Anyone have a lathe?

[KJM]

Anyone with a lathe out there who can turn the head an m8x1.25 x 20mm or so socket head cap screw down to M6 or 10mm?

I tried putting the threaded part in a drill and holding the head against a metal file in a vise but this is taking way too long..

Thanks

 

[bitzz]

It won't work.
If the head is 10mm in diameter and the shank is 8mm it only leaves 1mm to bear on.

Can you bore out the counter-bored hole the bolt goes into? or use an insert to get the threaded hole back to 6mm?

I can cut down the bolt heads for you if you want (I'm in Mississauga)... but you're looking for trouble down the road.

email me at: phone at bitzz dot com

 

[KJM]

Thanks I saw a few places online that sell the reduced bolt but I agree it's not the best solution. No room to clearance the counter bore. After thinking about it I will use a m10 ezlok to get back to m6.I didn't really want to mess with the bikes frame but it is the right way to go.

Thanks for the reply.