RE: Drilling Gazing Balls (fwd)

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Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 03:34:04 -0800 (PST)
From: Yurtle Turtle <yurtle_t@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: Drilling Gazing Balls (fwd)

Instead of trying to tap this, can you use a toggle
bolt or a plastic anchor? 1/8" toggles use a 3/8"
hole. I'd think you could find something that required
less than 1/4" hole for a plastic anchor.


Adam

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> Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2006 18:59:44 -0600
> From: Alan Majernick <rainylake@xxxxxxx>
> To: 'Tesla list' <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: Drilling Gazing Balls
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> Hi All:
> 
> Having put drilled and tapped threaded steel inserts
> in hundreds of
> stainless steel balls, I can tell you don't waste
> you time trying to "get
> by" by not doing it. The balls themselves are very
> strong, but way to thin
> to accept a machine screw. It's a process you can
> not perform without
> special tools. This is not a sales pitch, but I a
> have destroyed enough
> balls myself to tell you if have not done this
> before, your chances of
> success as first timer are small. In my eBay store,
> TeslaStuff, I have
> stainless steel balls from 3 inches to 16 inches.
> All with 1/4-20 zinc
> plated steel threaded inserts. If anyone has a
> question, I will try and
> help. My email is alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> Thanks Alan
> 
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> Subject: Drilling Gazing Balls - Re: Burn Out (fwd)
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> Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2006 15:16:32 -0700
> From: Terrell Fritz
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> To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Drilling Gazing Balls - Re: Burn Out (fwd)
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> Hi Rich,
> 
> >   FedEx delivered Saturday a couple of 12" SS
> balls. I do have a
> >question about them., did you drill into the small
> hole in the ball and
> >what is the wall thickness at that point , they
> feel very light to be
> >trying to drill and tap a hole? Why 2 balls?
> >One multi-colored one for the wife to put in the
> garden and one silver
> >one for me !!!!!
> >
> >Rich , from the middle of Missouri
> 
> The stainless steel is rock hard.  There is info on
> drilling it here:
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http://www.pupman.com/listarchives/2006/Oct/msg00590.html
> 
> There are also threads "Re: Gazing ball terminals"
> and "PIRANHA - New Top 
> Load Configuration" here:
> 
>
http://www.pupman.com/listarchives/2006/Oct/threads.html
> 
> The metal is about 1/32 inch so it is very thin. 
> But expect it to be a 
> real pain to drill.  I drilled the existing hole
> large to mount the slide 
> shafts in my case.  I am not sure it can be
> "threaded".  But there are 
> those molly screw fasteners and such for drywall
> that might work if you 
> needed a screw thread.
> 
>
http://www.naturalhandyman.com/iip/inffastener/infanchor/infanchor.shtm
> 
> Cheers,
> 
>          Terry
> 
> Busy reading all the nice things people are saying
> about me :-)))))))))
> 
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