Needle gun

Al2O3 · Apr 25, 2014

Was in the pub last night and an ex mechanic asked if I had any recent pictures of my Landy rebuild. I told him I was at the stage of cleaning, rubbing down and painting. He asked if I had a needle gun and had to describe it cos I'd never heard of one. He reckons they're brilliant at taking rust off axles etc. Anyone used one? Are good cheap ones available?

yellow90 · Apr 25, 2014

I don't know about price but they are an excellent tool , just has vibrating rods that can move side to side slightly to fit in areas , usally used to brake pad changes to clean the calliper carrier as it takes seconds , very good in confined areas such as behind the shock mounts and near the swivel housing plates

Thor1950 · Apr 25, 2014

works great, have alot of hours using one of them things. You need a good air supply

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aaronmorris · Apr 25, 2014

Cant say I'd ever heard of one or seen one. But I have now and they look pretty good.

Thor1950 · Apr 25, 2014

aaronmorris said:
Cant say I'd ever heard of one or seen one. But I have now and they look pretty good.

you will need ear muffs with that thing

aaronmorris · Apr 25, 2014

Thor1950 said:
you will need ear muffs with that thing

I don't doubt it. Not be buying one anyway. Bought enough rammel lately

scotty281976 · Apr 25, 2014

ive got the exact same one, worked a treat a cleaning the chassis up on my rrc, they do use a fair bit of air

Mugsey · Apr 25, 2014

Seen/used 'em when i was offshore. - as said they use a lot of air, noisy and you need to protect lungs (if there's a lot of dust) And can cause "white finger"(?) from vibration - if used a lot.
Otherwise, they're very good!

monkfish24 · Apr 25, 2014

Mugsey, I agree with you, stripped a small flight deck of ring bolts, MURDER! Hated it!

marccleave · Apr 26, 2014

They sound awesome, might have to look into getting one. Always love a new toy!

I'd be very careful taking it to a Land-Rover though, chassis or body of say a RRC/Discovery... Although I guess that's the point though!

SteveD · Apr 26, 2014

Bugger, summat else I don't really need that I've got to have

Like the chainsaw I bought cheap that has sat in my workshop unused for the past 18 months.

pressbrake · Apr 26, 2014

I have one and its the chassis tester, if it kills the chassis its scrap

trax99 · Apr 26, 2014

pressbrake said:
I have one and its the chassis tester, if it kills the chassis its scrap

agreed, a good scaler will reduce a good seeming piece to a pile of rust coloured dust in minutes

Al2O3 · Apr 26, 2014

Clarke do a cheap one for £36, looks well worth it. I've got two mates with compressors, so I just need to check if they are big enough. How often do you need to replace the needles?

Thor1950 · Apr 26, 2014

Al203 said:
Clarke do a cheap one for £36, looks well worth it. I've got two mates with compressors, so I just need to check if they are big enough. How often do you need to replace the needles?

long time

Al2O3 · May 4, 2014

Well, Thor 1950 was bob on about the ear defenders.

Only used it for about a minute and my ears went numb. Couldn't hear the compressor kicking in cos of the noise from the needle gun. Very effective though!
These before and after shots show about 15 seconds worth of work. I was doing this on the drive, but think I will have to make space in the garage and close the door to try and keep the neighbours happy.

Thor1950 · May 4, 2014

al203 said:
well, thor 1950 was bob on about the ear defenders. Only used it for about a minute and my ears went numb. Couldn't hear the compressor kicking in cos of the noise from the needle gun. Very effective though!
These before and after shots show about 15 seconds worth of work. I was doing this on the drive, but think i will have to make space in the garage and close the door to try and keep the neighbours happy.

:d:d

MJI · May 4, 2014

Regularly used with Barry sourced steam locos.

Seen them used also pretty noisy

aaronmorris · May 4, 2014

Al203 said:
Well, Thor 1950 was bob on about the ear defenders. Only used it for about a minute and my ears went numb. Couldn't hear the compressor kicking in cos of the noise from the needle gun. Very effective though!
These before and after shots show about 15 seconds worth of work. I was doing this on the drive, but think I will have to make space in the garage and close the door to try and keep the neighbours happy.

Nice. Think I need to get my self one of them

Oh and glad I wont be the only one with unhappy neighbours

Mine fecking hate me :lol:

Thor1950 · May 4, 2014

aaronmorris said:
Nice. Think I need to get my self one of them

Oh and glad I wont be the only one with unhappy neighbours
Mine fecking hate me :lol:

1/4" piece of steel plate about 12" square on the concrete and it will ring like a church bell

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