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Just a thank you to Tim Ayers for the constant kick in the rear to get an heat Induction tool. Still learning the ropes on it BUT It accomplished the first of two hard to loosen fasteners so far without even removing the intake manifold. It never got the intake grub screw plug as "hot"/glowing red as I thought it would.....maybe I need to hold it there longer than I thought???? BUT it did get it loose within about 5 minutes of using it and NO distortion of color or material it was used on!!!!! PLUS I was able to move it from the front port to the rear vacuum port and use it to there temporarily to run this motor. As I use it for the second, Larger fastener this week-end and have a little more "experience" with it I will post the results on round two, a little "harder" task. Maybe the "larger" diameter intake plug on my Jeep and it being closer to the inner edges of the heat element of the induction toll will produce a quicker, faster result??? BUT for now...


Thanks Tim & Michael Driskell and one or two other for the push to get this needed tool!!!!

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Can you share the manufacturer of that tool.
I have always used the torch method but am wanting to get one of those.
Vic

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Aw, shucks Robert. Thank you for the kind words, but not necessary. I can't praise these tools highly enough to anyone working on rusty or old junk. They work so well that my torch sets sits in the corner like a jealous ex-girlfriend. LOL!

Looking at your electrode, I have a Bolt Buster brand tool and their electrodes are a tad different. Here is a link to a picture.

https://boltbusterinc.com/product/ad...-coil-kit-8pc/

Instead of being flat like yours, the Bolt Buster coils go around the bolt, etc. and heat it. My tool gets bolts, studs, etc. cherry red in approx. 15-30 seconds.

Like you mentioned, only the part within the electrode gets hot. Nothing around it.

Maybe form your electrode into a coli like the one's in the link I attached above?

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Vicstuff


Here you go!!! Also a link to it on amazon


https://www.amazon.com/Solary-Mini-I...1zcF9hdGY&th=1


Tim, my electrodes look very much the same as yours....IT seemed like it took well over a minute BUT you could see the electrode start to glow orange even under the woven covering sleeve that is one them.....The electrode in the picture I posted was one of several styles that came with mine...it seemed to fit tighter around the intake grub screw than like the one you posted SO I tried it first......Ironically, I used the one like you posted on yours.....Like I said, I probably held it on there for like 3 minutes with the button pushed.....It never got glowing red BUT the second I pulled it off and put the screw driver to it, it came right out with "normal" force, NO having to really crank down on the screwdriver or use a "helper". Like I said, I have to use it again on like a 1/2" diameter thermostat plug SO maybe that being a bigger diameter, sitting taller from the surface (IE further up into the electrode) and closer to the inside diameter of the electrode will yield a "different" path to the same result????


Thanks again Tim!!!

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Sorry Vic, here is what I bought!!!! Forgot to upload it in the above post!!!

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https://boltbusterinc.com/product/ad...-coil-kit-8pc/
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Great Tim! Make sure you folks click on the "about" to see the tutorials on how to use this tool. Very informative. I won't be surprised if a battery model comes along next that you can take to the scrap yard or "pick & pull.

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WOW! That tool is a must have. Thanks for posting. Jim

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Jim,

I don't say this often about a tool since I know they can put a dent in folk's budgets, but I truly believe it is a must have tool.

After burning a hole in my wife's CV boot while using a torch because I was rushing to get the job done, the next day I purchased the Bolt Buster.

Around the same time, I had to remove some studs from a flathead block. The year prior, I used the trusty torch and all the tricks (wax, Free All, Kroil, etc) and it still took two days to complete the job. Multiple heat cycles and a lot of gas.

This time, I used the Bolt Buster, and like Robert's experience, they all backed out with ease after getting them nice and red with the induction tool. The tool concentrates the heat to the part and the part only. No wasted heat going to surrounding area.

After that, my torch set went into the corner and it is used now for only bending and cutting.

I can't speak more highly about this tool. It's been such a time saver and much safer than using a torch in tight spots.

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If that tool will get out wishbone pins out of axles it will be worth every nickel that you paid for it.

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It is the best money that I have ever spent on a tool!! For two years now, I have never seen a rusty bolt that didn’t want to use this on.

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This tool suggestion is the best thing since eating soup with a spoon. Thanks Tim, need to invest in one for some head studs.

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I'm going to have to get one for sure! I saw a video of a coil designed to loop around a copper plumbing pipe - to do a perfect soldering job. If I was a full-time plumber, I'd have one for sure!

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I installed a new boiler in my house to replace the 75 year old Hydro-Therm from 1950. I didn't have too many soldered connections. All the plumbers I have watched use the o-ring fittings with the crimping tool. Extremely fast and I expect would reduce installation time labor costs.

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Yep. That's the new game. The crimping tool is expensive (around $1,000), but the savings in labor and no return calls due to not having any leaks makes up for it I guess.

Dale,

Where it would be a real saver is having to retro fit a 90 degree or some other hard to reach joint next to a rafter, etc. The inductor will only heat the pipe with no chance of setting the place on fire. When using gas and even using a shield, I always worry about that when working on old stuff with really dried out lumber.

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Yes Sir.
Can be scary
Also can be job security for us Professional Firefighters

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The one thing that the my Bolt Buster hasn't worked on is a lug nut on a '32 BB truck. I heated that thing up until it was red and sat on it with my Milwaukee cordless impact wrench to no avail. It did get the head nuts on a flathead red in about 15-20 seconds.

Would the induction tool work on copper? I thought it was made for steel (magnetic) items.

Red

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Red,

I just looked it up on the Bolt Buster site, said can be used for copper and other non-serous but it may not be as effective. Whatever that means. Good point, though.

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I use this one https://www.eastwood.com/induction-i...ce=google&wv=4

Have owned it ten years, replacement leads are available on amazon. It's my most favorite tool I own. I wont use a open flame in my shop so it's my go to. Works wonders on things like stubborn head studs, and removing the pinion race from the differential.

As a side note I also bought a Bolt Buster and sold it as it didn't heat fast enough for my impatience.

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Thank you Rockfla on your recommendation.
I am still on the fence as to which unit is the best.
Vic