron carbide because those welds are really hardened from the heat, like stainless steel or harder. I think any regular drill bit will struggle.
KLF, did you notice on those Eastwood bits if they said USA on the bit? Reason I ask is that I have a lot of spot welder bits in use right now and they are imports. I haven't had any complaints but the eastwoods look like a much higher quality.......along with the price.
