hdwarner Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 i made this nail header today playing around i am a big fan of transforming things into other things other than thier intended purpose . so here goes i took a 3/4 inch carriage bolt {note the domed head perfect profile for a nail header . counter drilled from the thread side with a 3/8 drill bit to about 1/8 from going thru finished drilling all the way thru with a 3/16 inch drill took one of those junk 3/8 drive chinese ratchets you see at the flea market or salvage yard for a dollar { i buy all i can get of these they have nice knurled handles at the very least for making tools from} knocked out the ratchet guts , weld the carrage bolt into the opening . saw off flush with ratchet face and sand or grind flat throw in fire and take a tapered square punch starting at 1/8 square and drive thru what was formally the thread end of the carriage bolt untill you achieve a 3/16 square measured at the very top of dome . since these carriage bolt are probally a lower carbon steel i case hardened the best i could with kasenite. now take some 1/4 inch square stock taper down to about 3/16 put in header about 3/8 above dome cut off and hit the top first and all four corners and walah a nail . like i said i love making stuff from other stuff , everything has multiple uses . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty_iron Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Gday Hd, Be careful with the plating, the fumes are toxic. Great idea, I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete46 Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Sounds Like Someone Needs To Do A Bp! We're Waiting!:rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith Jim Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Got any pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdwarner Posted January 1, 2008 Author Share Posted January 1, 2008 Some Drawings Of My Nail Header Made From A Carriage Bolt And An Old Broken Ratchet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdwarner Posted January 10, 2008 Author Share Posted January 10, 2008 here is a pic of a nail header made from a carriage bolt and an old williams ratcheting wrench with the guts removed just like my blueprint describes being sold on ebay nowCopyrighted photo removed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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