Re: [Emc-users] Need socket head 6x1mm by 35mm bolts

[Gene H. <ghe...@wd...>]

On Monday 28 January 2013 12:25:36 Andy Pugh did opine:
Message additions Copyright Monday 28 January 2013 by Gene Heskett

> On 28 Jan 2013, at 09:38, Peter Blodow <p.b...@dr...> wrote:
> > Mmmh, twenty odd answers - and nobody had the idea of simply and
> > quickly making those few bolts on the lathe?
> 
> Gene, do you want my hexagonal boring component for the sockets?
> My latest attempt turned out really well.
> (Look for my BS0 dividing head mod on cnczone)

Thanks for the offer Andy, but the bolts are being thrown on a "brown 
truck" today. I recall making something like that to put a hex socket in 
the end of that differential screw that serves as the front end anchor of 
the crossfeed drive when I put a ball screw in it.  But that was relatively 
soft tool steel, never hardened even today, and is working well.  I used a 
piece of an allen wrench, rigged to wobble so only one corner at a time was 
cutting.

Probably from hints from you at the time.  I tried it, it worked. Solved a 
major problem at the time too.
 
> For small quantities of bolts like this you can generally find someone
> selling small packs on eBay at acceptable prices.

I did look there, but shipping was rigged, and $4.60 a copy.  Nyet.

Cheers, Gene
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