What's this tool?

[astroscope]

Hi Guys,
What is this tool he's using to cut the chain, and where to get one?

Cheers

https://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj543/astroscope/Untitled.jpg
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[Suntan Sid]

Alternatively, buy one of these, a fraction of the cost, it'll last longer, it won't break down, and doesn't need battreries or an electrical socket!

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[stinkwheel]

Although a chain tool would be more appropriate, quicker and more effective for that job.
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[Vincent]

I bought a Dremmel a couple of years ago and found it totally useless It might be good for modelling and other hobbies but would take ages to cut a chain. I have something similar that runs off a 12V battery that's much more powerfull. For chains, I use an angle grinder to grind the tips of the rivets off, then pull the link apart. If I had a compressor, I'd get what's called an "air cut-off" tool.
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[supZ]

[Hetzer]

He's not cutting the chain, he's taking the head off the rivet.
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[DrDonnyBrago]

Once he has finished grinding the head off, he'll be using a chain breaker to press the headless rivet out. The green chain in the pic is new and needs shortening, hence the non destructive way of chain splitting.


If you are just trying to remove the old chain so you can put it in the bin and replace it, use whatever destructive method you want. Hacksaw, file, bolt croppers, gas axe, nuke it from space, death star, pray to a deity etc etc. Doesn't matter.

[Hetzer]

[supZ]

in that case id just use my chain splitter

had to take a link out of my trackbikes chain, didnt have to fiddle about with grinding rivet heads off, just used the tool to push it out.
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The chain tool I've got has two attachments to push out the pin rivets - a short strong one to push the head through the link and then a longer one just to push the rest of the pin out once there isn't much resistence.

[Fizzer Thou]

Having the right tools to do the work is the biggest part of the job.But occasionally one has to adapt to achieve.Luckily I have the right tools and shortening and rivetting a chain is normally a few minutes work.

But I have seen people in a workshop trying to use a hammer and a nail to remove the pins without grinding off the head of the pin.This happened to me when on the Isle of Man at a dealer in Ramsey.Luckily I managed to stop the 'mechanic' before he broke my plastic rear sprocket when trying to use it as a rest.I ended up having to do the job myself.
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[astroscope]

thanks
Just ordered this to fit in my corded drill machine.
This should sort out the rivets, right?

https://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj543/astroscope/Untitled-2.jpg

astro
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[Fizzer Thou]

In the original picture at the top of the post it looks as though the disc is being used to cut the side plate.But then on closer scrutiny it appears that the cutting disc is being used to 'grind' off the head of the rivet.Might it not be easier to get a small grinding stone so as to do the job.

Once the head of the rivet is ground off you will still need to push out the pin so that you can seperate the unwanted links.Would it not be easier to buy a chain which is the correct length in the first place?
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[N cee thirty]

ya i have them disc's,cut pretty well usually
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[astroscope]

yes, i'll be using these discs to cut off the links then use a chain press to push out the old links from the chain.
I'll use these cutting discs to cut off the extra links off the new chain, and then use the riveter to press the new links into the chain.
astro
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[stinkwheel]

It's totally unecessary to grind the ends off the pins like that. A good chain tool will press the pins out.

Actually, even a crappy one will but a good one will do it more often without breaking.
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[baldy]

I'm not a tool but that is.

I always use an angle grinder on my chains. it only takes 2 seconds. it would take forever with a Dremel cutting disc.
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[fatjames]

I bought on of the cheaper blue tools from wilko's for about £20, it's shite and the cutting discs just shatter. I have ordered some of those silverline ones though, so I'll report back...when I next need to test it.

[astroscope]

[Pete.]

If you really must, then Aldi are doing them on a special this week for £13

https://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/offers_week28Sunday12.htm
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[Vincent]

These are the ones I use, I've just done that shock spring with them, (almost). They're both 12V, the bigger one is 20000 rpm, the smaller one 30000 RPM

https://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j71/Drewskovitch/P7071630.jpg
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