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Re: cheap air tools

To: ggorman@dsava.com (Gorman, George)
Subject: Re: cheap air tools
From: james.a.babcock@adn.alcatel.com (James Babcock)
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 15:09:14 -0400 (EDT)
I used a Sawzall once to cut down a willow tree...they're amazing.
I'm not too worried about cutting exhaust pipes, but the nuts and
bolts can be a real pain.  I recently did the (original) exhaust on
a 10 yr old Prelude, and I had to cut the 6 bolts that secure
the cat into the system.  I used a 4" electric grinder which worked
OK, but it's heavy and the wheel is a little big in tight quarters.
I was hoping that a cutoff tool would accomplish this the next
time that I need to do a similar job, but it sounds like it might
be a little weak.  So...how do folks cope with cutting bolts in
tight quarters (sorry, an acetelene torch is not an option)?

Jim Babcock

Gorman, George wrote:
> 
> You said you'd be using the cutoff tool to cut exhaust parts.  I tried this 
> with mine, and it did cut, but VERY slowly.  I wasn't too particular for my 
> application, so I used my trusy Milwaukee Sawzall; in two seconds the pipe 
>was 
> cut.  With a proper blade, the Sawzall should give you a real clean cut too.
> 
> George Gorman
> Manassas, VA
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