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Old 07-25-2014, 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Solid LT1 View Post
Tried to remove that stuck bolt? Broken off the super hardened EZ out in that sucker? Thinking now I'm really screwed? I have had success using my plasma cutter as a poor mans EDM is some of these situations....blast the center first carefully open it up to get rid of EZ out metal and then attack again with a reverse drill bit. The heat from plasma will usually shock the material enough to remove any galvanic bonds between it and the threads.
of better yet just START with the reverse drill bit normally the heat of drilling and the Reverse twist will take out the broken bolt.
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