What is your weapon of choice?

[Dukemaster]

What kind of cuttings tools do you use?

[Hotwheelz]

i love my saw-zall!!

[Sweet Tea Man]

depends on the job. but i'm never far from my plasma cutter or my trusty cutting wheel

[bignick31985]

I've got a 2.5 inch pnuematic grinder and a 4 inch Harbor Freight electric grinder. Got some decent cutting discs for'em, but I really want a sawz-all.

[Sweet Tea Man]

I've got a 2.5 inch pnuematic grinder and a 4 inch Harbor Freight electric grinder. Got some decent cutting discs for'em, but I really want a sawz-all.


i had a harbor freight 4 1/2" grinder. when i was cutting the tops of my frame rails it kept bogging down. i switched to my dad's Makita, and i havent looked back since:LOL:

[bignick31985]

i had a harbor freight 4 1/2" grinder. when i was cutting the tops of my frame rails it kept bogging down. i switched to my dad's Makita, and i havent looked back since:LOL:


My pneumatic one is pretty good. It sliced up the bed support over the differential with ease. But that is pretty thin metal.

The 4 incher though does get bogged down...it took me like 2 hours of straight grinding to get my notches cut when I did the flip kit. And it doesnt have an easy off button so I could lose fingers if I dont hold on good.

I've been meaning to upgrade to a nice one with a warranty that will last through hell and back.

[jaredcc86]

i had a harbor freight 4 1/2" grinder. when i was cutting the tops of my frame rails it kept bogging down. i switched to my dad's Makita, and i havent looked back since:LOL:


yeah makita makes pretty damn good electtric power tools. Circular saw, drills, sawzall, grinders...i usually go w/ makita for the price/quality ratio..

[matrixbackman01]

gotta love the ol skool, the torch

[Dukemaster]

Yea i gotta say my 4 1/2 inch Harbor Freight grinder does that job. I looked at this way 19.95 or for a makita 100 or so. But i do have to harbor freights cut off wheels seem to hold up really. I think they sell 10 for 6 bucks

[roadfool]

im too poor for the plasma cutter right now, but my pawn shop sawzall will eat whatever i put in front of it.

[Low88]

depends... I have been into the torch alot for quick cuts that dont matter. Nothing beats it for speed... But id say 90% of my truck was sawzall built.

[Andrew Sylvest]

plasma>all

[comegetsome]

plasma but i still love my torch the best:scared:

[jdm-eg]

4.5 inch angle grinder ...

[Bagged 04]

Plasma all the way.

[crewon24s]

i have them all but i think im going with the cutoff wheel for thin metal and plasma for the thick stuff an my torch rarely gets used

[Kid_Rock_GTX]

I love using a electric grinder with a cutoff wheel on it. But it has to be a Flexovit Razorblade cut off wheel, actually i use there closed coat grinding stones too. I love throwing a 7 inch cut off wheel on my 9 inch grinder! WOW that thing will cut 1/4 plate like most cutoff wheels would cut threw 16 gauge steel. Seriously if you have a chance to get your hands on these check them out. Here is a link (http://www.aeriform.com/browse/product_list.aspx?catID=34&Keyword=razorblade)to all the different wheels there are that airgas carrys.

Here is a pic of the razorblades, by far the baddest cutoff wheels, and grinding stones ever made!
http://www.aeriform.com/cachedImages/0000005%5Ct047_r08464_v-2.jpg

Beside the electric grinder with a razorblade I use the sawzall once in a while, it has its places. for removal of crap the torch is nice. Something that you will not catch me dead with is a pneumatic 3 inch cutoff wheel, I HATE those. but all in all 95% of my cuts are with a razorblade cutoff wheel on a electric grinder!

[Sierra Stud]

plasma>all
:word:

[tony@air ride]

72cc Husquvarna with a 32" bar :)

[SIC-K5]

Nothing Beets A Good Old Grinder With A 7" Cutting Wheel. Chop It......

[bigjrodriguez]

what would you guys recommend for cutting out some tail lights into a rollpan. like caddillac lights or other lights were the quality of the cut is important.

[XXL]

Should've done checkboxes so I could vote on several.

:hack:

[BEN IV]

All of the above, sheet metal cut off wheel or plazma cutter, plate torch or plazma cutter, tube band saw or sawzall. Just depends on what im doing.

[Loki]

Like others have said.

For Steel i use either a cutmaster 51 plasma, or a torch

For hard to reach seized up bolts and such, i use either a portable bandsaw or a sawzall...both of which have many applications,

i have a cutoff wheel depending on what i'm trying to cut on

i use a sabersaw (air powered reciprocating sheet metal saw) for body panels and fender trimming. (also good for forming fiberglass in precision cuts)

it just depends on the application :read:

[Loki]

what would you guys recommend for cutting out some tail lights into a rollpan. like caddillac lights or other lights were the quality of the cut is important.
i would start by drilling pilot holes at 6 points of the cut area.

if they are ovals, i would do 4 close to the corners and then 2 on the far outside of the oval. i would use a scribe to trace out the lines and then a few beers to steady my hand. after that, i would use a pneumatic sabersaw and clamp the roll pan to a couple of 2x4s or a couple saw horses. :read: just depends on what i have handy. then i have a pneumatic rotary drill with deburring bits that i would use to smooth it out. (be careful not to take too much out, those bits are crazy if you're not used to them.) i would practice on some sheet metal if before doing it on a rollpan if you've never used the tools before :read:

[XXL]

then i have a pneumatic rotary drill with deburring bits that i would use to smooth it out.




http://www.cornerhardware.com/images/4/4463.jpg

[Loki]

that works too XXL :D

[Toms94z71]

sawzall, saber saw, or grinder/cutting wheel because that is all I have for cutting metal. Use the sawzall mostly though.

[jeep45238]

Depends really. Quick cuts where I can fit it, sawzall, smaller areas cut off tool, thicker areas not near anything combustable, torch every single time.

I really would love to get a full size oxy kit...but this portable deal rocks the house compared to using propane or mapp to loosen ****.

[Jokeman]

Sawzall, Portaband, 4.5 grinder or Pneumatic cutoff wheel.

[Bob T]

http://www.cornerhardware.com/images/4/4463.jpg
Navy designation: "Polish Milling Machine"

[89cowboyup350]

I love my variable speed Metabo 4.5" angle grinder. Other than that, Chicago Pneumatic cut-off wheel, torch and Im savin for a Pasma cutter.

[crewcab06]

Depends on the job. i have all but plasma, dont really need one when you've got a torch.

[Bullitt]

sawzall

[BADD2500]

Plasma, oxy/acet, cut off tool, port a band, sawzall is last place on my list, for alumninum circular saw w/ carbide combo blade

[rainman318]

Body saw or plasma

[00shortbox]

Mainly cut-off wheel, sometimes torches. :cool:

[rickypopham]

Depends on the type of destruction, but in general a battery powered sawzall.

[99-2door]

Depends on the job..
Hacking---torch
Sawzall or air cut off wheel for other stuff, grinder too.

Some day I'll get my hands on a plasma cutter.

[SimpleGreen]

All I own is a Ridgid Recip-saw, so my options are pretty limited :dunno:

[mulvane]

Wheres the vote vote for tnt? It might not be a clean cut, but it will definitely remove any excess.

[TITANIUM]

I have all of those in the shop plus three different grinders.

[BigJohnson]

i used my dewalt angle grinder and a cutoff wheel to cut through leaf springs (3 leaf). like a hot knife through butter.

[Boheefus]

4 1/2" cutting wheel, my sawzall, portable bandsaw, or my ARC welder for the really thick stuff

[meyer2ml]

Cut off wheel and torch

[GreaseDog]

all of the above! lol my most common tool of attack lately has been the Mac 1/4" angle grinder with a cutoff wheel. its small size makes it very easy to control.

for bigger jobs, i reach for the trusty sawzall.

[Chev-350]

For big stuff I like the torch but for most of my cutting work on my truck's I grab the Makita sawzall or 4 inch grinder. The 7 1/2 inch DeWalt grinder is great too nothing stop's it.

[mittelmeier21]

I use my sawz-all most of the time but if it's too thick I'll either use the grinder or tun the welder way up and burn through. I wish I had torches but I can't justify the price of them and the tanks for all the more I'd use them.

[ratfink61]

miller plasma cutter...all day long...

[felixdosmil]

Air Powered Cutting Wheel from Harbor Freight... gets the job done. Had a chance to come up on a plasma cutter, but I didnt trust myself... would probably be missing limbs by now...

[thepusher]

The plasma is my favorite, but the sawzall will always have a place in my heart.

[CheapChevy]

Remington 7mm.

[rebelbowtie]

i had a harbor freight 4 1/2" grinder. when i was cutting the tops of my frame rails it kept bogging down. i switched to my dad's Makita, and i havent looked back since:LOL:

makitas are nice but the brushes burn up fast i have smoke at least three but one of them i really abused it i put a 6" wheel on it and went to town

no body mentioned air arc or oxygen lance. great for removing big welds

[LesFex]

I keep trying different weapons; but I would like to use Sawz-all....