I am retrofitting a house with radiant heat, attaching the extruded panels flush with the sub-floor. Problem nails poking through the floor. What do you use to cut the ring shank flooring nails? grinder, dikes??? This is a PIA job. Anyone have a solution?
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channellock end nippers.
4 1/2" grinder if it has to be totally flush, but then you have to deal with lots of sparks.
zak
"When we build, let us think that we build forever. Let it not be for present delight nor for present use alone." --John Ruskin
"so it goes"
I think you would like using a air die grinder fitted with a 3 inch cut off blade. The air tool is pretty user friendly as far as grabbing, etc. I have a straight and angle die grinder - probably either would work well on this.
Electric die grinder with a cutoff wheel. It can get into smaller areas than a angle grinder.
A friend of mine did a job like that a few years ago. I'm assuming you're below the subfloor and want to eliminate the pointy ends of the all the nails. Yes?
If that's the case, he used one of those do-everything-disks that they used to sell on T.V. They come with a mandrel to chuck in a decently fast electric drill. Use the edge of the disk to cut the nail off flush, then the face of the disk to sand down any little burrs that might still exist.
It worked well for him and the bottom side of the subfloor ended up pretty smooth. Wear eye protection from all those hot nail points raining down. I think I've seen those disks a Home Depot.
Have lots of fun.
i know this would not apply here but i keep a battery sawzall with nail cutting blade on it, The corded for wood, i dont have to keep changeing blades
A different solution:
Bend the panels a little so the tubing is an inch or so below the subfloor, and attach as normal.
huh? I guess Im not following your logic the extrusions are kinda stiff.
the hand held makita 9.6v cordless reciprocating saw seems to be the ticket. I was wondering if some Heating crew had a better solution.
no one's mentioned the Multimaster yet?
Ok...the multimaster.
Or a grinder...dykes work ok but that'll still leave a little stub pertruding.
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Just use the dykes and grind away.
another good thing if you can't afford the MM is the grinder attachment that came w/my Rotozip.
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Andybuildz,I had a problem grinding with my rotozip - maybe they have corrected the problem now, but watch out for it.I generated enough heat that it went down the shaft and loosened the plastic fan on the same shaft allowing it to scrape something. I had to go in there and use glue and thread to secure the thing. I think at that time I used silicone with thread wound in - now I would probably go with gorilla glue - Then I grind no more with the thing.Fz
Thanks for the warning Fonz...hope it was an isolated incident. I haven't had any trouble with mine and I've been using it pretty regularly the past year or better.
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aww you beat me to the punch!
oh well thats why they call me segundo!
that and the one time where there was this really big bru ha ha, and i took second!
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I ususally cut off a few nails and screws with a brand new blade in my circ saw. Usually chips a tooth in the process. One day I need to remember to put an old blade in the saw.
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I use a set of large end nippers, then a grinding wheel or sanding disk on a minigrinder.
Sure is a pain in the hind end.
Good grinding.
Beer was created so carpenters wouldn't rule the world.
Here is another option.
http://www.theflushcut.biz/index.html
I try not to be negative around here but that tool is lower than a prazi putty chaser.
I saw them at a JLC and actually ordered one when the need came up.
Once you actually use one you realize that it doesn't work in the field the way you think - changes the whole dynamic of normal loads associated with the sawzall.
The real kicker was that the offset loads tweaked the sawzall chuck, broke off in the chuck (flush), and seized to whole assembly.
After a $ 100 repair bill I finally had my sawzall back up and running.
At least the putty chaser doesn't destroy your tools while it isn't working!Remodeling Contractor just on the other side of the Glass City
Thats a bumer to hear. Thanks for the heads up. Do you think the extension bars would be OK?
At this point I wouldn't try any of their stuf -= once bitten.Remodeling Contractor just on the other side of the Glass City