Rubbermachinist
Plastic
- Joined
- Feb 12, 2021
Hello, new to the forum
Rubber machinist to a manufacturing plant in central California.
Rubber compression molding is what we do, mainly oilfield with some agricultural work.
Anyways,
A compression mold was ran with way to much pressure. The set screw was wedged on to the steel plate, it’s stuck. The set screw needs to be removed so a 1 foot long steel rod would thread on like a handle.
Alen key just twists, impact wrench doesn’t do anything, tried drilling it out but drill bits just bounce around and don’t do anything. Maybe I’m approaching it the wrong way.
I want to know if there any other options before I go with an angle grinder and grind it out from the bottom and put a new handle in and build it up with weld and grind it flush again.
Sorry for the short details,
Picture for reference.
Edit, can’t seem to post a picture while on my phone.
Rubber machinist to a manufacturing plant in central California.
Rubber compression molding is what we do, mainly oilfield with some agricultural work.
Anyways,
A compression mold was ran with way to much pressure. The set screw was wedged on to the steel plate, it’s stuck. The set screw needs to be removed so a 1 foot long steel rod would thread on like a handle.
Alen key just twists, impact wrench doesn’t do anything, tried drilling it out but drill bits just bounce around and don’t do anything. Maybe I’m approaching it the wrong way.
I want to know if there any other options before I go with an angle grinder and grind it out from the bottom and put a new handle in and build it up with weld and grind it flush again.
Sorry for the short details,
Picture for reference.
Edit, can’t seem to post a picture while on my phone.