[AT] Amazing earth shattering event...

[charlie hill]

Cecil, I agree completely with what you say but my problem is getting a good 
center set to start the drill in the middle.  Seems like the bolt always 
breaks below the top of the piece it is threaded into and even if it is a 
clean break I still manage to get off with my center punch.   I guess that 
proves that no matter how good your tools are you still have to have the 
skill and experience to use them properly.
I've done this stuff most of my life but it has always been occasional 
instead of an every day job and that makes a difference.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cecil Bearden" <crbearden at copper.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005 9:02 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Amazing earth shattering event...


>I used to have absolutely no luck with easy outs.  For many years all I 
>could find were the ones that looked like a left hand twist tapered drill. 
>Then I got a set of the ones that are just square with a taper.  I have 
>made some of these when I could not find my set...  Made them from tool 
>steel and hardened it....  I found that the trick to an easy out is to 
>drill the exact center of the bolt.  ( well nearly! )   Then drill out the 
>bolt to within .010 of the root diameter of the threads.  This will relieve 
>the stress on the threads enough they will back out.  I also think that 
>drilling that much of the bolt out causes enough heat to shrink the 
>threaded portion of the bolt...  This has workde for me for the last 10 
>years or so...  YMMV
>
> Cecil in OKla
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "H. L. Staples" <hlstaples at mcloudteleco.com>
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> Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 9:08 PM
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>
> How about the Video.
>
> H. L.
>
> -------Original Message-------
>
> From: Indiana Robinson
> Date: 12/29/05 20:50:54
> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
> Subject: [AT] Amazing earth shattering event...
>
>  Son Scott was working on the front hubs of his plow truck
> on which the PO also used a salt spreader. One of the lock-
> out socket head bolts was broken off and (drum-roll here,
> this is the amazing part) he took it out with an Easy-out.
> I seem to recall that success only occurs about one time
> out of thousands...   ;-)
>
>
>
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>
> Francis Robinson
> Central Indiana, USA
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>  I have created a local Shopsmith users list for my area.
> It is described as follows:
> This is to be a list for Shopsmith owners and want to be
> owners in the general area of Indiana. If you are across
> the line in OH or IL that is fine too. I don't want to draw
> a hard line but I hope for all members to be within a
> reasonable driving distance of each other. This list is for
> sharing woodworking tips and stories and Shopsmith tips and
> stories but also is to be used for the buying, selling and
> swapping of Shopsmith tools, accessories and parts between
> members of this list.
>
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