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350TSS · 05-03-2020, 06:53 PM

Incidentally the Delboy's garage tip when shortening a bolt to cut a hacksaw cut across one flat of a nut and hold the bolt and nut in the vice via two flats of the nut really works. The bolt to be shortened is gripped sufficiently for it not to turn when the hacksaw blade is applied and the thread is still good enough to clean off the end of the thread when the bolt is shortened.
Afterwards I usually put the bolt head in my battery drill and spin it at 45 degrees to the running grindstone to provide a clean lead in.

05-03-2020, 06:53 PM	#1176
350TSS Too much time on my hands member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Shipbourne Bike: M900 Posts: 1,419	Incidentally the Delboy's garage tip when shortening a bolt to cut a hacksaw cut across one flat of a nut and hold the bolt and nut in the vice via two flats of the nut really works. The bolt to be shortened is gripped sufficiently for it not to turn when the hacksaw blade is applied and the thread is still good enough to clean off the end of the thread when the bolt is shortened. Afterwards I usually put the bolt head in my battery drill and spin it at 45 degrees to the running grindstone to provide a clean lead in. Last edited by 350TSS; 05-03-2020 at 06:57 PM..