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Re: Re: Dumb Act of the Day!!
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Posted by Dick on September 16, 2000 at 06:56:49 from (205.188.197.57):
In Reply to: Re: Dumb Act of the Day!! posted by SHARKEY on September 13, 2000 at 19:34:08:
There are devices that remove broken taps, drills EZ Outs etc. At Caterpillar's Decatur plant we call them tap burners and use them to remove broken cutting tools from production parts.
They use a tubular metal "electrode" from which
an arc is established. The electrode oscillates
up and down slightly, coolant flows through the electrode and removes "burned" tap/drill material. Once a hole is "bored" through the tap/drill we use a small punch or chisel to break
out the remainder. Works well. Any BIG machine
shop should have one of these.
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