Hi Gary-
I almost hate to admit this... but I've used a Sawzall for most of my
metal cutting. Not terribly elegant, but it gets the job done; and with
projects around the house there's not much worry of never using it. The
other tool that's been handy (for instance to start cuts mid sheet) is the
air-powered cut-off wheel. Between those two tools, and a bench-grinder to
clean the edges of replacement pieces up, I've been able to get just about
everything done.
Ryan.
-----Original Message-----
From: Radicic, Gary [mailto:RadicicG@osc.army.mil]
Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2000 11:42 AM
To: oletrucks@autox.team.net; old-chevy-truck@egroups.com
Subject: [oletrucks] RE: Cutting Body Metal on ADs
All,
I'd appreciate your experiences on this one. What is the best way to cut
the
cowl area/floor body metal? I've removed the front fenders, inner fender
wells
and WOW! My mid West truck has a lot of cowl and floor repair needed. I'm
looking forward to the experience and I'm planning on Chevy Duty or such
repair
panels, but really don't have any sheet metal tools. Any experience with
shears, nibblers, cut off grinders, or power hack saws? As you know, we
don't
want to sink too much in tools we may not use again! :) SHIMBO is watching
the
budget! Just kidding!!
Thanks,
Gary
Gary Radicic
1950 Chev 3604
Geneseo, IL
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