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ekgguy · 07-20-2015, 12:06 PM

For the money, this is the best $35 that I have spent buying tools for what needs to be done for this project.

This turns your MIG welder into a stud gun machine and allows you to pull dents without making holes in the panel.

I tried it for the first time today on a couple of shallow dents and it pulled them out easily. A couple of the more complicated ones, I had to weld a few, pull, remove and weld a few more... but eventually it pulled them most of the way out. Clip them off with a pair of wire cutters and a minimal hit with the flap disk then off to the next one.

70's luvr · 07-20-2015, 12:10 PM

Link?

**Hart_Rod** · 07-20-2015, 12:15 PM

That's pretty kewl!

Custom/Ten · 07-20-2015, 12:18 PM

Thats pretty cool, where did you get it?

**LockDoc** · 07-20-2015, 12:33 PM

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Looks like it's even on sale right now.....

http://www.eastwood.com/mig-stud-welding-kit.html

LockDoc

webfoot · 07-20-2015, 01:34 PM

This excites me very much, thanks for posting. I have a 62 pontiac catalina that came from a mill town, and it looks like it got in a lot of tavern parking lot brawls.

ekgguy · 07-20-2015, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by LockDoc

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Looks like it's even on sale right now.....

http://www.eastwood.com/mig-stud-welding-kit.html

LockDoc

That's the one... wasn't sure about posting a link since they weren't a site vendor....

Works great though

hugger6933 · 07-20-2015, 02:21 PM

I tried to get one from WELD USA for my welder and the new gun I just bought from them as my stud gun was broken at the time I thought it would make a great spare and she said they had just discontinued it for my gun and they sold their last one the day before.
I highly recommend a tool called a Studlever made by STECK. It is one of the best body tools I've ever bought in my 30 years in the shop.

Orange Crate · 07-20-2015, 02:45 PM

I use serrated 6d flooring nails and made a puller using the jaws from a pop rivet puller on a slide hammer. I don't think I paid $5 for the nails and the pop rivet puller was in my toolbox for years.....I hold the nail to the work area with my leather welding gloves and sometimes I will grind a small notch in the nail head for the tack weld if the dent is really tight (small). I did my whole truck and just got it back from paint recently so it does work really well.....But this kit looks pretty slick too.

Husker · 07-20-2015, 03:08 PM

Great price .
Thanks
Ron

treveiger · 07-20-2015, 03:27 PM

I've also seen people tack weld nails on the dent and use the Morgan knocker to pop it out, kinda like a slide hammer glue puller.

70's luvr · 07-20-2015, 04:10 PM

It gets pretty bad reviews on the Eastwood website.

swamp rat · 07-20-2015, 07:05 PM

Humm, could this have been good enough to use instead of buying my stud gun?? :p

Code510 · 07-20-2015, 07:25 PM

I bought the same one, i thought it was crap ending up making my own with vise grips because the stud kept slipping from the puller, it couldnt get a grip. Make Sure to read the reviews first.

ekgguy · 07-21-2015, 02:10 AM

Mine came with 4 different cams for pulling the studs. I just had to make sure the cam I was using matched the stud I was pulling. No issues so far.

07-20-2015, 12:06 PM	#1
ekgguy Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Humble, Texas Posts: 414	Best $35 I have spent so far... For the money, this is the best $35 that I have spent buying tools for what needs to be done for this project. This turns your MIG welder into a stud gun machine and allows you to pull dents without making holes in the panel. I tried it for the first time today on a couple of shallow dents and it pulled them out easily. A couple of the more complicated ones, I had to weld a few, pull, remove and weld a few more... but eventually it pulled them most of the way out. Clip them off with a pair of wire cutters and a minimal hit with the flap disk then off to the next one. __________________ Matt Build Thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=672655 "Father thank you for the gathering of friends, Father we give thanks for all the choices we've made because that's what makes us who we are, let us forever cherish the loved ones we've lost along the way and most of all *THANK YOU FOR FAST CARS!"*

07-20-2015, 12:10 PM	#2
70's luvr Registered User Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Spring Hill,Fl Posts: 223	Re: Best $35 I have spent so far... Link?

07-20-2015, 12:15 PM	#3
Hart_Rod ************* Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pensacola, FL Posts: 17,829	Re: Best $35 I have spent so far... That's pretty kewl! __________________ Rob - https://www.instagram.com/hart_rod_c10 As Iron Sharpens Iron, So One Man Sharpens Another. Proverbs 27:17 FOR SALE: DBW pedal bracket - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=651123 FOR SALE: Hood Brackets http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=679945 1987 Silverado SWB - 34.5K original miles http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=801834 1969 SuperBurb - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=200387 1968 Farm truck - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=358692 1968 SWB - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=551258 1948 Chevy - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=122164&page=3

07-20-2015, 12:18 PM	#4
Custom/Ten Registered User Join Date: May 2014 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 422	Re: Best $35 I have spent so far... Thats pretty cool, where did you get it?

07-20-2015, 12:33 PM	#5
LockDoc The Older Generation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Posts: 25,332	Re: Best $35 I have spent so far... - Looks like it's even on sale right now..... http://www.eastwood.com/mig-stud-welding-kit.html LockDoc __________________ Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 -

07-20-2015, 01:34 PM	#6
webfoot Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Hermiston, OR Posts: 947	Re: Best $35 I have spent so far... This excites me very much, thanks for posting. I have a 62 pontiac catalina that came from a mill town, and it looks like it got in a lot of tavern parking lot brawls. __________________ *Running in place gets you nowhere fast.* -me 1968 GTO 4-spd covnvertible 1970 K-20 4-speed, factory AC.

07-20-2015, 02:21 PM	#8
hugger6933 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Marianna Arkansas Posts: 7,257	Re: Best $35 I have spent so far... I tried to get one from WELD USA for my welder and the new gun I just bought from them as my stud gun was broken at the time I thought it would make a great spare and she said they had just discontinued it for my gun and they sold their last one the day before. I highly recommend a tool called a Studlever made by STECK. It is one of the best body tools I've ever bought in my 30 years in the shop.

07-20-2015, 02:45 PM	#9
Orange Crate Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Under the Truck Dreaming Posts: 642	Re: Best $35 I have spent so far... I use serrated 6d flooring nails and made a puller using the jaws from a pop rivet puller on a slide hammer. I don't think I paid $5 for the nails and the pop rivet puller was in my toolbox for years.....I hold the nail to the work area with my leather welding gloves and sometimes I will grind a small notch in the nail head for the tack weld if the dent is really tight (small). I did my whole truck and just got it back from paint recently so it does work really well.....But this kit looks pretty slick too. __________________ 72 K20 Custom Camper, D60, 14BFF, full roller 406 TPI w custom built ECU and yes..it has tow hooks...

07-20-2015, 03:08 PM	#10
Husker Registered User Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Mid NE USA Posts: 2,212	Re: Best $35 I have spent so far... Great price . Thanks Ron __________________ Member #111 68 C-10 Daily Driver 70 4x4 Project 76 Jeep CJ-5 Help Support the Board: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/payments.php He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors. Thomas Jefferson

07-20-2015, 03:27 PM	#11
treveiger Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: South Dakota Posts: 4,093	Re: Best $35 I have spent so far... I've also seen people tack weld nails on the dent and use the Morgan knocker to pop it out, kinda like a slide hammer glue puller. __________________ 1969 Chevy c20(Miss Hackjob)

07-20-2015, 04:10 PM	#12
70's luvr Registered User Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Spring Hill,Fl Posts: 223	Re: Best $35 I have spent so far... It gets pretty bad reviews on the Eastwood website.

07-20-2015, 07:05 PM	#13
swamp rat Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Spanaway Posts: 8,451	Re: Best $35 I have spent so far... Humm, could this have been good enough to use instead of buying my stud gun?? :p __________________ Mike. Swamp Rat build thread : http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=595019 72 3/4T 4X4 4" BDS Lift 33" BFG's

07-20-2015, 07:25 PM	#14
Code510 Registered User Join Date: May 2014 Location: Riverside Posts: 27	Re: Best $35 I have spent so far... I bought the same one, i thought it was crap ending up making my own with vise grips because the stud kept slipping from the puller, it couldnt get a grip. Make Sure to read the reviews first.

07-21-2015, 02:10 AM	#15
ekgguy Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Humble, Texas Posts: 414	Re: Best $35 I have spent so far... Mine came with 4 different cams for pulling the studs. I just had to make sure the cam I was using matched the stud I was pulling. No issues so far. __________________ Matt Build Thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=672655 "Father thank you for the gathering of friends, Father we give thanks for all the choices we've made because that's what makes us who we are, let us forever cherish the loved ones we've lost along the way and most of all *THANK YOU FOR FAST CARS!"*



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