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Re: E-Z Out

To: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>, "William C.W. Lamb" <chip@wmsbrg.com>
Subject: Re: E-Z Out
From: jvanho01@tir.com
Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 23:05:58 -0400
The tool you are looking for is made by RIDGID not RIGID, you can them at
http://www.ridgid.com/cat73.htm  Hope this helps.

Jim V.


At 08:11 AM 5/14/99 Friday -0700, Eric Murray wrote:
>
>On Fri, May 14, 1999 at 07:12:50AM -0400, William C.W. Lamb wrote:
>> 
>> How about a bolt with a busted E-Z out in it? First person to come here and
>> remove it gets a beer.
>
>When I have had this happen, I've managed to grind out the E-Z out
>with a carbide bit in a Dremel tool.  Takes a while.
>
>
>I have used a different design 'E-Z out' made by Rigid.  These consist
>of rods of medium-soft steel which have sharp splines on the outside.
>There's a steel collar which slides over the rod and has a hex on the
>outside so you can turn the rod.  You drill a correct sized hole into
>the offending part, pound the rod in, and then slip the hex over it to
>turn the part.
>
>Since the rods aren't super-hardened like EZ-outs, they don't break off.
>The smaller sized rods do twist a little to easily for my taste, but
>they don't break off and they can always be removed.
>
>The problem is that I can't find these anywhere.  The set I have used is
>owned by a friend who's a former outboard motor and Saab mechanic.  He
>can't find any more of them either and he probably got the set he has 10
>or 15 years ago.
>
>Has anyone seen these things for sale anywhere?
>
>
>
>-- 
>Eric Murray          N*Able Technologies                    www.nabletech.com
>(email:  ericm  at the sites lne.com or nabletech.com)     PGP keyid:E03F65E5


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