Tools for rust cutting

[1979ZED]

When cutting out rust what tools are people using? Obviously there is the angle grinder, but what about for those small cuts?

 

Thanks.

[reverendzed]

You may need to use a dremmel tool with a fine metal cutting wheel.

Rev.

[FLEXZED]

hey mate

 

I use a standard jig saw with a metal blade or my air hacksaw or depending on the position of the peice that you want cut out, a pair of good quality tin snips work well

 

Loui

 

 

[Scoota G]

Yea i have one of those electric die grinders that i got from Bunnings. Spent 60 hrs on the cylinder head and extractors and then it blew up, soi took it back and got a new one. Lots of uses, what area do you plan to cut rust from?

[Brabham]

Air driven die grinder with a 3"x1mm thick cut-off wheel works well. As the good Rev. said for detail work a 1" or 2" wheel on a dremel is good-if you have the flexible drive cable this helps as well. Cheers. 

[1979ZED]

the main area I see at this point in time is in the roof just on top of the quarter windows.

 

I'm sure there are going to be many more I find along the way.

 

I've also got rust in the boot where the spare wheel goes which I have no idea how I am going to tackle yet.

[C.A.R.]

9" Cutoff.

[xa1973]

9" Cutoff.

 

[zzzzed]

spot weld drill, hammer and chisel

[Zeddophile]

9" Cutoff.

 

Just the thing for precision work.... Scary pieces of shit them.

[drifta1600]

These are realy thin! These work so good, even when there worn down, there good to use for realy small cuts.

[C.A.R.]

Scary pieces of shiver them.

Not really - they are fine as long as your not a knob when using it.

 

12" Petrol powered cutoff is a bit more of a challenge though...

[nat0_240_chevZ]

air hacksaw, small metal blade and 4-5' grinder with 1mm thick cutting wheels.

[MaygZ]

Reciprocating saw with a fine metal blade.  Mine's a cordless DeWalt and gets used for everything (almost) that has some room on both sides of what's being cut.