Anyone got an air compressor and a die-grinder?

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    Need to make some holes in things ;) Not sure on a date that I would need it yet. Anyone got a semi-portable aircompressor and a diegrinder that I could use to make holes in, say, a car hood?
     
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    we have an aircompressor but not a diegrinder but my uncle might have one if u want me to check
     
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    i have a cordless drill, and some drill bits. did you get hood pins or something?
     
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    fuji, fong, yia from here has air compressors they can get a hand of.
     
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    Hood pins...hmmm, no.
     
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    i see, i guess you will need alittle more then a drill.

    if you are unable to find anyone on here, i might be able to borrow/gain use of one from/at my buddys shop. but that is along ways away from you (other side of the cities almost)

    good luck finding a grinder, and good luck lining that vent up right.
     
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    I got an air compressor but no die grinder. Mine is 26 gallons big and runs 5.6 CFM @ 90 psi. If you want to borrow it, just let me know. It's a 2-person job to lift it.
     
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    I'll have to check the size of my grinder!!!!!
     
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    we have a grinder if it will work
     
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    I need a die grinder, not a regular angle grinder
     
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    do u want me to see if my uncle has one and if u can use his big air compressor
     
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    or y dont u just go out and buy a air compressor at sears cuz u will probly use it again some other time
     
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    I don't have it in my budget to get an aircompressor right now. It is something that I will probably end up getting next year.
     
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    do u want me to check with my uncle and see if he has a diegrinder. and see if u can use his big air compressor
     
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    it also looks like it will be a fun project.
     
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    If you plan on cutting a hole in your hood that larger with a die grinder, it will take you all winter. I would use a jig saw/sawzall. From there you can use a die grinder to make it fit. I do have die grinders and bits, but everything I have wil take you months to cut out a hole like that. You could also use a cutoff wheel type, but you will still use alot of wheels. Oh ya, check out harbor freight, that always have die grinders on sale for like 9.99.

    Russ

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    i use to have a air comp,die grinder and a jig saw until kongzilla burnt out my comp,lost my die grind...and my jig saw last time one of my buddy borrowed it to fraud his 240 lost it....
     
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    i was just at menards and they had a die grinders there and they range from 15-35$.
     
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    Jason I agree with the using a sawzall. A die grinder will take forever on sheet metal even. I have a straight cut off tool, with 3" discs, but corners will still be hard to do.
     
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    ok, thanks for the pointers. I forget that my hood is steel not aluminum. I used to work in a metal shop, but it was mostly aluminum stuff, so we used die grinders alot for smaller cuts. Yeah, the steel hood will require a bit more than a die grinder. My only worry is that the sawzall will cause some pulling of the metal. We'll see what happens. I could always use a Sawzall.
     
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    well, you will want to use a fine tooth blade (probably 20 teeth per inch) and just let the saw do the work.

    Russ
     
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    the sawzall will probly bend ur hood u might be better off using a jigsaw. but do what ever u want to do its ur hood
     
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    I have a jig saw if you want to use it. Would prefer you came over and just used my garage to do it. You buy the blades :)
     
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    I have a jigsaw. But thanks for the offer.
     
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