air chisel

[markythesparky]

are thse any good took a masive gamble (£1) and bought one that was on offer at B&q

 

[James1979]

In principle yes, don’t know that make though. Well worth a quid!!

if you get the least used chisel and cut it off square they make good ball joint separators if you can get the tool in.

 

[Melvyn Best]

Again , I’m not familiar with that make of air chisel but they can be very useful for a lot of mechanical work . Some of the cheaper ones tend to be all or nothing with no or very little control which can be a bit annoying

 

[Cobbler]

if you get the least used chisel and cut it off square they make good ball joint separators if you can get the tool in.

I cut the end off one of the chisels, welded a big nut on the end & filled it with weld, rounded off like a ball pein hammer to crack ball joints.

 

[James1979]

I cut the end off one of the chisels, welded a big nut on the end & filled it with weld, rounded off like a ball pein hammer to crack ball joints.

I have used the pointy one for the same but only if the joint has a dip in it.

I like the nut idea. My ball joint separator is just the plain shaft

 

[MCKDAVID]

have had one of these cheapies for a while, works fine. The hardening of the chisel end leaves a lot to be desired, but haven't worn through it yet, just needs a regular tickle up on the grinder, sharpens it up again..


but you'll no go wrong for a quid.... handy wee tool to have when needs must

 

[markythesparky]

are they any good for spliting panels when drilling out spotwelds

 

[MCKDAVID]

ideal

 

[Cobbler]

There is also a chisel that isn’t normally supplied for cutting panels, a chisel with a little slot & a hook like blade out of it. It cuts a slot coiling up a strip rather like a Monodex does. I’ll see if I can find it & post a picture in a bit.

 

[James1979]

There is also a chisel that isn’t normally supplied for cutting panels, a chisel with a little slot & a hook like blade out of it. It cuts a slot coiling up a strip rather like a Monodex does. I’ll see if I can find it & post a picture in a bit.

They use them on the race rescue units as there is no spark danger. I’ve used the one that came with mine a few times. It’s very good at what it does but not something I use a lot

 

[Cobbler]

There you are, got a picture for you, cost me 50p from an auto jumble, not sure if I’ve used more than once or twice

 

[mr haynes]

Sure you'll find Scheppach saws and the like in fixscrew.
As said above, handy tool. Used mine all the time for ripping off body panels where subtlety was unimportant

 

[anto44]

Awesome tool for car work. I have an identical gun I bought in lidl years ago and a heavy duty blue point version.

The parallel punches, the pointed ones and the hammer head are the ones I use the most.

I have one of these sets to go with it too, it allows it to be used as a puller.

I made this up to use it for removing seized VW injectors

 

[Cobbler]

I bought mine 20 odd years ago, it was on offer from Screwbedoo, we used to make up an order at work in the days it was mail order only. Colleagues asked me what I wanted for, I was doing some building work at the time & I saId to cut concrete blocks. I was told I was daft, it wouldn’t do that ....... but it did, & did it well. I think I paid about £8, it paid for itself the first time I used it.

 

[brightspark]

There you are, got a picture for you, cost me 50p from an auto jumble, not sure if I’ve used more than once or twice
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brilliant for cutting up in to car wings and thin steel sheet without distortion. just drill a hole to start it off in the middle of a sheet

 

[brightspark]

used to use mine for knocking electrical boxes in to brick and chasing .took the compressor to jobs now use all rechargeable stuff but the chisel is still useful at home

 

[keithski122]

I have one but never really used it much as a mechanic however the main reason I bought it is you can get a curved chisel that is fantastic for cutting old exhausts away from sections that need to be saved with no damage.

 

[brightspark]

i was going to get a needle scaler attachment for my cp chisel,l but they were 80 quid 50 years ago . dunno why i wanted one as ive got shotblasting gear

 

[brightspark]

Awesome tool for car work. I have an identical gun I bought in lidl years ago and a heavy duty blue point version.
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The parallel punches, the pointed ones and the hammer head are the ones I use the most.
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I have one of these sets to go with it too, it allows it to be used as a puller.
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I made this up to use it for removing seized VW injectors
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a compressed air slide hammer

 

[Tom O]

I’ve only used one once pushing a bolt out of the rear springs to replace them.