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bobdozer

04-27-2005 15:10:57




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Bought a used vise that has a broken off easy out in one of the bolts holding the jaw on- can I heat it red hot and let it cool to take out hardness so I can try to drill or is there a better way??/




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JT

04-28-2005 19:43:59




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 Re: broken easy out in reply to bobdozer, 04-27-2005 15:10:57  
Depending on the size you are working with, I broke one off in the block I was working on. I used a concret drill bit on a die grinder and was able to drill it out. took a while, but it did drill it out.



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Davis In SC

04-28-2005 17:03:58




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 Re: broken easy out in reply to bobdozer, 04-27-2005 15:10:57  
On subject of Easy-Outs, I suggest avoiding tose cheap Chinese ones with the fast spiral... All they are good for is to break off. A guy that worked for us once had a set of them. I got tired of burning them out on the EDM. Finally I paid the guy for them, so I could throw the ones left in the trash.....



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sawtooth

04-28-2005 11:20:37




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 Re: broken easy out in reply to bobdozer, 04-27-2005 15:10:57  
Depending on the situation, sometimes I've used a die grinder with a small cut off wheel and put a slot in the end of the broken piece and turn it with a screwdriver. However when it's flush or imbedded you can't avoid also cutting into what's next to it.



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T_Bone

04-28-2005 04:35:28




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 Re: broken easy out in reply to bobdozer, 04-27-2005 15:10:57  
Hi Bob,

If the easyout is very hard like a tap, you can use a center punch and hammer to shatter the easyout/tap into pieces then remove.

If it's softer then use a CU clad carbon rod and battery to soften the easyout then drill.

Peal the CU back about 3/4" then sharpen the carbon to a sharp point, then with your thumb snap off the sharp point, then connect the carbon to the positive lead of a 12/6v battery, then stick the carbon on the center of the easyout, then apply the negitive lead to the battery, then heat the easyout cherry red, then remove negitive lead, let cool then drill as normal.

This will soften the easyout steel so it can be drilled. You may need to repeat the process several times as it will only soften about 1/8" deep each time.

Get the CU clad carbon rod at any welding supply shop.

T_Bone

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Crem

04-27-2005 21:13:55




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 Re: broken easy out in reply to bobdozer, 04-27-2005 15:10:57  
While cleaning out the threads on a power steering pump shaft on a car, I broke off a tap. Thinking that I had nothing to lose, I held the nozzle of my plasma cutter up to the broken tap. I cautiously blasted the broken tap. On the third try after I got enough guts to hold the plasma arc on long enough, it blew and melted the tap out of there. I was then able to use another tap to clean out the threads and pull my pulley back on.

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NEsota

04-27-2005 20:37:16




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 Re: broken easy out in reply to bobdozer, 04-27-2005 15:10:57  
My problem is just like bobdozer's. I will try to follow buickanddeere's advice but am not sure what to expect after heating the easyout and blowing with O2. Does the easyout metal come out cleanly leaving just the bolt residue, so that you can drill and tap? Or do you blow out the bolt material also and refill with new metal to be dilled and tapped? Would there be any advantage to filling with brass?

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buickanddeere

04-27-2005 18:02:14




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 Re: broken easy out in reply to bobdozer, 04-27-2005 15:10:57  
Heat the broken easy-out with the oxy acetylene welding tip until white hot. Ease off the acetylene and just use the pure O2 to burn the easy out away.



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buickanddeere

04-27-2005 18:02:12




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 Re: broken easy out in reply to bobdozer, 04-27-2005 15:10:57  
Heat the broken easy-out with the oxy acetylene welding tip until white hot. Ease off the acetylene and just use the pure O2 to burn the easy out away.



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Redmud

04-27-2005 16:29:42




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 Re: broken easy out in reply to bobdozer, 04-27-2005 15:10:57  
If the jaw is to be replaced? why not cut the jaw away from the bolt, with the jaw outta the way, there just might be enough bolt stickin out to remove with vice grips.



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rockyhawaii.

04-27-2005 17:11:06




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 Re: broken easy out in reply to Redmud, 04-27-2005 16:29:42  
A machinist told me, "Only use an easy-out on a bolt that's already loose." I broke one off in my truck axle hub, and they wanted to laser it out for for money than the truck was worth. Needless to say, the easy-out is still in there.



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