Jeff Fayne wrote:
>
> It was recommended to me NOT to use the nibbler on rusty parts, it's what
>wears
> it out. I'd definitely use one for trimming new sills and body parts
> (invaluable). Clean metal only!
I agree that it probably wears faster, but the consumables are fairly
cheap.
Around here the tips are $4 CDN ($2.75US?) and you can use each one
two or three times by rotating it around because it's always the same
side that cuts.
The dies are about $15 CDN and I'm only on my second.
I think the additional consumable costs are worth it for
cutting speed and precision on rusty metal, especially stuff
that's still attached to the car when you are trying to make
a clean line for patching but have to cut through crusty stuff
to get there.
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Trevor Boicey, P. Eng.
Ottawa, Canada, tboicey@brit.ca
ICQ #17432933 http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/
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