Bolt Buster Induction Heat Tool Review!

An awesome tool but can it out heat the good old oxy/acetylene torch?

[@AmesiesCorner]

I challenge everyone to count the Saab Easter eggs in this episode!

[@Evil666llama]

Amesie's Automotive Corner I ate all my eggs

[@bantz001]

The first one that really hit me was the "SAAB RAN OK" letters on the desk that made me chuckle.

[@blair79bear38]

Saabs are so yesteryear ( a return shot on my post about air tools on your FB page ) lol

[@shanerowland3715]

where did you find this tool?

[@kpsb7530]

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[@burtnelson1987]

I've have one that I got from the expensive truck about six years ago. It has saved my bacon several times when I needed to heat in an area that had other things I didn't want to burn. Mine was MUCH more expensive than that, but at the time, Captain Snap was the only one handling anything like it. Glad to see someone else has one now.

[@Seveneleven44]

My boss bought me one of these for Christmas one year…I can’t tell you how valuable this thing is, I’ve used it from everything to seized nuts/bolts on small parts, to U-bolt shackle bolt/nut on peterbilt front suspensions. The bolt buster is one of my most used tools, and one that I would definitely recommend and would buy go get abother if anything happened to my current one. I only go to the heat wrench when I really need it.

[@TYMWLTL]

A torch set is way more money. If you don't have a way to heat frozen bolts the induction heaters have made believers out of a lot of old school mechanics who still keep their torches in the corner collecting dust. Good video, no bull crap, straight up description of the heater. Thanks.

[@kadett75]

Great review, will be my next purchase. Thanks

[@TomofAllTrades]

Good to see an application of this technology. I am familiar with it from blacksmithing 👍🏼

[@jamiewagner]

Cool I never seen one before. Works well! Happy holidays to you and your family!

[@e-racer4673]

They work really well on Lugnuts also. You can also use them on locking lugs if you don’t have the key/socket for it.

[@johnward5890]

I used a induction heater back in the 1980 to incert the spindle in to the rear knuckle on a Ford Torus in a manufacturing factory Tech has been around for 40 years.

[@heathersanborn4914]

Cool , definitely has it's pro's and is I think not that bad of a price, the red wrench though , no shop is complete with out even a small portable torch set , happy thanksgiving from me and my flock

[@societyschild6055]

Would have never thought it would work. Seeing is believing...Thanks.

[@Toyotas_n__Tools]

If I ever go out east i'll know what everyones saying =) always learning something new with these auto channels who thought it would be a language. Nice gas axe ;)

[@MattCSLnut]

Great vid as always mate 👍🏼 I’ve used this tool (although a different brand) many times before over here in the UK where they also put a ton of salt on our roads in winter. It works an absolute charm every time, without fail and it’s so much safer than the oxy acetylene torch, aka the “flame axe”.

[@dennisn1672]

Nice tool. But to expensive. My money don't grow on trees. I only work on my own cars anyway.

[@mikec1096]

thanks for the review.

[@chrisharrell2449]

as a time served blacksmith, we are tought to pour water over the nut before ever putting a spanner wrench or socket near it. reasons twofold . one cooling the nut shrinks the nut first over the hot bolt that is still axpanded. in so is making the nut stretch over bolt and after bolt coools, it will most likely be finger loose but at original strength, secondly if moved while hot it could destroy threads completely because the metal is still soft

[@TS-bn7zt]

Wow !! Dude it's like that thing came straight out of Star Trek!! Awesome !!

[@citylockapolytechnikeyllcc7936]

More like right out of the coffee cup at the office, circa 1975

[@nitrous07me]

Great review 👍

[@atman5230]

Bolt buster is a clever,useful bit of kit.

[@mrgreenswelding2853]

At least you can take that to the tyre shop and loosen up the bolts there to save time. Great idea!

[@shanerowland3715]

looks like it will be excellent on exhaust nuts and studs

[@RoadRunnerMeep]

Induction heaters are awesome for car mechanics, make easy work for rusted bolts, then just stick a new bolt in.

[@thedaveking]

Nice video, cool tool! I think the thermal camera was maxed out at 842F, and the nuts may have been much hotter than that. How hot can suspension fasteners get before damage occurs?

[@victoryfirst2878]

When you use the gas wrench, heat can be overdone. You always cool the heated fastener with water spray. That way you will not totally overheat the fasteners. That is how fasteners fail because of overheating. If there is a failure and the car is in an accident make sure your insurance is paid up as you are totally liable. Also, some of the sensors are magnetic sensitive. There is a reason why some garages just close their doors. Someone has to pay the lawyers and the injured parties. The rest of your video is just right on. You used all the safety procedure. Heavy extension cord excetera. Good job.

[@bombadeer8231]

Nice shop ya got there 👍

[@bantz001]

I've always been leery of torching (even propane/mapp) just because of the harm to stuff around. Invariably there's sprayed on sound dampening, rubber boots, endlinks, or something greasy right nearby. Add to this if there is good paint on suspension parts, it's no longer there after torching leading to more rust later. Heat also messes with metallurgy for heat-treated or high-tensile parts. Kroil (a penetrating oil) works well, but takes time alone. With moderate heat/spray/heat/spray it loosens most any rusty part.

[@blair79bear38]

you should see what muffler shops do. don't hear of them burning their shops down. I think its all about prep.

[@Tino5135]

Need this tool!! got some rusted bolts next to the gas tank no way I would use the torch

[@Bobman84]

Great vid, very helpful!

[@skiraf]

Does it work in cold weather. Outside on the driveway in January?

[@SlickTrickRC]

Great review. I've seen reviews of that tool. Looks very handy for a repair shop. Not proceed for a do it your selfer though. Still cool review. Happy Thanksgiving. 🦃🦃🦃

[@mrsemifixit]

Does it also work on a bolt head through a bushing that’s seized in the collar? Or only on nuts

[@Emils2006]

I need it!

[@dalenassar9152]

WHAT A MOST EXCELLENT PRODUCT AND VIDEO! I did not know they had made such a tool out of an 'induction heater'! @ 6:12 It wouldn't really hurt to wrap around your finger! It works by producing eddy currents to heat metal ferrous (magnetic) materials. Your fingers are 'dia-magnetic' and won't heat. BTW, the coils are called "work coils".

[@dangerdavefreestyle]

it could give off some radiation or emf you dont want to horse around with, like a microwave

[@belair64]

That is very cool. May need to get a set at our shop.

[@Jademyheart]

Wow, that's impressive

[@jamess9196]

Saw the Saab instant like :)

[@happylittleclouds.]

I’m considering buying one for some seized valve cover bolts. Would this tool work on a bolt in an aluminum head?

[@TonyFleetwood]

seems like a good idea to have both, and only use the torch when you really have to :)

[@bikerdhill]

we had a guy try to sell us one of those tools a few years back in the shop I used to work at, it seemed a bit bulky to me, and had space limitations were you couldn't get at a bolt you wanted to heat up, shop manager ended up not getting it, I can see the advantages of it around cv boots, and front end part bushings, and ball joint boots though, maybe even on brake caliper seized bleeder screws

[@trevethan82319841]

I ordered one of these tool kits off ebay today so I can get bolts and piping off broken window ac units

[@blair79bear38]

Very nice, I can see where a tool like that would be very beneficial for a money making shop. where time is money. where perhaps a shop isn't allowed open flame tools . but 500 US dollars ( closer to 700 Cdn buckazoids ) for a tool that is very special purpose unlike an oxy-fuel setup ( I used mostly for welding and cutting ) the tool is just too pricey for a poor hapless tool like me. I'll keep using my torch and remove stuff like wheels to keep them out of harms way before lighting up. use of plate steel as shields for sensitive parts. takes a bit more prep but for me, time is not money. but still, very interesting reveal of what is obviously a tool perfect for buiseness where it would get a lot of use. oxy-fuel is very useful for heating and welding up exhaust systems. sheet metal on rust repair. cutting heavy iron like when my son constructed an I-Beam for overhead engine pulling system i my garage. so it wouldn't save me from buying the Oxy-Fuel.

[@rickaholloway]

I like it too. Almost $500 is hard to get so I'll have to wait..

[@doylee469]

Its still 500

[@Brandewey]

awesome tool. i believe theres a tool the actually predates this one.i remember the teachers talking about it when i was in tech school. same princeable and the wire was wrapped the same but instead of using magnets it just used electricity. it was basically like your electric stove top or the element in the oven. you wrapped this wire around the nut/bolt turn it on had like a dail to adjust the heat/electricity flowing through it to heat up the nut/bolt to lossn it.

[@jeferyfernando3002]

AbandonedColumbia,Missouri :.......this tool is using electricity too .....!!!

[@Brandewey]

yes true but i dont think this tool was out in 2002/2003. what im talking about was basically a thick wire plugged into a wall outlet type of thing. nothing as fancy as what amesies is.

[@PeterAndersons]

Handy bit of kit Paul.

[@blair79bear38]

I agree.

[@TrionicSeven]

Excellent video, us home-DIY:ers can only dream of a gas axe and the comparison :)

[@MrArneduck]

Yeah, It's humbling to work on a siezed nut for 2hours and then go to the garage and they get it of in 2min.....

[@blair79bear38]

I found Oxy-Fuel a very useful tool to invest in. without it I may not have been able to do much of the work I did on my truck . I am thinking of the work it took to take apart the U-Bolts that held the broken leaf springs on my 3/4 ton 4 wheel drive which is a 1980 that was rusted pretty solid from farm duty . worth its weight in gold. a Blueshield torch kit ( various welding nozzle sizes and a cutting torch ) I rented the gas cylinders at the time but discontinued that due to endless cost and bought the gas cylinders outright.

[@SuperBananaDave]

Own one, paid for it self in 3 jobs. Is great for when a torch is just too much of a liability.

[@smellyfeetarestinky]

They need to make angled bits for thin areas

[@deaultusername]

1800w & apperance looks like someone is repackaging chinese working bits. Any chance to see the internals? some pics of the inside? Show somemore of the coils as have not seems some of those shapes before.

[@MikeyMack303]

A long time ago, my aunt used a very similar item, although much smaller, to heat a cup of water for her tea!

[@KillJD]

Cool! Is she single??

[@r.innovationsweinnovatesoo2915]

She uses a coiled hot wire heater element not an induction device, completely different, this is different to a resistive heating element

[@georgeburns7251]

Bet not.

[@chrisnielsen3562]

Looked like the gas axe made it easier to come off when you used the impact.

[@Newtire]

Do you know if this can be used to remove a stuck spark plug?

[@charliehustle2579]

Crack it as much as you can. Spray it with wd40 and let it soak in for 5 min then rock it back and forth. I deal with that issue all the time with forklift engines.

[@lcmotorvehiclerepair3961]

It's a good tool, but nothing has replaced oxy acetylene in 100 years or there abouts. It cuts, it can weld, braze and of course warm stuff up. Not taking away from the induction heater what so ever.

[@rdrift5430]

These are good until you need to get into a tight spot then it’s tricky to get in on the nut straight,we have one at work and very rarely use it now,we just stick to the gas. Here in the UK the coils are very expensive and don’t last long when they are in regular use.

[@andrewkiwi1]

That would be so good for the 14mm exh manifold to front pipe nuts without setting the starter wiring on fire. LOL

[@blair79bear38]

sometimes its best to just remove the offending part from vehicle first. if possible.

[@TheCitroenman1]

im more for the blue tip wrench

[@baddriversofnorthtexas6850]

No market for these in the south & west coast

[@ACmotorwerkz]

what in the world was the nifty green impact you where using?

[@AmesiesCorner]

Snap-On 3/8 Microlithium impact gun.

[@miguelcortes9943]

no part number? tool number? kit number?

[@thenoid5131]

You are not supposed to use air tools as it can damage the threads at least that's what they showed from the SnapOn tool

[@TheExStig]

Rule 5 on the tube itself, does it say DON'T use gloves?

[@AmesiesCorner]

Up here we don't use bitch mittens..

[@TONYSTARK-jh2wu]

So you're not supposed to touch what you're heating

[@Jenuin]

11:20 snap on thermo imager is one cool tool hahahahHHjaa cough =] 😀 I see what you did there

[@Coodeville]

Reminds me of a branding iron, lol!

[@Gilerajohannes]

This can allso be usefull on bikecycles

[@bhdlp]

Do induction heaters work on stainless bolts corroded in aluminum?

[@walsakaluk4630]

It depends on the grade of the SS. If a magnet sticks to it it will work. It may not be corroded it could be galled... regardless, the heating expands the bolts then as it cools and contracts the galling may release it's grip. Be careful though, aluminium melts at less than red hot. You'd probably want to cycle the heating and cooling a few times rather than heat the heck out of the bolt. Practice on something that doesn't matter first.

[@walsakaluk4630]

This is pretty old technology. Your explanation of how it works....well, we're all gentlemen here so let's not go there. Point is they work. The price, is low compared to what older units used to cost, but expensive for what's inside the tube. Your paying for packaging and convenience. $500 is a bit steep, but cheaper than an accident. Ate $200 they'd be a must have for everyone who twirls spanners for a living or a hobby.

[@skiraf]

I wonder it you can use the inductor to heat the bolt while at the same time shooting compressed air. That might cut the steel. ???

[@stever5887]

Amesie--I've also seen KZbin videos on this tool's competitor, the Mini Ductor II. The one thing that strikes me is that the coils used to remove fasteners are made so that the device has to be used straight-on. Neither manufacturer includes a set of coils that are oriented at 90 degreed to the bolt or nut. Your set had one extra "coil" that can be shaped for that purpose, but that's it. The tool body is quite large, which would be so limiting in many spaces as to make this thing useless. For instance, if you wanted to remove an exhaust manifold, you might have to bend the coil very tightly to 90 degrees to make it fit into the cramped area you have to work in. If they had included a set of "inline" coils, you could hold the Bolt Buster vertically and reach down in to work on the individual studs to remove it. There has to be dozens of situations where you can't use this tool unless you bend the coils to accommodate the cramped space you're working in. And even then, they might not fit. For the kind of money they're asking for it, I would have thought they'd throw in another set of "flat" coils as part of the kit, or at least offer them separately. You've used this thing now for two winters; is this a legitimate concern, or have you been able to work around it? By the way, this has to be the best invention in years for working on cars; my only concern is the with the coils.

[@ryanperkovich5371]

SteveR pretty sure the coils are able to be bent to which ever angle you have to bend them to get it on the nut or bolt.

[@johngibson3594]

How many carpets have caught on fire with a touch . Thanks

[@blair79bear38]

none here. although I had a tense moment when welding a kick panel for my truck. but that was MIG. air hose put that out. I then went out and bought a fire extinguisher the next day and mounted that at the door of my garage.

[@harleyarcher6732]

Ir's been a while

[@jeremyparker67]

snapon dusch bag anything over 600 degrees will manipulate the molecules in the steel and chang the annealing of the steel

[@sj-qn4uy]

Do not operate the BOLT BUSTER, and stay at least three feet away from and operating if you have a cardiac pacemaker or any other kind of electronic or metal surgical implant.Although the magnetic fields emanating from the tools travel only a few inches, they pose a dangerous risk to the proper operation of all implanted medical electronic devices in the user and any bystanders.

[@weldingjunkie]

Lol from metallic pace makers etc. meaning don’t heat up medical devices it doesn’t throw impedance lol glad you googled and took first line from it

[@thomascollins7138]

Interference of pace makers is old school. Modern pacers can be put inside a microwave without damage. You really don't see the ol' "Microwave in use. No pace makers" signs anymore.

[@pcnepal]

Waiting for chinese copies for under $200 :)

[@evilutionltd]

Now available. Look for WOYO.

[@skiraf]

Can it heat my coffee and light a cigarette like my torch?

[@nickl7606]

If you drop a small metal block in it, then yes

[@jalangrant7106]

they make a 12V Battery-Powered, Handheld Induction Heater & Flameless Torch

[@ScottHenion]

Cool tool. I'd be careful near sensors and wiring as it could fry an ECU.

[@blair79bear38]

something gas won't do. but gas does have its hazards as Amesie pointed out. but I disagree on the level of training needed. we even had such a setup on the farm. take it anywhere to broken implements out in the field. places where the Arc welder would not go.

[@tony5006]

I like this tool, for releasing seized bolts in water outlets etc. and in this video it shows you can loosen the tracking arms on a Honda, Woopee, BUT now go back and show me the bolt turning. The bolt is the part of this which actually makes the adjustment and they seize in the steel tubes in the bush. The nut ONLY locks it in place after adjusting the toe.You have only done half the job? I have been doing this job for over 40 years and as I said the induction heater is a great step forward so don't discredit it by conning us out here please.

[@AmesiesCorner]

Excuse me?

[@tony5006]

Just saying that releasing the nut is simple. You didn't show in the video whether, or not, the bolt would turn? If the bolt still won't turn , easing the nut hasn't helped. Tony.

[@AmesiesCorner]

@@tony5006 I was showing the tool and how it worked on a nut that was easy to film. It wasn't about doing any work on the car it was about using the tool in a spot that I could film by myself. Making these videos isn't easy and I don't "con" anyone..

[@tony5006]

Ok, I caused offence by using the wrong word so, apologies for that. I should have said it was misleading in that yes it shows you freeing the nut. But you said you were freeing this adjustment so that the tracking guys could adjust the rear tracking, all I meant was that you implied that by freeing the nut it would make the adjuster useable, all I was saying was that it may well not do if the bolt is also (most likely) seized. And I don't think it's easy to make videos at all and commend you for doing so.Tony.

[@69Phuket]

Stick it in the old Saab...Flux Capacitor....Y'never know!!

[@travisfoster8683]

15 easter eggs in total, cars, emblems, models, etc.

[@rustybrowneye]

That's fucking ridiculous that a shop would just shrug and be like yeah well we can't get them loose. get them loose and come back

[@fixt100]

they do the work for a cut rate if its sub work and its a set price i bet they wont lift one finger to do extra work in any way they lose money if they do.

[@MrMalzers]

That literally happened to me at a Sullivan's a month ago

[@compunerd]

The tool is stating > 842 degrees.. so chances are it is much higher than that.

[@NoferTrunions]

DO NOT like the 30 second limit.

[@sageminentjunky5197]

Almost $500. You could make your own for 1/10 that price.

[@samuelw.3992]

Yeah but most peoples time is worth more than that. They just want it now so they can keep shit going.

[@dposer10]

saab ran ok

[@mariosanchez-sj9yv]

Amazon they are cheaper

[@hlpang1075]

Only downside is bolts. You need to heat the metal around the bolt instead of the bolt itself. Are there coils that will do that?

[@Doucettedon]

Torch... Torch... it’s 1 torch not 2 or more just one. If a “mechanic” worries about damaging a tire when using a “TORCH” the “mechanic” will remove the wheel.

[@AmesiesCorner]

Someone missed the point I was making.. It's not easy making videos like this by myself. I'll check out your channel to see if you can do better..

[@AmesiesCorner]

Nope...

[@alellish9167]

Hey look I’m first!

[@Evil666llama]

Al Ellish hey look first comment

[@AmesiesCorner]

So you where here first! how many Saab Easter eggs are in this episode?

[@alellish9167]

None?

[@stevesimone1104]

You know, if you edit all of the bull st from the video, you could shorten it to four minutes. And anyone that has an oxy-acetylene torch knows how to use it, so they don't need a lecture from you.

[@AmesiesCorner]

Editing tips from a guy with no content on his channel.

[@jwa718]

Not a bit of what you say is even close to true. Had this video been less informative you'd have griped how things were left out. Anyone can buy any tool whether they know or learn how to use it or not---so when it comes to BS you're right in the mix with adding your own. STFU and post your own videos then!

[@712gln]

14.4 crap on is not conventional lol

[@donaldgreen4382]

Lmao $500 for what is essentially a 16v battery and 4 sets of water heater coils. You got took bud.

[@jacobpoucher]

Lol you are a moron

[@donaldgreen4382]

@@jacobpoucher lmao you're the jackass waisting money on junk.

[@AlienPirate]

excellent review - very interesting product = arrived fro me some 40 years too late!