tool of choice for trimming fenders?

[ryan22re]

whats your tool of choice for trimming fenders?

im thinking sawzall/cut off wheel

 

[pauly383]

Depends on how far your trimming . Mine are down to the inner femder , used a grinder with a cut off wheel . Did my fenders and quarters for the bumpers to fit with a grinder too .

 

[ryan22re]

a big angle grinder or a small air powered one?

i plan on cutting alot.

ive got a sawzall, but its battery powered, and the battery is about dead after about 30 seconds of cutting.

im thinking of picking up a 4 1/2 angle grinder and a corded sawzall. maybe borrow a compressor so i can use my little cut off wheel for the corners.

 

[darkshadow]

I would use a small electric grinder, with a 4 1/2" thin cut off disk, but a few and go to town you will have better controll with it.

if you have a die grinder you cold use cut off disks with it but then your getting a little small i dont know if it would be practical

 

[the beast]

 

[smokkey1]

I used a plasma cutter
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[ryan22re]

I used a plasma cutter

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man, that would be nice....

 

[8_YOUR_H2]

I also vote for the 4 1/2" cutoff wheel on a grinder. Use it to trim away the outer sheetmetal and then a sawzall for the inner steel. I love my cutoff wheel!

 

[Leper]

Everything you have. HF has sales on sawsalls all the time. I had to use a die grinder on most of mine because of the EXO getting in the way.

 

[mxfireman]

You should use this. It would be very nimble, light and easy to use. Of course I would take off the concrete blade.

 

[TexasA&Mblazer]

I've heard of sheetmetal concious people using jigsaws with metal blades for a cleaner cut.

 

[dremu]

Air nibbler for sheetmetal. For the edges or double-thick bits you gotta use a Sawzall (sorry, a "reciprocating saw" )

Nibbler:

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=46061

I also got an air mini-sawzall, which is very handy for fiddly bits:

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=113

Note neither is terribly expensive... certainly not as much as a good recipro saw. I got one of the HF $20 ones once ... they suck.

-- A

 

[blackblazer717]

my favorite three are the
1. sawzall
2. wizzer (or air powered cutoff wheel)
3. angle grinder with the sheild taken off and a 5inch cutoff disk installed

LUKE

 

[ryan22re]

i borrowed a buddy's sawzall (a real milwaukee) and an angle grinder. picked up some blades and some cutoff wheels at home depot.

would like to start cutting now, but i gotta cook dinner...

*edit* i guess ill have to cut it by the glow of the christmas lights

 

[pauly383]

I've heard of sheetmetal concious people using jigsaws with metal blades for a cleaner cut.

Until you jam the damn blade , and break your guide off

Sticking to my cheapo HF orange 4 inch grinder

 

[mrk5]

I use a 4.5" angle grinder. I like it better than the sawzall. It amazes me how much cutting sheet metal can eat the blades.

 

[kmodi]

definately an air nibbler, it cuts sheetmetal like butter, and then finish of the thicker stuff with a cut-off wheel and a sawz-all if you have to.

 

[WhiteBurb]

I prefer to use an air powered die grinder when cutting body parts. It gives a lot of control and makes nice clean cuts.

 

[ryan22re]

well the grinder i borrowed wouldnt take the cutoff wheels i wanted to use so i went and bought a new one.

 

[Joshinator]

Two Oaks and a Pine

All them tools sound like trouble and expensive. I used a couple of trees, talk about MAJOR clearence now!!