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Snapped drill bit in stud

Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 12:48 pm
by bubbaad
Head is off bike and I just drilled out one broken stud no problem. Drilling the second one I've managed to snap a 2mm drill bit off in the stud and I'm stumped. Have tried drilling it with a carbide centre bit but it's not happening. Stud is recessed so I can't weld to it.........HELP #-o #-o #-o

Re: Snapped drill bit in stud

Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 1:31 pm
by lenny
I'm sure that in a city like Manchester there would be several firms that do spark erosion. Show them your head and see what they can do. Ive seen a spark eroder and a good operator remove even broken carbide taps from a hole leaving the threaded hole undamaged.

Re: Snapped drill bit in stud

Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 4:32 pm
by Yoozy
Aww that's tubbaad bubbaad :lol: Try these http://www.sparkeroding.co.uk/ :wink:

Re: Snapped drill bit in stud

Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 1:07 am
by bubbaad
£20 quids worth of drill bits later and arms like Popeye ..........Done.........Will have to retap to M10 though..... :|
Thanks for the info guys, didn't know about that :D .