I am going to be tackling the C-channels on my truck after Fall Crawl. Does anyone have a decent air chisel I can borrow. I have a Northern Tools air hammer, but I am unsure of how it will do.
Tools for C-channel Replacement
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I have an air chisel gun... I think one of the keys is to have a high strength alloy chisels, as the ones that usually come with the cheap hammers are too soft and deform too much, IMHO. Also recommend at least on longer chisel so you can get some leverage.
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Good advice. On the purchase list.
You can borrow my air chisel
Don't forget really good hearing protection, beer for your neighbors & lots of patience.
Some rivets come right out, some not so much. A few are just friggin hard to reach.
I found that drilling into the rivets a bit seemed to help with the stubborn ones. I think it would help if you could heat the rivets with an induction tool but that theory is untested.
Good luck !
Some rivets come right out, some not so much. A few are just friggin hard to reach.
I found that drilling into the rivets a bit seemed to help with the stubborn ones. I think it would help if you could heat the rivets with an induction tool but that theory is untested.
Good luck !
Sounds like a great reason for Charlton to visit, right ???
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the chisel makes the air hammer. The harder and sharper the blade the better.
get a hammer with a long barrel. These deliver harder slower hits than the shorter ones.
This is the one I use. Works well on Toyota rivets!
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This is the one I use. Works well on Toyota rivets!
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It looks like Milwaukee does not make a battery version of an air chisel.
Charlton, you owe us a visit. Might as well get dirty.
Charlton, you owe us a visit. Might as well get dirty.
Post Fall Crawl is good timing
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Post Fall Crawl is good timing
Oh yeah, turning into a party.
start pricing the bits and it adds up fast! plus the case is nice.
I picked up the IR 118MAXK like @matzell plus the short IR 122MAXK as well. They're beasts. A "I only buy Snap-On" friend was even impressed by them.
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I have to say the cheaper ones can be nice - until you try a better one and realize the difference.
I had a lesser one until I had to pop rivets out to replace ball joints on the Yukon and it might as well have just been making noise (which it was doing a lot of). The 118 got them right out.
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I have to say the cheaper ones can be nice - until you try a better one and realize the difference.
I had a lesser one until I had to pop rivets out to replace ball joints on the Yukon and it might as well have just been making noise (which it was doing a lot of). The 118 got them right out.
While you're buying tools, you might also want a needle scaler to knock the rust off the parts you're keeping.
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Thanks—got one of those, cheap thing it may be.
