Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 17:11:21 +0100 From: "John Hudson" <mypcnospam.com> Subject: Re: Extracting Recessed Bolt (Broken, Too!)
"John Hudson" <mypcnospam.com> wrote in message news:d7Gdnf69rMlCYjPfRVnyjgnospamhtview.com... > > Dave I do not understand your reference to a left handed drill bit. You use > a normal twist drill of the correct size and then a special bit for the > removal of the screw. These bits had the trade name of Ezy Outs in the UK > many years ago. The proper name is Screw Extractors. Once in the hole in the > broken screw you turn them anti clockwise and they lock into the screw and > out it comes. In the real world that does not happen. This thread (thats > clever!) reminds me of some of the struggles I've had and thinking about it > makes me wonder if such a thing was ever made for LH threads, I rather think > not. Of course removiing broken taps is the hard one especially if its in > tool steel. > > Very sorry it should read 'In the real world that does not ALWAYS happen.' My apologies.