RE: Drilling Gazing Balls (fwd)

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Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 09:36:30 -0600
From: Rich & DJ <rdj@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: 'Tesla list' <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: Drilling Gazing Balls (fwd)

Thanks for the thought and the link. They can be installed with out a
special tool, if you use a drill bushing against the outer face of the
insert and then go through the bushing with an Allen bolt (or another
220Ksi bolt). The bolt then acts as the tooling to swedge the inert into
place. Do not try this with a standard hardware store bolt.

Rich , from the middle of Missouri

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Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:19:17 -0600
From: Mark Broker <mbroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: Drilling Gazing Balls (fwd)

We use nutsterts all the time at work when we need to screw into sheet
metal.  I don't know if they can be installed without the special tool,
but it certainly isn't going to hurt to try (on scrap!).  See:
http://www.fastenal.com/web/products/detail.ex?sku=0125679

If you call the local office, I'm sure they can get a few samples.  
(there are aluminum ones, too)

Mark Broker


On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 07:23:10 -0600, Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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> Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 03:34:04 -0800 (PST)
> From: Yurtle Turtle <yurtle_t@xxxxxxxxx>
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> Subject: RE: Drilling Gazing Balls (fwd)
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> 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.
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> 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:
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>> 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
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>> 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
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>> 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
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>> There are also threads "Re: Gazing ball terminals"
>> and "PIRANHA - New Top
>> Load Configuration" here:
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> http://www.pupman.com/listarchives/2006/Oct/threads.html
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>> 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.
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http://www.naturalhandyman.com/iip/inffastener/infanchor/infanchor.shtm
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>> Cheers,
>>
>>          Terry
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>> Busy reading all the nice things people are saying
>> about me :-)))))))))
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