September 12, 201510 yr Made from a salvaged jackhammer bit. It didn't have enough metal for a squared-off shank, so I upset it to fit diagonally in the top of the hardie hole and jury-rigged a spring clip to keep it from bouncing around. Another view:
September 12, 201510 yr It looks pretty good, How's it work? Doesn't the weight of the long shaft keep it from bouncing?Frosty The Lucky.
September 12, 201510 yr Author So far, so good. Haven't cut anything really big yet -- we'll see how that goes.It's pretty loose in the hole and bounces a lot. Hence the clip: it just snugs things up a bit.
September 12, 201510 yr I get you, side to side movement, I'd call wobble or maybe rattle. It's gotta go no matter what it's called, the clip ought to work a treat. Certainly easier than upsetting enough for a square shank. I'll do all kinds of things rather than upset very much.Frosty The Lucky.
September 12, 201510 yr It is rather upsetting.Ayup, probably one of the most accurate descriptive names I know of.Frosty The Lucky.
September 12, 201510 yr Author I like that you can change the diagonal from NE-SW to NW-SE depending on whether you're splitting or cutting off.
September 12, 201510 yr I like that you can change the diagonal from NE-SW to NW-SE depending on whether you're splitting or cutting off.I address my anvil from the diagonal if necessary, I find being able to use the anvil as a gauge for splitting is very handy. Sometimes I will rest the held end on the point of the horn if I need a fiddly precise split. For a lot of things though I find myself standing at an angle off the tail.Hmmm, there might be a good reason to try an octagonal shank eh?Frosty The Lucky.
September 12, 201510 yr Good Morning,Who is to say you can't tack weld an angled spacer on either side of the shank, to stop it from rattling in the Hardy McHole?Neil
September 12, 201510 yr My standard solution is to get a piece of square tube that is slightly too large for the hardie hole. Heat it and drive it into he hole. When it cools off it can be removed again. I cut it flush with the anvil face and fix my tool to the piece of tube. The result is zero wobble, play, shake or whatever. My hardy hole is very slightly conical and there is a standard square tube the is a wee bit larger than the hole.Göte
September 12, 201510 yr My standard solution is to get a piece of square tube that is slightly too large for the hardie hole. Heat it and drive it into he hole. When it cools off it can be removed again. I cut it flush with the anvil face and fix my tool to the piece of tube. The result is zero wobble, play, shake or whatever. My hardy hole is very slightly conical and there is a standard square tube the is a wee bit larger than the hole.Göte You're killing me Göte! This is a family site and you're posting such great adult straight lines!Frosty The Lucky.
September 13, 201510 yr Author Good Morning,Who is to say you can't tack weld an angled spacer on either side of the shank, to stop it from rattling in the Hardy McHole?NeilAnyone who knows I don't have a welder. Edited September 13, 201510 yr by JHCC
September 13, 201510 yr You're killing me Göte! This is a family site and you're posting such great adult straight lines!Frosty The Lucky.It is all in the eye of the beholder Frosty.Göte
September 13, 201510 yr So... I've been beating on this 1" solid bar when iu could have used a tube?!.... Ugh
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.