NemesisLS1

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Alright I am running into a problem now with some craftsman bimetal blades that I am using to cut off my torque converter to the flexplate. Dont ask me why because I have all that in the automatic section but these blades just seem to be melting when they hit the bolt. Are there any other blades I could use to get through this bolt?

Thanks

y2k_ta

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Try the Milwaukee brand blades.

WhiteKnightZ28

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I too had to cut the bolts off my torque converter, I used a dremel with a long flexible shaft extention and large grinder blades... it takes about 3 of them to burn thru one bolt.

spare tire

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why not just use a dremel and sand the bolts in 1/2 then use a hammer and chisel to spin them out? For sawzall blades I would deff. go with milwakee.

WhiteKnightZ28

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I tried that, its incredibly hard to do.

Here's a pic of what I had to do to get the bolt to come off:

eschoendorff

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Lenox has a new blade out - they sent me a free one in the mail. It is white with gold teeth... by far the best and logest lasting blade I've ever used.

618HAWK

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While cutting keep the blade cool and lubed, few shots of wd40 will do wonders, for the life of the blade.

jimmyblue

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Grade 8 is going to be pretty hard. I guess there are
some other grade names now, but anyway. I have
gotten carbide-grit blades for my saber saw for use
on tile; may be (probably are) equivalents for the
Sawzall form although I've never used them on mine.
Might check in tile supply type places if you don't get
any satisfaction at Home Depot.

PipesTA

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I run "The Torch" by Milwaukee. They always get the job done.

Silverback

Grade 8 is the hardest for standard bolt alloys, but the stuff they use for bolts like that is even harder. The only really good way to cut them is with an abrasive blade of sorts, any toothed blade isn’t going to have teeth much harder then that bolt and will get ruined quickly. If you want to use the sawzall they make carbide grit blades for stuff like this.

NemesisLS1

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I got the bolts out last week finally! Went through 12 blades total. Found out that the Milwaukee tungsten carbine blades were the best for cutting through the actual bolts. The craftsman professional blades were good for the actual steel part of the torque converter. Went through 3 of the tungsten carbine ones. It was a pain in the ***, but it was fairly easy compared to sweating my *** off under the car trying to get the torque converter off which I am replacing anyways. Just have to wait for all my parts to get in now and ill be all set!

96-speed

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For plain steel I use Dewalt bimetal blades from Home Depot. They work pretty good.

spy2520

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haha, nemesis i didnt realize you made a tool thread about this. i guess i lucked up with only completely destroying 2 craftsman blades i got from work...

04LS1GTO

Lenox blades FTW

UA-Plumber

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At work we do a lot of piping demo. We use milwaukee, lennox, and lawson. The milwaukee "TORCH" is a good blade, lennox is good as well.

Silverback

The dewalt blades that you find near the checkout at HD… really don’t compare to a good Milwakee or Lennox blade. They work, but run at any decent speed they fall apart quickly.

With my supersawzall I usually have to set the speed down to somewhere <2 or so to keep from destroying them, where with a similar TPI Milwaukee I can run full speed all day. For that matter, I’ve used 4/6TPI Milwaukee bimetal wood/nail embedded wood/demolition blades to hack through ½” steel plate (roughing out turbo flanges) and it worked great and the blade didn’t suffer any damage at all (well, it worked great, but trying to hold onto all that wore me out, I think I had to stop a few times just to rest/chill out)

eschoendorff

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I know the feelin'.... when I run my sawsall it shakes that whole garage if I haven't tightened things down properly.

eallanboggs

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What about a cutoff wheel in a die grinder?

manman

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I would say a cutoff wheel in a die grinder would of been best probably wouldnt of even used one blade unless u got it in a bind, but "The Torch" is a really really good blade use it on everything, just make sure u get the 8 or 9" one, not sure which it is, but it seems to work the best. ( It's also fairly cheap compared to a Lennorx blade and always lasts longer for me. i think its like almost $3 for the small Leenorx blades and about $4 for the large blades like the torch, and I can get the torch in a pack of 5 for $16.60 ish

CrawlinWS6

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You took the words out of my mouth!