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Central Pneumatic's Air Saw - Tool Of The Month

By Mike Finnegan
Photography by Mike Finnegan
Air Saw
Having the right tool to do a job makes all the difference in the world. We needed a tool to cut a round hole in the core support of our '73 C10 and this air saw was just the tool to do the job. We cut the hole in less than two minutes, and the best part is that this tool is available from Harbor Freight for less than a Jackson. This is the best 20 bucks we've ever spent. How cool is that?

Central Pneumatic Air Saw Blade Guard
1. Central Pneumatic's saw... 
   
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Central Pneumatic Air Saw Blade Guard
1. Central Pneumatic's saw (item number 113-1VGA at harborfreight.com) is lightweight and will cut through sheetmetal up to 16 gauge thick. Three blades of varying tooth count are included. The handy blade guard is also adjustable to set the dept of the cut.
Central Pneumatic Air Saw Drill Mark
2. When cutting a hole, you'll... 
   
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Central Pneumatic Air Saw Drill Mark
2. When cutting a hole, you'll need to drill a starter hole to sink the blade into. After scribing the diameter of the hole, we center punched a drill mark just inside of it.
Central Pneumatic Air Saw Core Support
3. Next, we drilled a 3/8-inch... 
   
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Central Pneumatic Air Saw Core Support
3. Next, we drilled a 3/8-inch hole into the core support and then inserted the saw blade. With 90 psi coming from our Bend Pak air compressor, the saw cut a clean path through the metal like a hot knife through butter.
Central Pneumatic Air Saw Edge
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Central Pneumatic Air Saw Edge
4. Here's a look at the edge left by the fine tooth blade. It only required minor sanding to knock the burrs off of.
Central Pneumatic Air Saw Ram Air Intake Tube
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Central Pneumatic Air Saw Ram Air Intake Tube
5. The result of our handy work: a ram air intake tube from Spectre stealthily hidden in the core support of our C10.
Harbor Freight
3491 Mission Oaks Blvd
Camarillo
CA  93011
800-423-2567

www.harborfreight.com

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