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"Rasputin" wrote in message
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I've got a baby high chair which has had one of the heads
of a supporting Allen Bolt shear off.

So I've got a bolt stuck in the chair. I'd like to get it out
myself, otherwise we're looking at 2 weeks without the chair
while the manufacturers decide if they want to replace it....

My guess is I need to somehow get a slot etched into the top so
I can get it out with a flathead. But how can I do that since its
flush with the wood?

I hear EZouts are a bad idea, since they're prone to snap off...

Mmm, Rasputin - you should have known this would happen........... :-)

Depends how it sheared off: when tightening, when trying to loosen it, or it
just plain fell off!

Apparently the missus noticed the tray was a bit wobbly and when she looked
closer it had broke.

Your slot idea sounds good - isn't that the sort of thing those Dremel chaps
are good at doing?

Hmm, me and Santa are going to have to have words....

If it was when tightening, or it just fell off, then the stub may not be
that tight so either use a sharp punch to gently tap it round or try try
drilling a small hole in the centre and jamming a piece of rod or similar in
the hole and extracting with a pair of mole grips - (I assume you don't have
Easyouts). Or if you can try drilling from behind..........

I just took the other sides bolt out to have a look.
It was about finger tight which handy.

Its 36mm long, about 5mm wide - also looks tapered at the end.
I cant get to the other side as it beds into the back of the chair.

Based on that I'll leave drilling out as a last resort, will try planB.

Someone has suggested a reverse threaded drill bit to coax it out...not
sure if thats a 'tartan paint' kind of thing, will find out if local
hardware shop laugh at me.....

With either method, a bit of WD40 or the like in advance wouldn't go
amiss......

And if the bolt happened to be stainless steel, perhaps you should forget
the drilling out idea.......

Im hoping its cheap crap - I wouldnt be posting if it wasnt

Thanks a lot to all who replied !
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Rasputin :: Jack of All Trades - Master of Nuns