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Re: [Shop-talk] turning the end of a bolt.

To: John Miller <jem@milleredp.com>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] turning the end of a bolt.
From: John Innis <jdinnis@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2016 09:12:50 -0500
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Another way to do this is rough grind the threads off on a bench grinder
and then finish on the lathe.  As long as you are careful no to go too deep
on the grinder, it makes the lathe work a lot easier.

On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 9:20 AM, John Miller <jem@milleredp.com> wrote:

> On 8/8/2016 6:23 PM, Dave Cavanaugh wrote:
>
>> Put another nut (or two) the the same size as the bolt head on the
>> threaded portion, run it down to the bottom of the threads, align all
>> the flat faces and put it in the chuck.
>>
>
> This worked for me as well.
>
> Done it a few times, but most notably I've got a spare-tire mount on my
> trailer that's got a 1in (I think) bolt thru a plate to retain the wheel, I
> cut the threads off the last inch and a quarter or so of the bolt, milled
> flats on the sides, and drilled it for a padlock.
>
> Cutting the threads off will require a fairly high speed and shallow cut.
>
> John.
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Another way to do this is rough grind the threads off on a=
 bench grinder and then finish on the lathe.=C2=A0 As long as you are caref=
ul no to go too deep on the grinder, it makes the lathe work a lot easier.<=
br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, =
Aug 9, 2016 at 9:20 AM, John Miller <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto=
:jem@milleredp.com" target=3D"_blank">jem@milleredp.com</a>&gt;</span> wrot=
e:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-l=
eft:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class=3D"">On 8/8/2016 6:23 PM, =
Dave Cavanaugh wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Put another nut (or two) the the same size as the bolt head on the<br>
threaded portion, run it down to the bottom of the threads, align all<br>
the flat faces and put it in the chuck.<br>
</blockquote>
<br></span>
This worked for me as well.<br>
<br>
Done it a few times, but most notably I&#39;ve got a spare-tire mount on my=
 trailer that&#39;s got a 1in (I think) bolt thru a plate to retain the whe=
el, I cut the threads off the last inch and a quarter or so of the bolt, mi=
lled flats on the sides, and drilled it for a padlock.<br>
<br>
Cutting the threads off will require a fairly high speed and shallow cut.<s=
pan class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br>
<br>
John.</font></span><div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5"><br>
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