Re: fractured rods

[Simon Favre <simon@domain.elided>]

Yes, but I assumed that you would rough-machine the bore, cut it in half,
grind the faces parallel and smooth, fit the bolts, then bore the perfectly
round hole. That's basically what they do to recondition an old rod. They
grind a little off the cap to make the hole smaller, and bore it back out.

Are fractured rods amenable to reconditioning, or are they "disposable"
items?

estorhok@domain.elided wrote:
> 
> Simon asked why we don't just saw the rods in half.  I think the answer has
> already been given- so that the 2 pieces fit together perfectly.  Better
> than with any dowel type.  So the rods are machined to be perfectly round,
> broken apart- and when they are bolted back together, you sitll have
> a
> "perfect" circle (within tolerances..).
> 
> Eric Storhok
> Ann Arbor, MI

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