stud guns, which one to get?

IDIoit

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i need to pull a few dents on my truck.
little minor ones, but i dont want to use 20 gallons of bondo on this rig.
which one is the bet to get?
ive only seen this done and have no real experience, but it needs to be done before i go crazy on it.
so i either pay someone to do it, or i buy the tool and learn.

opinions?
 

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Eastwood stuff tends to be decent. Other than that, I can't be much help other that to sit back and watch. HF sells them. Who knows if they are any good.

@junk Ever use one of these?

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im looking at them like welders, because thats what they are, pretty much.
dont wanna spend 2-300 on a POS
 

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Fwiw
Another vote for eastwood being" Reasonably "well made,
The big things are the quality of the slide hammer grip and the pins.

I have one of the mig kits that come with the spool gun, made with american leads /gun.
China guts inside the feed motor started to not feed consistentley, they freebies it, then, The dang power started to fluctuate, and the sent me the new unit( same setup new paintjob) don't know if anything really changed.
This was right at the end of the warrenty period . They were verry good about it customer service/tech wise!

Not lincoln/miller quality but its half the price....
Hazard frought ??? NOOOOOOO
 

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I use my buddy's stud gun and it works great. I think it's lived at my house longer than his. I'm pretty sure it's an Eastwood lower end gun. Magna-Spot 1000? I think he paid 300 for it 10 years ago. I've probably put 200-300 copper studs on with it. I've never had any issues with the electrical part. I did have the slide hammer come apart so i had to weld it back together.

I love stud guns. There is a line between stuck too much and stuck just enough. Too much and they pull metal when removed. Too little and they pull off easily. Lots of guys side cut the stem off and then grind the head, but a pair of vice grips on the head and a twisting action can break the head loose from the metal leaving little residue to sand/grind off.

It's like 15 degrees out and snowy or I'd head to the shop to check it out.

Here's some picks of a repair for a buddy using the stud gun.

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WOW! I didn't think you could metal finish today's cars. I thought the metal was way too thin. I do have to say I got out of the auto body hobby 35 years ago. We used hammers and dollies and BONDO. Maybe a slide hammer, if I got into more than I thought I could handle. :)

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i actually went the other way, i deleted the work i needed to do with the stud gun by buying a parts truck LOL
AFTER i bought a stud gun lol
 

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We have a "paint less body repair " guy in our club, check out the hot glue /slide hammer pulling system .
He did some work on my 93 after the glass company effed up my fenders, cant see a thing now.
 

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