Steve, Please forgive my redundancy all over again, but; If that broken bolt is still stuck in the hourglass (or any) braze-on, you can carefully drill it out using a #19 or 11/64 drill. Go slowly and use a few drops of oil (Phil Tenacious works as a decent cutting oil in a pinch). After drilling, run your trusty M5 tap through (again, carefully with oil) to clean up the threads.
Good luck Marc ________________________________________ From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] on behalf of Steven Frederick [stl...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 11:34 AM To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: New Betty Foy frame: trouble getting bolts into brazeons Yeah, the tap is better--I twisted a bolt right off in a braze-on trying to clear the paint! Never did get that bolt stump removed either... Steve On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 1:13 PM, Ray Shine <r.sh...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > I say buy the tap.The advantage to a tap -- VS a bolt -- is the channels on > the sides of the tap let the paint follow out as the tap is twisted into the > thread pattern. Using a bolt pushes the shaved paint through the threads in > front of it. Plus, a tap is tapered at the entry, so proper alignment onto > already cut threads s much easier, and the threads will stay intact. By the > way, with a properly sized tap, you won't need much torgue to shave off the > paint from the threads > > ________________________________ > From: William <tapebu...@gmail.com> > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > Sent: Sun, December 30, 2012 9:28:06 AM > Subject: [RBW] Re: New Betty Foy frame: trouble getting bolts into brazeons > > And for prices, my Ace Hardware in El Cerrito had the handle for $6, and the > taps for $5 each. I bought the M5 and M6, and have only used the M5. It is > step 1 for any new frameset now at my workbench. > > On Sunday, December 30, 2012 8:23:43 AM UTC-8, Andy Smitty Schmidt wrote: >> >> Like others have said... clean the threads with a tap. you'll need 3 >> things... a handle, an M5 tap, and a drop of oil to lube the tap/threads to >> prevent binding when you're reaming it out. Any hardware or home improvement >> store should have a tap and handle. >> >> --Smitty >> >> On Sunday, December 30, 2012 1:24:49 AM UTC-8, Earl Grey wrote: >>> >>> Seems like the paint was perhaps applied a bit too generously. Never >>> had this problem on any other frame. On a couple of brazeons, I have >>> so far been unable to get a bolt in, even when using a bit of oil and >>> much patience in lining up the bolt. Any suggestions? I don't have a >>> wire brush small enough to fit in the holes. Maybe nail polish on a Q- >>> tip? Does that have any chance of working? Other ideas? >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> Gernot > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/PhC-oaj84iYJ. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
