How did you do it Steve?Amazing results.
Carefully peen the metal back in place. Light taps do the trick.Needle file or jewlers saw or hacksaw blade to clean up the slot. Then lightly file contour. Polish and cold blueNONE OF MY PICTURES CAME THROUGH. OH WELLPosting pictures here is a nightmare. I don't know why I waste my time. So much easier on other forums
Carefully peen the metal back in place. Light taps do the trick.Needle file or jewlers saw or hacksaw blade to clean up the slot. Then lightly file contour. Polish and cold blueNONE OF MY PICTURES CAME THROUGH. OH WELL
Back in my smiting days, I would TIG the heads and use the slotter on the lathe after rounding them again. Most good smiths I know do the same or just get replacements from Numrich.
Quote from: Firewalker on November 26, 2022, 09:16:43 PMBack in my smiting days, I would TIG the heads and use the slotter on the lathe after rounding them again. Most good smiths I know do the same or just get replacements from Numrich.A slotter on a lathe makes me think of something to cut keyways. What is a slotter that cuts screw slots on the lathe? And why not just use a slitting saw with the screw held in a collet block? I have made a lot of slotted screws myself. Used a hacksaw blade many times. Also cut slots on the vertical mill with an arbor or I can use my little Burke horizontal. Easier to see on the horizontal.
Quote from: KWK on November 27, 2022, 12:19:33 PMQuote from: Firewalker on November 26, 2022, 09:16:43 PMBack in my smiting days, I would TIG the heads and use the slotter on the lathe after rounding them again. Most good smiths I know do the same or just get replacements from Numrich.A slotter on a lathe makes me think of something to cut keyways. What is a slotter that cuts screw slots on the lathe? And why not just use a slitting saw with the screw held in a collet block? I have made a lot of slotted screws myself. Used a hacksaw blade many times. Also cut slots on the vertical mill with an arbor or I can use my little Burke horizontal. Easier to see on the horizontal.Correct, slitter. I get words wrong all the time, spellchecker does it to me too.