VANAGON archives -- June 2008, week 4 (#295)

Date:         Fri, 27 Jun 2008 05:11:34 -0400
Reply-To:     Cullen Stewart <cullberly@VERMONTEL.NET>
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From:         Cullen Stewart <cullberly@VERMONTEL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Boring out hubs on wheels...
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A machine shop will be a minimal expense for this and a safer option.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tabe Johnson" <greentabe-vanagon@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 10:28 PM
Subject: Boring out hubs on wheels...


> So I'm trying to think of a clever way of boring out the hubs
> on some alloy wheels I have.
>
> Best idea so far:  make/get a piece of wood the right size to
> fit inside the existing bore.  Use a hole saw to drill through
> the hub.  The drill bit that keeps the hole saw centred will be
> located by the piece of wood.
>
> What works better than that?  I assume there's something...
>
>
> tabe johnson/87 westy

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