RE: Broken "Easy Out"

[Simon Favre <simon@domain.elided>]

I agree. I'd try using a fine cutoff wheel to put a notch in
the broken bit, then backing it out with a screwdriver. There
are specialized removal tools with little teeth that fit into
the flutes of drills & taps. The shops that do Electron
Discharge Machining won't touch this?

The fine cutoff wheels come in a little can of 25 or so. Wear
safety glasses. Expect to break 2 or 3 on each fastener. You
might have to get a flex shaft as well. Not fun.

Hirsch wrote:

>Keith Kelly writes:
>>> ... As is my usual luck, things went downhill from there.
>I then broke off a drill bit in one screw and broke off an
>"easy out" in the other screw. Now I'm screwed! <<
>
>I've had some luck removing the remains of a broken easyout
>with a Dremel tool with a very small carbide tip. I think
>they cost about $3 a bit and you will probably go thru a few.
>It makes a mess of the surrounding aluminum too, but this
>can be repaired.

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