Metalworking (rec.crafts.metalworking) Discuss various aspects of working with metal, such as machining, welding, metal joining, screwing, casting, hardening/tempering, blacksmithing/forging, spinning and hammer work, sheet metal work.

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"Steve W." writes:

Heavy chunk of steel behind hole, use a ball peen hammer around the
current hole to shrink the hole enough to be re-threaded.


Ha! At last, a real metalworking solution! :-)


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"Steve W." writes:

Heavy chunk of steel behind hole, use a ball
peen hammer around the
current hole to shrink the hole enough to be
re-threaded.


Ha! At last, a real metalworking solution! :-)


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Canada


And with a HAMMER to boot! Yay!
Note the applause from the peanut gallery, ay?
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