R reb78 Member Messages 4,249 Today at 10:38 AM #21 Its now i wish i had a lathe so i could make a tool to fit perfectly. I have the same experience as you with centre punching - it just always goes wrong!!
Its now i wish i had a lathe so i could make a tool to fit perfectly. I have the same experience as you with centre punching - it just always goes wrong!!
Smallfry HE's Spartacus. Messages 3,201 Location Kent UK Today at 11:51 AM #22 reb78 said: Its now i wish i had a lathe so i could make a tool to fit perfectly. I have the same experience as you with centre punching - it just always goes wrong!! Click to expand... I have used this method on the broken glowplugs on my M57. You could "quickly" whip off the head and put it on your milling machine instead. I really hate these seemingly five minute jobs.
reb78 said: Its now i wish i had a lathe so i could make a tool to fit perfectly. I have the same experience as you with centre punching - it just always goes wrong!! Click to expand... I have used this method on the broken glowplugs on my M57. You could "quickly" whip off the head and put it on your milling machine instead. I really hate these seemingly five minute jobs.
