Cutting out the rust, cuttoff tool? Options

[swl]

I bought myself a compressor and el cheap tool kit. I was kind of hoping that the cutoff tool would be the right thing for cutting out the cancer. Had a go at it today but this tool was useless. No torque at all - stalled with very little pressure - hardly any sparks. There is an adjuster on it that seems to throttle the air supply. Played with that a bit but it didn't really make any difference.

So do I have a faulty tool or just the wrong tool for the job?

[Katmanken]

It just depends on what tool is needed for the job.

For small work, can't beat the dremel with the reinforced disks.

For big fast work, I love my Sears electric sawzall.

For little jobs a small hand nibbler works well. Nibbles out small rectangular bites. Getum at Radio Shack.

I also have a big ass OLD Campbell Haulsfeld 5 HP 220 compressor system with cast iron cylinders. It's like 12cfm at 90PSI or some ungodly figure. I bought it for the max airflow at 90 PSI. It WILL do the job but I like the electric stuff better.

Ken