Fender Trimming

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Feb 23, 2013 | 11:49 PM
  #16  
i used a 3" cut off wheel.

Quote: I don't even understand why the angle grinder to do the cutting. Talk about the worst tool for the job.
just gotta know how to use the tool. id take that over a sawzall any day for clean cuts.
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Feb 24, 2013 | 07:20 AM
  #17  
Quote: i used a 3" cut off wheel.



just gotta know how to use the tool. id take that over a sawzall any day for clean cuts.
Exactly. Just gotta go slow with it and then take a file to it afterwards.
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Feb 24, 2013 | 09:15 AM
  #18  
If you want the front cuts to be straight with boxxy angles then electric/air shears work great and they're slow enough to make nice, straight cuts.

Sawzall works fine for the rear if you use a short blade and can hold it steady enough to keep from going past the pinch welds.

If you think using an angle grinder is the worst tool for the job for cutting sheet metal you're dumb.
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Feb 24, 2013 | 09:29 AM
  #19  
Quote: Sawzall is more of a demo tool than a precision cutting instrument.
Depends on the saw. The Dewalt I have at work makes blades wobble and cuts crazy. My Milwaukee I have at home runs like a sewing machine. Short blades, a comfortable cutting position, slow and steady and things should turn out fine.
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Feb 24, 2013 | 10:50 AM
  #20  
I hacked mine with a grinder... That trim helps lol
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Feb 24, 2013 | 02:24 PM
  #21  
Angle grinder.
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Feb 24, 2013 | 02:31 PM
  #22  
used an angle grinder with cut off wheel for strait cuts and dremel to do the turns as to leave less burrs
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Feb 24, 2013 | 03:19 PM
  #23  
I have a mini air powered sawzaal i used worked great!
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Feb 24, 2013 | 06:30 PM
  #24  
electric nibbler or body saw. a cut off wheel on a die grinder or angle ginder is just more time consuming thats all. a good sharp nibbler won't leave as bad of a burr on the edge afterwards, plus you can do a fairly sharp radius with it easily...not so easy with an angle grinder. my fronts took me literally 5 mins after i took off all the trim. i just followed the faded outline of the paint underneath the flares.
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