Stuck for a nut?

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

A useful tip

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Yesterday my last 2 BA nut fell on the floor and was never seen again!

 

Not having any hexagon bar and desperate for that vital nut….What did I do?

 

I was looking at my box of assorted nuts and bolts through a red mist….then it dawned on me!

 

Ureaka!……..Use a similar sized bolt……cut the head off and simply drill and tap it!………Saved again!

 

 

Well worth remembering?……..Bob

[Mark Beard 1Participant @markbeard1]

Great tip, Bob. …that is assuming that you have that sized tap.

 

I’ve been known to make my own by cutting flutes into a bolt thread with a hacksaw and cleaning up with a needle file. Not the best tool ever made by man, but it’s got me out of a tight spot a few times when I couldn’t get hold of the real thing.

 

Mark.

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