[Shop-talk] turning the end of a bolt.

[John Miller]

On 8/8/2016 6:23 PM, Dave Cavanaugh wrote:
> Put another nut (or two) the the same size as the bolt head on the
> threaded portion, run it down to the bottom of the threads, align all
> the flat faces and put it in the chuck.

This worked for me as well.

Done it a few times, but most notably I've got a spare-tire mount on my 
trailer that's got a 1in (I think) bolt thru a plate to retain the 
wheel, I cut the threads off the last inch and a quarter or so of the 
bolt, milled flats on the sides, and drilled it for a padlock.

Cutting the threads off will require a fairly high speed and shallow cut.

John.