Whose got Tin Snips?
12-02-2003 | 01:45 AM
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Whose got Tin Snips?
Just yanked off my turbo/downpipe heatshield to get it ready for my Install Day on Friday. Going to hack off part of it to make it fit the ScoobySport Bellmouth before hand so I dont have to mess with it on Friday.
If any locals have tin snips that I could borrow that would be awesome, otherwise my arm will probobly fall off hacksawing it. I'm also available to meet at UCKK or BDG for a little parking lot snipping
-Bill
If any locals have tin snips that I could borrow that would be awesome, otherwise my arm will probobly fall off hacksawing it. I'm also available to meet at UCKK or BDG for a little parking lot snipping
-Bill
12-02-2003 | 09:21 AM
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although the dremel with the carbon disk will be ALOT cleaner the TIN SNIPS will be a lot faster. So... why don't you just get some for $10 at home depot if all else fails.
12-02-2003 | 09:21 AM
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I like Edgar's Dremel ideeur. It might be a little time-consuming but will yield really nice results.
If you use snips, some sort of compound aviation snips will work better on that heavier gauge heat shield. Tin snips work okay when the work piece is thin enough to easily bend by hand.
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If you use snips, some sort of compound aviation snips will work better on that heavier gauge heat shield. Tin snips work okay when the work piece is thin enough to easily bend by hand.
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12-02-2003 | 11:05 AM
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Dremel's the way to go... its what I did to get the EGT probe through the shield (infact I just cut large chunks off so I can get the shield off w/ having to remove the pipe or probes first).
Also, be sure to make the edges smooth. It keeps wires (and fingers) from fraying and cuttiny.
You can get Dremel's pretty cheap at Home Despot. However, I bought 3 in a row, real Dremel brand when I canted to cut a muffler heat shield on another car and they all died, 1, 2 ,3. Finally I got tired of returning them and went to Sears and got the Craftsman version. Oddly, it looks JUST like the Dremel as though its made for Sears by Dremel... but you know, the Craftsman branded one is still working fine 4 years later.
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Also, be sure to make the edges smooth. It keeps wires (and fingers) from fraying and cuttiny.
You can get Dremel's pretty cheap at Home Despot. However, I bought 3 in a row, real Dremel brand when I canted to cut a muffler heat shield on another car and they all died, 1, 2 ,3. Finally I got tired of returning them and went to Sears and got the Craftsman version. Oddly, it looks JUST like the Dremel as though its made for Sears by Dremel... but you know, the Craftsman branded one is still working fine 4 years later.
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12-02-2003 | 11:09 AM
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Don't use a Dremel
I tried the Dremel to cut my shield and it doesn't work. I have a bellmouthed Random Technology DP. There are multiple layers of tin that you have to cut through and a dremel just won't do it. Right hand tin snips work great, then use a grinding wheel to smooth out the cuts.
12-02-2003 | 11:17 AM
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Why won't the demel cut? 
Maybe you didn't have the right wheel? Wear some gloves, googles and go to town! 
I wouldn't use a ceramic wheel. Prolly would crack after a few seconds of use. But the fiber reinforced wheels do really well with our heat shields.
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Maybe you didn't have the right wheel? Wear some gloves, googles and go to town! I wouldn't use a ceramic wheel. Prolly would crack after a few seconds of use. But the fiber reinforced wheels do really well with our heat shields.jason
12-02-2003 | 11:37 AM
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Dremel
Maybe I'm referring to a different Dremel. The Dremel cutoff tool I have is 3/4 inch cutoff wheel that cuts stuff like nails and thin metal.
If you're talking about a high speed cutoff wheel like a Makita and carbide cutoff wheel, then yeah, knock yourself out, I'd use that too.
Either way, $10.00 tin snips and a file work good if you're tight on money.
If you're talking about a high speed cutoff wheel like a Makita and carbide cutoff wheel, then yeah, knock yourself out, I'd use that too.
Either way, $10.00 tin snips and a file work good if you're tight on money.
12-02-2003 | 11:50 AM
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Nope, i'm talking about a dremel with a little wheel, maybe more like 1" or 1.5". Although I have a Ryobi grinder too... too powerful not as fine control. But you didn't answer my question; why didn't the dremel work for you? Just curious.
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12-02-2003 | 12:55 PM
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Originally posted by mmboost
Nope, i'm talking about a dremel with a little wheel, maybe more like 1" or 1.5". Although I have a Ryobi grinder too... too powerful not as fine control. But you didn't answer my question; why didn't the dremel work for you? Just curious.
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Nope, i'm talking about a dremel with a little wheel, maybe more like 1" or 1.5". Although I have a Ryobi grinder too... too powerful not as fine control. But you didn't answer my question; why didn't the dremel work for you? Just curious.
jason
Be sure to use the carbon cutting disks... double them up if you have to. they worked fine for me. The other disks are crap IMHO.
12-02-2003 | 01:16 PM
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actually, I found that cutting the shield with snips, then clean up the cuts with a grinder bit or a cutting wheel works well... and fast!
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