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Turning without a lathe

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martin_uk:
I dont have a lathe and needed to turn down an M6 bolt to replace a broken seat stud.

It is not visible once cover fitted, but I like to play ;D

I am sure many of you will have used a drill mounted in vice with a file to shape, but it works even better if you have a grinding wheel.

Mount the bolt in drill and whilst operating drill and grinding wheel, shape the bolt against the wheel.

This gives a much more even finish.

Drilled out the stud and counter sunk.



2014_1122kparts0052 by nitram2010, on Flickr

2014_1122kparts0054 by nitram2010, on Flickr

I later added a bevel to allow bolt to fit counter sunk.

Will need welding to finish

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