metron9
Aluminum
- Joined
- Oct 29, 2009
- Location
- Minnesota U.S.A.
My neighbor does plastic injection molding. He snapped off a 10-24 bolt in one of the dies that's about 2 x 4 inches by 1/4 thick, it is part of a larger die.
Holes are 1/4 deep. He wanted me to drill a hole in the broken bolt so he could use an extractor. long story short I said I would send it to the die maker as I just snapped a 10-24 spiral tap last night and I am uneasy when it comes to working on this kind of thing.
Anyway , drilled hold and he used a bigger hammer and wrench to snap off the extractor inside the broken bolt.
Just curious, how will the die maker get this piece out? EDM?
Any links to how to do something like this without breaking the extractor? I suggested heating the part but I have no idea how hot or even if heat would warp the die plate.
Holes are 1/4 deep. He wanted me to drill a hole in the broken bolt so he could use an extractor. long story short I said I would send it to the die maker as I just snapped a 10-24 spiral tap last night and I am uneasy when it comes to working on this kind of thing.
Anyway , drilled hold and he used a bigger hammer and wrench to snap off the extractor inside the broken bolt.
Just curious, how will the die maker get this piece out? EDM?
Any links to how to do something like this without breaking the extractor? I suggested heating the part but I have no idea how hot or even if heat would warp the die plate.