ausfire Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 The first try was a disaster but managed OK second time. This was a hard steel wheel stud from a Mack truck. I don't know what grade of steel it is but it was hard. My first try at making a bottle opener from one of these ... well, the picture tells all. I guess I was impatient and let it cool too much while drifting the hole. I made sure second time it was yellow heat and drifted the hole slowly. I have found that mechanics like bottle openers made out of stuff like this. (P.S. _ I tried to post this in the bottle opener thread but the program wouldn't allow it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Nice Aus. I've broke em like that while drifting too. One I was just bound and determined to finish out so I tapered the broken ends out into a U and scrolled the ends up around then punched the tab and it works fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedefiddle Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Good Morning, Aus Try using a slitting Chisel for making the hole. You will leave more material to make the Big Eye with just my $0.02 Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Clean the broken ends up and it will still work fine and be a "variation" on a theme... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Work on the broken ends a little and draw them into a cocktail olive fork and a bottle opener. Multi taskers are popular with mechanics too you know. Cool opener you have there. I think truck lugs are in the grade 8 range I know you can snap them off surprisingly easily if you're not careful. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Hmm I may have to try an "el toro" bottle opener... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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