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Originally Posted by alex.s
cheap harbor freight chain breaker works well to remove the rivet without any grinding so long as you use the correct size pin. i believe harbor freight is the definition of cheap chinese tools.
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Yep, but it's a "Heavy Duty" chain breaker according to them.
Comparing it to the Cycle Gear "Stockton" and Motion Pro chain tool sets which include riveting accessories, it is much beefier. I use the Harbor Freight Heavy Duty chain breaker for breaking and the more expensive Stockton set (still only $30) for riveting. I honestly wouldn't trust the Stockton set for breaking a chain without grinding but I don't have a grinder and I wasted hours trying to do it with a cheap rotary tool years ago so I'm not going down that path again! If I had a grinder I'd just cut the chain off entirely and not deal with pressing out pins.
If you aren't going to grind, get a disposable tool like the Harbor Freight one. It works great!