"Future Heap Owner" (aperiodic)
09/17/2018 at 19:12 • Filed to: Tang: it’s a pain in the ass, wrenching
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"Future Heap Owner" (aperiodic)
09/17/2018 at 19:12 • Filed to: Tang: it’s a pain in the ass, wrenching | 4
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The worst part of putting in the helicoil to fix my sheared bolt problem was the part right before this picture.
Yup, I fished the helicoil tang out of the blind hole with a pair of toothpicks. Took about 20 very frustrating minutes of failing to lift the tang at all, or dropping it halfway up the hole. My magnetic pickup tool wouldn’t fit through the installed helicoil, and the only pair of tweezers I could find was too wide as well.
What are your favorite tools or techniques for getting a small piece of metal out of a narrow blind hole?
farscythe - makin da cawfee!
> Future Heap Owner
09/17/2018 at 19:21 |
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uhhh... a magnet?
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farscythe - makin da cawfee!
> farscythe - makin da cawfee!
09/17/2018 at 19:23 |
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just adding..... a strong magnet
OPPOsaurus WRX
> Future Heap Owner
09/17/2018 at 19:24 |
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If u pu t a nail on the end of the magnet wouldn’t that become polarized and act as an extension of the magnet?
razorbeamteam
> Future Heap Owner
09/17/2018 at 19:34 |
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A straw maybe? Just as long as you don’ t swallow the tang. Great, now I’m thirsty
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Future Heap Owner
> OPPOsaurus WRX
09/17/2018 at 19:37 |
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Ooh, I think you’re right.
Decay buys too many beaters
> Future Heap Owner
09/17/2018 at 19:37 |
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I use timeserts instead
Urambo Tauro
> razorbeamteam
09/17/2018 at 19:39 |
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And u se tape and/or some kind of reducer to attach the straw to vacuum cleaner.
Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street.
> Future Heap Owner
09/17/2018 at 19:49 |
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Straw on the end of a vacuum cleaner hose with some duct tape to hold it.
TorqueToYield
> Future Heap Owner
09/17/2018 at 20:04 |
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They do make tangless helicoils. But you need a special tool to install them.
gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee
> OPPOsaurus WRX
09/17/2018 at 20:45 |
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I’ve also crafted electromagnets to accomplish similar goals. A bunch of wraps of wire around a thin piece of steel, coming from the car’s battery , plus a light bulb or something to add resistance to the circuit so you don’t set your hand on fire, or start welding, or something awful like that.
oldmxer
> Future Heap Owner
09/17/2018 at 21:18 |
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little bit of thick grease on a match stick
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Future Heap Owner
> oldmxer
09/17/2018 at 21:19 |
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Clever, I like it