sx2visuvesi Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Hi guysCan you recommend me a spot weld removal tool suitable fro removing the rear wings on a spitfire? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepy Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 I use these! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 +1. Buy the cobalt ones, they last much better.Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve AKA vitessesteve Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Make sure you get the right size. Having used both the cutter type and the traditional special drill typeI would recommend a quality special drill type. Start by punching a centre point where you want to drill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny-Jimbo Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Agreed - use the drill - nominally 3 sizes available, 6, 8 and 10mm. 8mm will cover most bases. I found the 10mm one useful when there were two spot welds overlapping, where one may have failed etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Quoted from vitessesteve Make sure you get the right size. Having used both the cutter type and the traditional special drill typeI would recommend a quality special drill type. Start by punching a centre point where you want to drill. We tried to use the cutter type...The spots on the 2000 were that hard they burnt the cutters out and never made any impactWe used the similar cobalt drill eventually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobPearce Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 I also had no luck with the cutter type. I normally use a die grinder, to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Quoted from RobPearce I also had no luck with the cutter type. I normally use a die grinder, . ...with a cobalt drill...same here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny-Jimbo Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Not used them on the Triumphs at all, but picking the bodies apart on old BMWs we always used the drills with no problems at all. We took a whole rust free 2002 shell down to it's individual panels so we could take moulds off each. Fibreglass 2002 shell for modsports racing... sadly I left the company before that came to completion.Howeverthe drills are spot on for the job, as long as you can get them centred right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daedalusminos Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 The cutter type are next to useless, not used the drill type, I just tend to use an angle grinder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sx2visuvesi Posted March 8, 2016 Author Share Posted March 8, 2016 Thanks for the responses guys!Will order some Cobalt drill bits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepy Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Quoted from Jonny-Jimbo Howeverthe drills are spot on for the job, as long as you can get them centred right. I find that if you rub along the seam with a little sand paper it will highlight the spot welds, then get a centre punch and just dot the middle of the weld, that will help centre the drill as some times they want to wander off as you start them. Once you go through one or two (slow down as you go through the first skin or you will punch right through them all) get a thin chisel (or big flat screwdriver will also work) then slide it in between the panels, helping them prize apart. Then as you cut the next spot weld, the wing will pop apart making it less likely that you drill right through. (If that all makes sense) ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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