There's a Loctite product that may help restore the original threads. I've had some success with it and some failures - you'll have to decide if it's worth the bother.
Roy
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--- In 7x12minilathe@..., Andrew <akayton1@...> wrote:
UPDATE:
A trip to the bolt store and 79 cents later I have a 5mm longer bolt. It
has 6 turns before it snugs down. Much better than before. The original
tool post stud makes 8 turns to hit the bottom of the same hole.
So for it looks like the simplest answer is a longer bolt and no repair
or replacement. This weekend will tell when I continue with machining
the cylinder.
Thank you to all who responded. That is what I love about this forum.
Cheers,
Andrew
On Tue, 2011-10-11 at 20:59 -0700, george curtis wrote:
i gave up on helicoils over 25 years ago. they are just the worst
thing. i've since used time serts.
george
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From: Andrew <akayton1@...>
To: 7x12minilathe@...
Sent: Tue, October 11, 2011 3:33:41 PM
Subject: Re: [7x12minilathe] Damaged compound
I was thinking of seeing if a "helicoil" could work. Of course where
do
I get it done?
More importantly, does the toolpost bolt have to be absolutely square
to
the surface?
Cheers,
Andrew
