The Ford Barn - View Single Post - Another setback averted! Broken bolt removed !

russcc · 12-15-2013, 08:28 AM

The Torx looks like a better option than the "easy out". As a machinist, we called "easy outs", "never outs " because they do one of two things, they don't get it out, and or they break off in the bolt, and then you are stuck with taking the hardened easy out and part to a machine shop with an Elox EDM machine to electrically arc burn it out. Great idea. Thank you.

12-15-2013, 08:28 AM	#15
russcc Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,871	Re: Another setback averted! Broken bolt removed ! The Torx looks like a better option than the "easy out". As a machinist, we called "easy outs", "never outs " because they do one of two things, they don't get it out, and or they break off in the bolt, and then you are stuck with taking the hardened easy out and part to a machine shop with an Elox EDM machine to electrically arc burn it out. Great idea. Thank you.