yeah like a cone shape thing you use in a drill?
I can see the point in using a lathe but unless they are stainless steel bolts they are still going to need to be BZP or passivated in some way to get the factory look, or did you have to do that as well?Nut on, hacksaw through then off hand grinder, as a rule. When I worked for a car restorer we had to use the lathe to produce a machined end with chamfer, instead of using the grinder.
I've got no problem cutting the bolt and filing it. Just thought I would make it look pukka
Errr, are the correct length bolts no longer available, then? .
I can see the point in using a lathe but unless they are stainless steel bolts they are still going to need to be BZP or passivated in some way to get the factory look, or did you have to do that as well?
I'm waiting for the Chinese to start copying that tool though at a price I can afford.
But takes a lot longer when you have a couple of hundred to do.Could be a useful tool onsite but in the workshop, Linisher flat and chamfer from the o/d to centre then deburr polish on a wire wheel. Or use a file as it's cheaper.
But takes a lot longer when you have a couple of hundred to do.
Have you seen the price of a 14x1.5 10.9 bolt? If I've got some longer ones lying about and all I have to do is cut them. deburr them and inset the end a gnats, its the work of moments and its free!