Howdy,
On Wed, 3 Jun 2009, Randall wrote:
> Another way to tackle this is with a length of pipe or tubing the right
> diameter, and cut, file or mill the edge to create the 'teeth'. I've
> made several of these for smaller items (like the bezel for the warning
> lights on a TR3 dash), but it should scale up nicely. With a carbide
> bit in a mill, you can even use a cheap socket for the donor, and a
> ratchet to turn the resulting tool.
I did this exact thing to make a socket for the swingarm nut on my old
racebike.
Heat the socket red hot with a torch first, and you won't need anything
special for the endmill.
Mark
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