Preferred tool for popping bullseye

[cazador]

Sell your invention to a brain surgeon for a outragious price and forget doing windshiels from then on , devote your free obtained time on inventing new contraptions . Whish you a lot of succes with your new endeavours . One question , please stay in tough and post your progress. I like to hear about your new inventions and succes ofcourse.

[Mr Bill]

Nomad
A picture would be appreciated.
Thank you.

[Nomad]

I'll get a photo out later in the day. Pretty busy until later.

[Nomad]

Hi guys;

Here are a few shots of the device I made for popping bullseyes.

The last photo is one of the pouch that I use when I'm working on motorhomes and big trucks, also some flat front and sloped front vans. I cut a bucket boss type pouch thing in two and sewed one on top the other, then attached suction cups on the top to hold it on the WS. Everything is up there with me and I don't have to worry about the wind blowing my stuff away so much. If it falls most of the time everything stays in the pockets so you don't have to hunt all over in the rocks for your tools. Also attached non skid stuff to the back so it won't slide all over sloped hoods so much and it's soft too.

The last slide hammer I made for a friend was about half this size I think. I shortened it up quite a bit. This is my first one of this design and I made it a little too big (long). The bit on the side of the tool is held there by the magnet, and I use this to hold extra bits in case I need one. I see that the extra is bent a little so it is a used one, and I need to make a few more.

This should help you all see what I was trying to describe in my earlier post. Sometimes it is just difficult to put into words what a picture shows so well.

[Mr Bill]

Nice Pictures! Thank you.
Where is the magnet?

[sgailey]

Those tools of yours are very professional-looking, Gene--- both thoughtful and ingenious.

Have you given thought to opening a line of windshield repair tools / equipment?

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My tool of choice is the drill itself. After drilling, I use the bit combined with a sewing needle to remove as much glass dust as possible, then lightly tap the butt of the drill.

Broke off a few bits when I was first practicing, though. :P

[ChipRite]

Nomad,
Please post a picture, it sounds like a good gadget to set up as I use a standard non tapered flat punch diameter 0.8mm in a 1mm drill hole and tap with a tiny home made brass hammer.

[Nomad]

The magnet is inside the tube that the hammer is in. What happens is that the hammer falls on the magnet, and on the other side of the magnet the bit is seated. It takes some messing around to get the whole thing together without getting epoxy in the upper tube, which jams the hammer. Also getting the hole drilled in the end for the bit perfectly centered is darned near impossible without a machine shop. Fortunately, having it off center a little doesn't hurt the performance.

Gene

[Onsite]

That is what I call a true Windshield Repair Technician!


I have always thought there has got to be an easier way to pop bullseye. Good Job!

[Layne]

I use a large sewing needle and tap it lightly with a knife handle.