"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
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On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 15:44:44 -0800, SteveB penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.crafts.metalworking:

It's Sunday, and I'm all dressed up. And going out this evening. Did
stop
and get some JJBBlaster or something like that. Couldn't find KROIL.
I'll
try the Blaster on there one more time. Problem is, that the piece
sticking
out is a nub now, and not a lot to grab on to. There's enough on the
other
end, though to either cut a screwdriver slot, or to double nut it, then
see
if there's enough room to get a universal socket in there. Will do the
heat
to cherry red thing, too. If that don't work, about all I can think of is
to weld a piece of rod to the end of the threads inside the tuning fork
part, and hope it will pop loose. And if that don't work, I'll toss it.

Steve


What ever happened to the fine art of drilling out a broken threaded
fastener?

This one was in the tuning fork portion of a turnbuckle. Only about 1/4"
was sticking out. The rest was between the forks of the buckle. Getting it
chucked up and perfectly straight might not be a big deal for someone. Just
not me.

Steve