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The Dremel is handy but the little bits are pricey and die a quick death.
For cutting bolts my first choice is a cut off wheel on a HF hand grinder.


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Roger Shoaf

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"Jim Elbrecht" wrote in message
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On Sat, 22 Mar 2008 19:06:16 -0600, Ken wrote:

-snip-
For what it is worth, a Dremmel tool is very good at cutting off the
excess length of the bolts. If you have one, it is much easier than a
hacksaw.


Amen! And if you don't have a Dremel- then nows the time. Next to
the compressor, the little Dremel might be the handiest all 'round
tool in my shop.

Get a real Dremel- it will outlast you. But I've had good luck with
knockoff bits and cutoff wheels.
I bought one of the giant boxes of discs, sanders, etc at Harbor
Freight- a couple hundred pieces for $20. They seem to work
alright. Those disks are the handiest thing to cut off bolts, rivets
or whatever in hard to get at places.

Jim