Been struggling with Vertigo over the last week or so but had a little sesh yesterday, and got a little bit of video for you. It didn't go too well. If you don't try you don't learn. Check it out. Mart.
Working in a machine shop back in the day we would just taking a cutting torch and blow the broken bolt/plug stud, whatever out. It will go away, way before that cast gets hot enough to be cut. Did it nearly on a daily basis.
Yeah, lighting a torch with a lighter or having one close by could cause a lot of grief! I only use a striker as there is nothing to ignite/explode... Thanks for doing this vid. I've thought abought the mig technique but rather apprehensive about "blowing them out" with a torch.
Old machinest friend of mine told me he removed a lot of broken bolts and screws by simpely heating and melting candle wax down into the threads.
one time i was laying under a car cutting out the rear end using the torch to cut the u bolts off,had a pack of matches to light the torch with,was cutting the bolts and a spark got in the matchbook,it nearly exploded,i had it in my other hand,got burned bad in the palm,it had a square patch where the cover was,all burned around the package.Never again after that,it hurt for 3 weeks.I imagine a ighter would be worse if it caught fire,it would melt as most are plastic. Harvey
I use LP in my torches. A striker and heavy gloves are a necessity when lighting LP. Fire wrenches are a great tool for unsticking componets. Reciently I used mine to successfully remove the stuck Dist in a 428 FE. it had been in place since 1967. Managed to get it out without any damage. I attended the funeral of a old friend my age Friday. Was lighting a fire using gasoline and was badly burned. He lived for a couple of days afterward.
Yeah, it's funny, I didn't think about the lighter when doing the job, but could see clear as day when editing the video that it wasn't a good idea to leave it right there. As long as people learn something and/or find it entertaining I'm happy to share my hobby time. Normally that something is what not to do or that Mart's an eejit.
Thanks for the video Mart. Not to point out the mistake Mart. but to relay my experience. A welder in my shop had a Bic lighter in his pocket while oxy/acel cutting. a piece of hot spark entered through his pants leg and into the plastic lighter. He had a hell of a burn from that.
Thanks for all the responses, fellas. I have had done a bit more exploratory work on stud removal, purely in the interest of self education. I made sure the lighter was well out of the way. I managed to successfully remove two more today, I drilled down through them and used the welding technique in conjunction with heating with oxy gear. One came out easy, one really fought me. Got the bastard out though. I need to stop dicking around with the scrap block and start looking at boring the good block. I'm fighting a bit shy of that because I am a beginner at boring and from my stud debacle I know that over confidence can be a very bad thing. Mart.
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