Nut splitters.

Wearb

Are nut splitters useful for opening those sometimes rusted service cover nuts on oil boilers?
I sometimes have to drill the face of the nut and use a chisel on it for fear of wringing the stud from the boiler.

jimf

yes a great bit of gear have been using them for a while now

can be a bitch to get them on some nuts but you get there

Wearb

jimf wrote: »

yes a great bit of gear have been using them for a while now

can be a bitch to get them on some nuts but you get there

When they say eg 12mm nut splitter, does that mean the nut on a 12mm bolt (which might be 20mm across), or is it just the opening that the splitter will open to?

Must be very handy when you don't get payed to announce your going to the van to get your nut splitters:eek:

Wearb

gary71 wrote: »

Must be very handy when you don't get payed to announce your going to the van to get your nut splitters:eek:

Depends on the gender of the customer Gary :eek:

jimf

Wearb wrote: »

Are nut splitters useful for opening those sometimes rusted service cover nuts on oil boilers?
I sometimes have to drill the face of the nut and use a chisel on it for fear of wringing the stud from the boiler.

I find sometimes a tweek to tighten them more gets you started as well

agusta

I have used my dewalt battery 115mm blade grinder to cut one side of the nut ,a slight tap with a small chisel or old screwdriver and i unscrew the rest of the nut

jimf

agusta wrote: »

I have used my dewalt battery 115mm blade grinder to cut one side of the nut ,a slight tap with a small chisel or old screwdriver and i unscrew the rest of the nut

that's fine for you with your exotic tools but what about us part time farmers

agusta

jimf wrote: »

that's fine for you with your exotic tools but what about us part time farmers

I heard you bought abit of land alright

jimf

agusta wrote: »

I heard you bought abit of land alright

have you ever heard the saying

believe half of what you see
and none of what you hear

:):):):):):):):):):):):)

jimf

jimf wrote: »

have you ever heard the saying

believe half of what you see
and none of what you hear

:):):):):):):):):):):):)

Only from rich farmers and TDs:D

Tom44

Wearb wrote: »

Are nut splitters useful for opening those sometimes rusted service cover nuts on oil boilers?
I sometimes have to drill the face of the nut and use a chisel on it for fear of wringing the stud from the boiler.

This is also my preferred way too.
Less stress on a weak bolt. If you use a drill bit the right size the nut should crack by itself giving a perfectly reusable nut with a hairline crack that will not cause future stress or problems on an already weakened bolt. (Weakest spot been the actual weld)

No Cork made boilers were harmed in making this post.

Wearb

""""No Cork made boilers were harmed in making this post. """"

Tried it out on a gerkros first, did you tom?
Drilling can be a pain sometimes with the bit waltzing all over the place and trying not to damage the bolt. Better than wringing the bolt though.


Still trying to find out what the stated size of nut breaker refers to. Is a 9-12mm one suitable for the nut on a 12mm bolt or is 12mm the largest opening?

Dtp1979

Wearb wrote: »

""""No Cork made boilers were harmed in making this post. """"

Tried it out on a gerkros first, did you tom?
Drilling can be a pain sometimes with the bit waltzing all over the place and trying not to damage the bolt. Better than wringing the bolt though.


Still trying to find out what the stated size of nut breaker refers to. Is a 9-12mm one suitable for the nut on a 12mm bolt or is 12mm the largest opening?

I asked your question to a seller on eBay. The response....


The dimensions refer to the capacity of each splitter as shown in the description

Dimensions:
Capacities For Each Tool:
- Tool 1 - 9mm To 12mm
- Tool 2 - 12mm To 16mm
- Tool 3 - 16mm To 22mm.

Wearb

Does that make you any wiser Dtp. Not me. I still don't know if a 12mm one will fit the nut on a 12 mm bolt. Thanks for asking anyway.

jimf

it refers to the opening so 16/22 will open from 16mm min to 22mm max

Wearb

What size do I need for the nut on a 10mm bolt?
As the yanks say, this is turning into a real ball breaker

jimf

you can buy the set of 3 for 30 yoyos in most good hardware shops draper make

gctest50

You can get little hydraulic ones, have a flat face and are angled

do M6-M12 ( 10 - 19mm hex nut )







http://www.enerpac.com/sites/default/files/nc_e412e_gb.pdf

Wearb

gctest50 wrote: »

You can get little hydraulic ones, have a flat face and are angled

do M6-M12 ( 10 - 19mm hex nut )

A bit rich for me, I am afraid. :mad:

gctest50

http://bit.ly/2drB5mP

Wearb

gctest50 wrote: »

http://bit.ly/2drB5mP

92 euro shipped and without the hydraulic pump. Too steep for something that I would rarely need. Thanks for the link.

Dtp1979

Wearb wrote: »

What size do I need for the nut on a 10mm bolt?
As the yanks say, this is turning into a real ball breaker

Or they'd say this is turnin into a real nut splitter....
I'd say you'd have to measure the nut wearb. They're not all the same. Some will be bigger nuts with the same size bolt

Wearb

Dtp1979 wrote: »

Or they'd say this is turnin into a real nut splitter....
I'd say you'd have to measure the nut wearb. They're not all the same. Some will be bigger nuts with the same size bolt

Yes. The chart posted by gctest50 is very useful. I will keep an eye out for the set mentioned by JimF

Tom44

You don't want a nut splitter to be tight on the circumference of the nut, you need room for nut to split.

Wearb

Arrived today. Les than a tenner. Got a bargain on Amazon after leaving a similar set in my checkout box without checking out. (Got that tip a while ago).

Hopefully never needed. I did give the small one a try and the chisel part rotated a bit. That was partially my fault because the screw in the outside shaft wasn't screwed into the groove in the chisel far enough. I only discovered this later and didn't try it after adjusting the screw.
I think I will replace the screw with a roll pin. Screw seems too soft.

Dtp1979

Wearb wrote: »

Arrived today. Les than a tenner. Got a bargain on Amazon after leaving a similar set in my checkout box without checking out. (Got that tip a while ago).

Hopefully never needed. I did give the small one a try and the chisel part rotated a bit. That was partially my fault because the screw in the outside shaft wasn't screwed into the groove in the chisel far enough. I only discovered this later and didn't try it after adjusting the screw.
I think I will replace the screw with a roll pin. Screw seems too soft.

What's that trick on Amazon?

Wearb

Dtp1979 wrote: »

What's that trick on Amazon?

Add it to your basket, but don't purchase there and then.

Magellan Murphy

Them nut splitters are girl tools, can never see the use for them.