Re: JPOR: Jeep tools

["Ed Tapanes" <EdT@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

A die grinder.  I have had a couple of cut off wheels and think that the cut
off wheel alone is worth buying an air compressor.  What I'm looking for is
a good die grinder.  I have a cheapy Cambell Hausfield and a not-so cheapy
Craftsman die grinders and they're both seriously lacking in power.  I've
found out (the hard way) that cheap tools are worth substantially less than
what you pay for them.  A difference very well illustrated by using a C-H
impact gun and a quality Craftsman gun (re-labeled Ingersol Rand?).  So I
guess my question really is whether my expectations of how a die grinder is
supposed to work way too high or are the ones I'm using just crappy tools?
Do they perhaps need more air volume than my compressor can give (7.0 SCFM @
90PSI)?

Later,
Ed T.

Obi-Wan <bvh@inetnebr.com> wrote:
>
> Die grinder or cut-off wheel?  I see die grinders everywhere, but
> haven't looked closely at them.  I had a heck of a time finding a
> cut-off wheel, though.
>
> You can get seven of them from Harbor Freight for under $100.  ;-)
> The only decent quality one I've ever seen was on Ingersoll-Rand's
> web site, and I seem to recall it listed for nearly $100.  Everything
> else I've ever seen was in the $15-20 range by some no-name mfg.
>
> After searching in vain for something in between, I finally settled
> for a cheap one from Menards (like Home Depot).  It has a chrome
> shield, which is more durable than the plastic ones that some cut-off
> tools have.
>
> -- Obi-Wan
>    '95.5 YJ, '77 Wag (sans engine)
>
> - --
> Ben "Obi-Wan" Hollingsworth                             obiwan@jedi.com
>          Yeah, it's about the 4x4s, but it's really the people
>               that make all of this fun.  -- Cole Quinnell
>             Anybody want to buy a Jeep XJ Dana 44 rear axle?