Snapped bolt removal - Wellington

[LBD]

Well? Didja get it out?

[CookMySock]

You get something in the eye Steve? You're hard out on the safety goggles now

Yeah man, I'm completely sick of shit in my eyes. Awake half the night rinsing eyes out trying to stop them streaming, and its still not working... grrrrr!

I always wear safety glass if there is any chance if crap in my eyes. It's like drinking too much and ending up with your face against the ceramic.. after a while you just won't do it any more.

Steve

[imdying]

If that's the case, take the dollar hit and go see an optometrist. Be a shit of a place to get an infection.

[CookMySock]

If that's the case, take the dollar hit and go see an optometrist. Be a shit of a place to get an infection.

Thats what I'm sayin' - an ounce of prevention.... it's not worth it any more.. and when there is hard steel on hard steel - doubly so. In this case, easyout meets rotating sharpened masonry bit - doesn't bear thinking about does it.

Steve

[lukemillar]

Well? Didja get it out?

The bolt is out! Nice chap called John Mines TIG welded a bolt onto the end and was able to get it out. It really wasn't seized at all - just didn't snap off cleanly so I had hassles drilling out dead centre which is why I think the ez-out snapped. Also the first few threads of the bolt had stretched before it sheared which didn't help.

Anyway - done now, thank god!

Cheers for all the help
Luke

[marty]

Has there ever been an instance in the history of spannering where an ezy-out has been easy or got something out? I mean something that wouldn't have come out almost be itself anyway.

snap-on make the best screw-extractors. we remove heaps of titanium screws with 3/16" diameter thread - mostly as the titanium tends to break out when using hi-grip tips - it's actually quite soft but heat/work hardens in a flash when trying to drill it