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

[John Innis]

Another way to do this is rough grind the threads off on a bench grinder
and then finish on the lathe.  As long as you are careful no to go too deep
on the grinder, it makes the lathe work a lot easier.

On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 9:20 AM, John Miller <jem at milleredp.com> wrote:

> 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.
>
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