I say "SOME", because it won't work on anything that is seized up usually or anything the engraver can't reach.
I have used this method dozens of times and even got a 16mm hunk of All Thread that was 4 inches long to go through a 2 inch thick hole in solid Stainless Steel!
I was taught this trick by an older guy I worked with for several year named Lynn. He was in the Merchant Marines for many years and finally retired at the age of 76!
May God heap many blessings on him, I learned a ton of things from him over the years and he was just a sweetheart of a guy.
I was out doing the brakes on the front of the Big Red Beast this morning and broke this little 5/16's bolt off, the very last thing I needed to get done before putting the wheel and tire back on when I felt it "go soft" and break off.
I built this engraver out of a box full of parts and ones that got thrown out because they quit working. Grainger wants $450 for them but you can get one from Amazon for aout $85. I don't get anything if you buy one but I am highly recommending them if you do any kind of wrenching. Click on the highlighted link below if you want to get one.
This thing is worth it's weight in diamonds, I'm telling ya.
Anyways, enough with the yapping, here's the video I took.
My apologies for dropping this post completely out of the blue. the Blogger console sometimes sticks your Dashboard up in front of mine without my noticing. I didn't realize that had happened again until I was done posting it, went to check my blog and discovered it wasn't there. When I went back into my dashboard I realized what had happened but decided it was good information for anyone who works on things so I decided to leave it up here instead of deleting it.
ReplyDeleteYou can certainly feel free to delete it if you want. I hope all is well and now i'm off to spread more hate and discontent!
Sincerely, Phil at Bustednuckles. com.
@Phil: Nope, not gonna delete it. Good to have varied content. You are an author here for good reason. Feel free to drop in any time.
DeleteOn an outboard motor it will work sometimes, but if it's an older saltwater engine it's blow torch & pb blaster & time to soak in, especially on head bolts.
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