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Posted by Craig on May 10, 2004 at 19:27:21 from (24.159.60.36):
In Reply to: stuck bolt in aluminum posted by MARK R on May 10, 2004 at 13:53:49:
Once when I was a junior machinist I broke a long drill bit off inside a piece of aluminum that I had a lot of time into (expensive mistake to the boss). I struggled with getting the bit out for a while and gave up. An "old timer" told me to put the whole part in the freezer for a few hours. I thought he was kidding me, expected him to tell me to give the copper magnet a try next. Eventually he begged me into it. A few hours later I got the frozen part out of the freezer. When I was walking back to put it in the vise I happened to turn it over and the broken drill bit fell out onto the floor. Since then that advice has saved me a few times.
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