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rustyfarmall

09-24-2003 14:15:41




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I purchased one of those air powered needle scalers yesterday, and tried it out today. I am more than impressed, 17 layers of construction yellow paint are gone, right down to bare cast iron. If any of you don't have one of these animals, you need to get one. Less than $40.00, and I have one cast rear wheel on the M almost ready to repaint, and spent about 30 minutes doing it.
I might make one suggestion however, wear hearing protection, my ears are ringing right now.

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Peabody

09-25-2003 06:09:29




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 Re: needle scaler in reply to rustyfarmall, 09-24-2003 14:15:41  
Dittos to all comments. I found one at Harbor Freight that is an attachment to an air hammer for $15. Best money I ever spent.



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rustyfarmall

09-25-2003 15:29:21




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 Re: Re: needle scaler in reply to Peabody, 09-25-2003 06:09:29  
Yes, I looked at the attachment at Harbor-Freight, which is priced at $15., but I didn't think that was what I wanted, so I drove clear to the other side of Des Moines, Ia. and paid $40. for the complete unit. Guess what? The needle scaler attachment part of it is exactly the same as the one at Harbor-Freight, and I already own an air hammer. LOL, You live and learn I guess.



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Paul in Mich

09-25-2003 12:42:21




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 Re: Re: needle scaler in reply to Peabody, 09-25-2003 06:09:29  
Wow, $15.00? I thought I found a bargain at $129.99. That was untill the vibration kept causing it to loosen up. I'll still use it, but I do have to remedy the loosning problem. At any rate, a scaler is a dandy tool in the restoring scheme of things.



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CNKS

09-24-2003 19:03:23




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 Re: needle scaler in reply to rustyfarmall, 09-24-2003 14:15:41  
I have one, but I use it mainly for places where I can't get a wire brush. Mine requires 90 psi, and my air compressor will keep up with it. But, it never shuts off, so I don't use it for large areas. My compressor supposedly puts out 17 scfm at 90 psi. But, I paid $132 for mine, saw that price on several web sites. Sounds like I should have bought a cheaper one.



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Red Dave

09-24-2003 16:16:38




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 Re: needle scaler in reply to rustyfarmall, 09-24-2003 14:15:41  
I have one too, works great on some things. You are right, hearing protection is needed, but don't forget the eye protection too, those needles have been known to break off.



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rustyfarmall

09-25-2003 15:22:22




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 Re: Re: needle scaler in reply to Red Dave, 09-24-2003 16:16:38  
Yes, eye protection is also a must, and not just because the needles might break, but in my situation, there was a tremendous amount of paint chips flying around.



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Paul in Mich

09-24-2003 15:11:50




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 Re: needle scaler in reply to rustyfarmall, 09-24-2003 14:15:41  
I used a scaler to strip all the castings on my H last winter, and while in some cases it may be a bit slower than sand blasting, I felt more comfortable knowing that I wouldnt get sand in places I didn't want. Sheet metal is a different story, but can be sand blasted away from the tractor so it doesnt get a sand bath. Wire wheels will never lose their usefulness for a lot of parts, but for multi layers of paint, scalers do a great job. My castings looked like they just came from the foundry, and when I painted them, looked like a factory job. So much for my 2 cents worth.

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Pete L

09-24-2003 14:30:13




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 Re: needle scaler in reply to rustyfarmall, 09-24-2003 14:15:41  
They are also a great tool to distress new steel (not sheet metal) to look like old pitted steel or cast iron prior to painting.



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