I took the adjusting bolt off a big pair of vise grips, cut off the threads on another old dent puller I had, and welded on the bolt to the end of the puller and screwed in the vise grips back on to the bolt I welded on...it's pretty much a straight on pull and You just turn the handle of the puller to adjust the vise grips.
This helps me a lot. I have a good size dent in an OBS truck that I’ll eventually have painted, but want to do as much of the body work as possible first. Your tutorial is sincere and to the point. Great slider ya built too. 👍
Thanks for the video showcasing the Harbor Freight stud puller. I have Miller welder but nothing to weld studs to bike tanks or panels for old builds. You made it simple enough and see it’s totally self contained. It’s going to make my life so much easier from now on. Thanks
Thanks Bro, from what I saw in your video this will fit the bill... I only need it for the truck I have now and the price is right. I like your homemade puller too. Thumbs up!!!👍🏻
Great video, thanks for that. And that dent puller vise grip mod is ingenious! I just watched another video of a guy using this and that cam lock thing on the original puller would pull off the stud after 3 hits.
Seems like the studs welded with the stud welder hold a lot better than the gadget I use on my MIG torch to weld the studs. It works, but the there seem to be a greater percentage of the ones welded with the stud welder that hold better. Very helpful video. Thank you
Great stuff as always Arco! I’ll have to steal the idea for the heavy duty vice grip puller that will be a big help on the older sheetmetal. I also use a stud lever that allows you to “gently” pill on the stud while hammering the surrounding metal to help metal finish the area. Thanks for the video Sir.
I bought the Harbor stud puller and did more damage to the body by using it, because of pushing it against the body for a ground. I have stopped using it and now just mig weld a wire on where I want to pull a dent. It works great ! and no extra damage to fix.
Great Video OE! I kept looking at these things thinking there was not way some company has figured out a way to actually do something with older panels! You Specificallly have proved me wrong! Keep doing your videos. You mention good things like Safety glasses , what happens when you hold it too long too short lots of good points. I'm from MN and you are representing well! BTW, my project is and 72 Jimmy- HEAVY METAL!
I got a pair of vice grips with a chain welded on them like your puller end On pulling bigger/ deep dents like that one I like to visegrip the deepest part of the dent on a stud then hook the cherry picker to the chain on the vise grips and put some upward pressure preload on the dent center with the cherry picker then start pulling on other stud seems to get better results
Good video! Just bought one today. Might try to get a little more volume. :) I had to crank it all the way up to hear you. Maybe on my end, don't know. Anyway, I'm anxious to try this out on my 56 Chevy! Thx.
Angry wife dents, always on the passengers side usually on the hood and side LOL. Head light has probably been replaced. Great video, I have the same welder and same year truck different make, but same dents LOL. First older truck im trying this welder on, so I thought id look up some videos. Ive used it on some newer stuff and I really cant complain about the welder or the hammer, mine works great just takes a little getting used to
Good Idea, Ya the Factory Stud puller from Harbor Freight sucked. Everytime I would pull the stud would get stuck and I couldn't get it loose. I would have to break the stud off and knock it out of the puller evertime...thanks for the tip!
Honestly the studs are just for thicker metal and how bad the dent is. The bigger dents would be pulled out with the bigger studs. 👍 Hope that makes sense. Thanks for the questions. Great comment! ARCO
Thank you for sharing your puller tool. I have a heavy duty puller, and with your idea, I'm going to turn it into a nice tool that I can use with the HF stud welder. Do the studs work on stainless steel? I want to pull out a dent on a motorcycle exhaust header.
Your correct, Outlaw, I have the same set up from HF. The puller supplied is fubar. Weld your nut for the slide hammer to the adjusting screw on the vise grips.
I am using the bigger studs and they pop off when using the slide hammer like its a cold weld even after grinding down with die grinder and waiting till the circuit breaker pops. I am working on 66 chevy truck tailgate(thick gauge metal). Thinking about tig welding the studs there, don't think this gun gets hot enough.
Your the second person that told me that’s happened too. Mine is still working great. See if harbor freight will return it since it’s defective. Its worth a try. Thanks 🙏 ARCO
Great video only thing I can say is you should have done a close up angle so we could see the result better it's hard to see with all that bare steel shining
We use our stud guns everyday. If you don’t weld the studs too hot you can actually take a pair of dikes and twist them off. It doesn’t leave a hole. Unless youve welded the stud too much. Or too hot. Good thing about counting to 1 only instead of 3 is you hardly never need these studs affixed as hard as they are shown to be stuck here. It’s fine however IF you do, but cutting and grinding hundreds of studs can take an hour. You don’t have to grind or cut them. Ever. If done correctly. Tools take time out of your day when used. Especially if used improperly. Always make sure you are working with tools as efficiently as possible. Thanks! Good education for those who haven’t done this before.
I gave you thumbs up, but I think you held weld for too long and burned the metal. I understand metal is thicker on older cars but still 2-3 seconds would be enough rather than 4-5 seconds where it will burn the metal. I say keep 1-2 seconds on thiner metal and 2-3 seconds on thicker metal. BTW I liked your puller tool that’s why you got my thumbs up 😉
Man I'm a newbie. I keep burning holes through mine. It doesn't weld within 3-4 seconds. The stud won't even stick to the panel. If I leave it on there longer, it's done punched a hole through. Idk what I'm doing wrong.
@@OutlawEdge Man I never knew you had replied. So I used both kind of studs to get the dent out. They both did the same thing. I even tried welding it steel ramps, no luck there either. It held to steel ramps for as long as 15 seconds, nothing, no weld. But to the hood, it goes right through.
When I pull a hole in a panel with the stud welder, I just weld another stud to the hole, then cut it flush and grind it smooth
good advice bro
I learned! Thank you! No stupid loud music intro. Direct and clear!
Education is never a waste of time great video your channel has taught me alot
Just the info I needed. Kudos on that improvised vice grip!!
I took the adjusting bolt off a big pair of vise grips, cut off the threads on another old dent puller I had, and welded on the bolt to the end of the puller and screwed in the vise grips back on to the bolt I welded on...it's pretty much a straight on pull and You just turn the handle of the puller to adjust the vise grips.
You're a hell of a teacher and badass at what you do!
I'm learning a ton from you sir. Usable tips for my at home vehicle projects!
This helps me a lot. I have a good size dent in an OBS truck that I’ll eventually have painted, but want to do as much of the body work as possible first.
Your tutorial is sincere and to the point. Great slider ya built too. 👍
Good instructions, thanks for sharing your knowledge to us DYI shaddy mechanics.
How did I miss this video. Bro cool homemade tool. If it works it's never a bad idea lol. Great video man
Great video man. Very informative and descriptive. I liked the tool you made too. Great idea!
Thanks. You could probably make a good living making those channel lock slide hammers. Excellent review and demonstration. Thanks
Great video! Now, I'm off to Harbor Freight, thanks to you.
Nice video.just bought me one of these so thanks for making the very helpful video.
Thanks for the tips, can’t wait to try this on my C10.
Thanks for the video showcasing the Harbor Freight stud puller. I have Miller welder but nothing to weld studs to bike tanks or panels for old builds. You made it simple enough and see it’s totally self contained. It’s going to make my life so much easier from now on. Thanks
Friend just gave me one of these had no idea what it was until now Great video thanks
Thanks Bro, from what I saw in your video this will fit the bill... I only need it for the truck I have now and the price is right. I like your homemade puller too. Thumbs up!!!👍🏻
Excellent tutorial, thanks man.
Your custom puller is awesome
yo love your channel bro dont stop posting fr fr
Great video, thanks for that. And that dent puller vise grip mod is ingenious! I just watched another video of a guy using this and that cam lock thing on the original puller would pull off the stud after 3 hits.
Thanks for the informative content!🇺🇸
Great tutorial man thanks
Seems like the studs welded with the stud welder hold a lot better than the gadget I use on my MIG torch to weld the studs. It works, but the there seem to be a greater percentage of the ones welded with the stud welder that hold better. Very helpful video. Thank you
Good video and tutorial. Thanks!! 🤘
Good stuff brotha.....about to buy one today. Thanks for the tutorial. really helped
Good stuff. Just rigged up a puller based of your design. Thanks!
Good demo
Thanks for the info! Appreciate it!
That was sweet brother thanks for showing us
Great Video! going to go buy one now. Thanks. Need to fix a 1954 Chevy truck Tail gate bottom and bed rail
Don't know how I missed this one, 3 years old. Lol
All good stuff 👍
Good explanation thanks
Good video sir.
Super helpful thanks. About to go pull some big dents out of my hood and roof
Great idea
Cool video man 👍🏻I just came across one of this dent welders from a storage locker dint had a clue what it was for 😂but now I know 👍🏻
Nice I been thinking about getting one
Glad I came across this video, my puller won’t even grip the 2mm studs
Great stuff as always Arco! I’ll have to steal the idea for the heavy duty vice grip puller that will be a big help on the older sheetmetal. I also use a stud lever that allows you to “gently” pill on the stud while hammering the surrounding metal to help metal finish the area. Thanks for the video Sir.
What’s a stud lever? I’ve been over here trying to pull on the slide hammer while simultaneously tapping with the hammer
I bought the Harbor stud puller and did more damage to the body by using it, because of pushing it against the body for a ground.
I have stopped using it and now just mig weld a wire on where I want to pull a dent. It works great ! and no extra damage to fix.
Great Video OE! I kept looking at these things thinking there was not way some company has figured out a way to actually do something with older panels! You Specificallly have proved me wrong! Keep doing your videos. You mention good things like Safety glasses , what happens when you hold it too long too short lots of good points. I'm from MN and you are representing well! BTW, my project is and 72 Jimmy- HEAVY METAL!
Sweet! Thats one of my favorite years lol. That’s when i was born 😊🙏 thanks for the nice comments! ARCO
I got a pair of vice grips with a chain welded on them like your puller end On pulling bigger/ deep dents like that one I like to visegrip the deepest part of the dent on a stud then hook the cherry picker to the chain on the vise grips and put some upward pressure preload on the dent center with the cherry picker then start pulling on other stud seems to get better results
good info
Nice video! Skol!!
I also welded a not to a 6" vise grip bot I but it on the back of the adjustment knob. It's better than Habor freight cam retainer.
Liked your vice grip stud puller, a 2lb slide is pretty wimpy for pulling steel out. Nice demo, now all I need is a dent!
Great thanks
Nice unibody Ford. I miss mine.
Good video! Just bought one today. Might try to get a little more volume. :) I had to crank it all the way up to hear you. Maybe on my end, don't know. Anyway, I'm anxious to try this out on my 56 Chevy! Thx.
Also, I like your vice grip tool !!
Sweet tool works damn good 👍 ✌️🇺🇲Gene Gorringe Mi
You can get wavy wires and a hook attachment for the slide hammer, to pull out long narrow dents
Oh...so that's how it works! Thanks for the tutorial 😁🔥
Thank you, I couldn't get cam on then slide hammer to hold on,
Angry wife dents, always on the passengers side usually on the hood and side LOL. Head light has probably been replaced. Great video, I have the same welder and same year truck different make, but same dents LOL. First older truck im trying this welder on, so I thought id look up some videos. Ive used it on some newer stuff and I really cant complain about the welder or the hammer, mine works great just takes a little getting used to
About to fix trail damage on my jeep thinking about using one of these
Good Idea, Ya the Factory Stud puller from Harbor Freight sucked. Everytime I would pull the stud would get stuck and I couldn't get it loose. I would have to break the stud off and knock it out of the puller evertime...thanks for the tip!
Hahaha! Great idea, you give a thumbs down you got some explaining to do! 👍🏻
Great videos New Subscriber here shame your subscribe ain't higher great content keep up the great work.
Well done, very informative. Thanks for making this video and I've a question - when would you use the 2mm studs instead of the 3 mm?
Honestly the studs are just for thicker metal and how bad the dent is. The bigger dents would be pulled out with the bigger studs. 👍 Hope that makes sense. Thanks for the questions. Great comment!
ARCO
Thank you for sharing your puller tool. I have a heavy duty puller, and with your idea, I'm going to turn it into a nice tool that I can use with the HF stud welder. Do the studs work on stainless steel? I want to pull out a dent on a motorcycle exhaust header.
Yes they work great on stainless steel also 👍 ARCO
Your correct, Outlaw, I have the same set up from HF. The puller supplied is fubar. Weld your nut for the slide hammer to the adjusting screw on the vise grips.
I am using the bigger studs and they pop off when using the slide hammer like its a cold weld even after grinding down with die grinder and waiting till the circuit breaker pops. I am working on 66 chevy truck tailgate(thick gauge metal). Thinking about tig welding the studs there, don't think this gun gets hot enough.
Your the second person that told me that’s happened too. Mine is still working great. See if harbor freight will return it since it’s defective. Its worth a try. Thanks 🙏 ARCO
The nut should be welded more towards the jaws for better alignment. But good idea. Props
Little tip aneal the area with a torch and dent will pull easier
Good idea I decided to use a Jacobs drill chuck, there puller is horrible
Works great on fiberglass!!!.....🤔
Great video only thing I can say is you should have done a close up angle so we could see the result better it's hard to see with all that bare steel shining
thanks a lot! but from my angle I can't see you pull them out. which grinder and sand paper you used? thanks again!
Joe Cox usually i use a grinding wheel then a 80 grit flapper sandind wheel. Then 36 grit Rolac wheels. 👍
We use our stud guns everyday. If you don’t weld the studs too hot you can actually take a pair of dikes and twist them off. It doesn’t leave a hole. Unless youve welded the stud too much. Or too hot. Good thing about counting to 1 only instead of 3 is you hardly never need these studs affixed as hard as they are shown to be stuck here. It’s fine however IF you do, but cutting and grinding hundreds of studs can take an hour. You don’t have to grind or cut them. Ever. If done correctly. Tools take time out of your day when used. Especially if used improperly. Always make sure you are working with tools as efficiently as possible. Thanks! Good education for those who haven’t done this before.
in that MN on your shirt stand for MINNESOTA?
Yes 👍
Minnesota Outlaw Customs
Hi! Use fire in the service.
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Very cool. Were you able to pull it out completely?
I did this one just for a video but yeah it pulls it all the way out if you’re real careful and take your time 👍
@@OutlawEdge thank you!!!
👌🏽👌🏽
I gave you thumbs up, but I think you held weld for too long and burned the metal. I understand metal is thicker on older cars but still 2-3 seconds would be enough rather than 4-5 seconds where it will burn the metal.
I say keep 1-2 seconds on thiner metal and 2-3 seconds on thicker metal.
BTW I liked your puller tool that’s why you got my thumbs up 😉
Your right, I just do a long click not even 2 seconds and it welds it good enough
Could’ve sworn I heard someone say these kits come with a little carrying box?
B E when I bought mine they didn’t. But they have a second version now that may have a box that comes with them. But im not sure. Thanks for watching
Hola amigo esa pistola ¿ da puntosbde calor ?
You cant use it to spot weld. Its only used for pulling out dents. Thanks for watching 👍
@@OutlawEdge pero vi un video con una de las puntas que daba unos circulos ¿ que es soldadura o que es entonses ? Por cierto me la recomiendas
Does this work on aluminum?
No it only works on metal. Thanks for watching.
How to order this tools
Harborfreighttools.com
Man I'm a newbie. I keep burning holes through mine. It doesn't weld within 3-4 seconds. The stud won't even stick to the panel. If I leave it on there longer, it's done punched a hole through. Idk what I'm doing wrong.
cesiumion are you using the large studs or small studs? And how thick is the metal your trying to weld to?
having the same problem please help
@@OutlawEdge Man I never knew you had replied. So I used both kind of studs to get the dent out. They both did the same thing. I even tried welding it steel ramps, no luck there either. It held to steel ramps for as long as 15 seconds, nothing, no weld. But to the hood, it goes right through.
cesiumion what thickness is the metal bro?
@@OutlawEdge I bought some harbor freight 2mm studs and it works a ton better but its a thick ass silverado rear roll pan
now ill do it to my wifes car.
Sweet.
Tomorrow night I'll make a review on my Eastwood slide hammer got busy this weekend didn't have time make a video 🙄
Sounds good bro!