uhoh_45 Posted December 29, 2010 Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 was wondering if there was any sheet metal workers here or anyone that uses air sheers regularly i'm looking to see if this base model is up to cutting the metal of the rear deck near trunk Quote R.I.P! (Nov-29-2009) 92 explorer - 4 Atomic Apxx 15s duel .7s - 4rth order bandpass wall -4 powerbass XA-3000D's - 16 8volt batts wired to 16 volts - (9+/9-) runs 0gauge - 152.3 Db @ 29hz BUILD LOG current build 97 chevy lumina4 - 1 Atomic Apx 18 - 6 cube slot port trunk sealed off - 1 powerbass XA-3000D - 2 optima G31s in spare tire18 1 run 1/0 lumina build log Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01 S-10 Posted December 29, 2010 Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 Send -Hobby- a message he does it for a living Quote TDH FTW !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uhoh_45 Posted December 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 thanks i'll send him a pm Quote R.I.P! (Nov-29-2009) 92 explorer - 4 Atomic Apxx 15s duel .7s - 4rth order bandpass wall -4 powerbass XA-3000D's - 16 8volt batts wired to 16 volts - (9+/9-) runs 0gauge - 152.3 Db @ 29hz BUILD LOG current build 97 chevy lumina4 - 1 Atomic Apx 18 - 6 cube slot port trunk sealed off - 1 powerbass XA-3000D - 2 optima G31s in spare tire18 1 run 1/0 lumina build log Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Hobby- Posted December 29, 2010 Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 They work pretty good on flat surfaces. Cant say I have tried one in a car before. If you have to cut thru double thick material it will be a bitch. Because of the length of the tool getting in tight corners wont be easy either. Sometimes they dont like going over pressed/stamped areas. An air saw with a good metal blade would work well. A plasma cutter would make quick work of it. Might not be that much to rent one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uhoh_45 Posted December 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 (edited) i was going to pm you just went out to garage to see how thick 17 gauge was with the caliper haha as for the plasma i want to go with the least amount of sparks as we'll be doing this in the car as for the sheers - i've used my hand snips to cut the rear deck before it worked but took lots out of you to do it so i'd imagine the sheers would make miens meat out of it haha i just want the cleanest finish out of this when done i'll look for some pics of what i need to cut Edited December 29, 2010 by uhoh_45 Quote R.I.P! (Nov-29-2009) 92 explorer - 4 Atomic Apxx 15s duel .7s - 4rth order bandpass wall -4 powerbass XA-3000D's - 16 8volt batts wired to 16 volts - (9+/9-) runs 0gauge - 152.3 Db @ 29hz BUILD LOG current build 97 chevy lumina4 - 1 Atomic Apx 18 - 6 cube slot port trunk sealed off - 1 powerbass XA-3000D - 2 optima G31s in spare tire18 1 run 1/0 lumina build log Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uhoh_45 Posted December 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 (edited) i only need to cut an inch and a half off each side and then straight back and across (taking rear deck out completely) Edited December 29, 2010 by uhoh_45 Quote R.I.P! (Nov-29-2009) 92 explorer - 4 Atomic Apxx 15s duel .7s - 4rth order bandpass wall -4 powerbass XA-3000D's - 16 8volt batts wired to 16 volts - (9+/9-) runs 0gauge - 152.3 Db @ 29hz BUILD LOG current build 97 chevy lumina4 - 1 Atomic Apx 18 - 6 cube slot port trunk sealed off - 1 powerbass XA-3000D - 2 optima G31s in spare tire18 1 run 1/0 lumina build log Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Hobby- Posted December 29, 2010 Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 (edited) 17 gauge is pretty thick. They should cut the metal in a rear deck pretty easily. Its more of a can you fit the tool in the places you need it to go to do the work. Maybe drill in the middle and work towards the sides. The problem with the big humps is that the shears have a sweet spot/angle that they like to be in to cut right. To high or to low and they just dont cut. Or maybe I just had an old dull ass shear lol. Edited December 29, 2010 by -Hobby- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Hobby- Posted December 29, 2010 Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 Or use a sawzall with a metal cutting blade. Just watch out for the glass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uhoh_45 Posted December 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 (edited) for the humps i have my bull nose snips and other tin snips (im a fireproofer by trade and have alot of tin snips hmm buddy has a sawzal i think i could borrow i thought of that earlier but figured snips would work Edited December 29, 2010 by uhoh_45 Quote R.I.P! (Nov-29-2009) 92 explorer - 4 Atomic Apxx 15s duel .7s - 4rth order bandpass wall -4 powerbass XA-3000D's - 16 8volt batts wired to 16 volts - (9+/9-) runs 0gauge - 152.3 Db @ 29hz BUILD LOG current build 97 chevy lumina4 - 1 Atomic Apx 18 - 6 cube slot port trunk sealed off - 1 powerbass XA-3000D - 2 optima G31s in spare tire18 1 run 1/0 lumina build log Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Hobby- Posted December 29, 2010 Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 turbo shear I use one of these all the time to cut furnace openings. Just put it on the front of a cordless drill. Whats nice is you can angle the drill and rotate it from side to side. Im mostly cutting 22g with these. The metal in those decks cant be much thicker than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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