Pneumatic flanger / punch

[Tuff68]

Any of you have / use on of the pneumatic flangers/punchs like Harbor Fr. sells. They list it working on 16 Ga. material and thats what I'm using on my panels.
Looks like a good by @ $39.00 if they work ?

Thanks

 

[Tito]

I am interested to hear too, it does look like a good deal and a way to save a lot of time and headache.

 

[Clint]

We used one on my rear fender openings. Made adding new sheetmetal in MUCH easier...

 

[Tito]

I would think it would be perfect for taking a cut to an uncut without removing the whole panel. I wouldnt mind doing this myself.
Anyone know if the longer f100 panels would be better for donors than the Bronco panels?
Sorry for the diversion.

 

[00gyrhed]

They work fine. I have one and so does a freind. You do need to be careful though and make sure the metal is clean or it will tear up the edge on the blocks and cause the flange to be a litltle in disctinct.

The punch is really handy for spotwelding panels.

 

[Explorer]

I passed on Harbor Freight on this one. Bought one on E-Bay for same price, 3/16" punch, swivel head and handles 14 gauge. No bidding, it was Buy it now. Works great. He has a E-Bay store and logo is MPP, just can't remember name. I can look it up on my PayPal account if you want.
Afterthought: Great for flanging straight cuts, corners require a little work.

 

[allenfahey]

When I did my core support I drilled 3 holes and then borrowed a bodyman's punch from work. His is a Matco brand but I'm sure the Harbor Freight one will last you long enough for an EB restoration or 2.

 

[bighorn]

Picked one up at Northern. It's very handy and works well. You'll find more uses for it as you go.

 

[deltarat]

Don't know how I ever made it without it. I started drilling holes to plug weld. Then I bought the punch/flanger. Did it ever save time!

 

[ransil]

I have the harbor freight one, it worked for about 1.5 Broncos now it won't punch anymore.
I will wait for a sale or coupon and buy another one when i need it.

 

[Tuff68]

Found out this item was on the HF sale sheet for $29.95 so I went yesterday and picked one up.
This little tool is great. I punched 14 holes in a floor panel quicker than I could have found the right bit and up it in my drill.
Played with the flanger a little and it worked good on the 16 Ga. I have been using. It makes the offset flange about 1/2" long. Should be a big help when butting up to flat sheets.
With the sale price I added the 1 year full replacement warranty for $5.90 and feel like this was a good buy .

 

[Gummi Bear]

I've had mine for a year or two now. It's been fun to play with, one of these days I'll get the sheet metal work done. :-[

 

[Tito]

Found out this item was on the HF sale sheet for $29.95 so I went yesterday and picked one up.
This little tool is great. I punched 14 holes in a floor panel quicker than I could have found the right bit and up it in my drill.
Played with the flanger a little and it worked good on the 16 Ga. I have been using. It makes the offset flange about 1/2" long. Should be a big help when butting up to flat sheets.
With the sale price I added the 1 year full replacement warranty for $5.90 and feel like this was a good buy .

Good deal. That warranty is nice, it stops working, just bring it in and snag a new one on the shelf. I might pick one up this weekend to try on my wheel wells (narrowing them ~ 3").

 

[FSRBIKER]

I am going to Harbor Freight today or tomorow and this is one tool i am picking up, is the swivel head something that comes in handy..they have one for $10 less without a swivel head.

 

[sprdv1]

Spent $100 there the other weekend..

 

[johnmlebel]

friend of mine has a body shop and i used his snap on one and was hooked it was the greatest piece of equipment to do sheet metal work. I went out and bought a Ktool one from work for 70 and it works great but not as good as the snapon one

 

[hammer]

If your just starting your panel replacement they're worth their weight in gold! Best money you can spend.

I unfortunately bought mine with two panels left to do.