Ideas to remove sheared bolt?

[Oldpath05]

If no welder, pick the closes size backwards drill bit and cross your fingers. If one choice for welder get a small mig welder and use .030 70s solid mig wire with welding gas, great for stuff like this, great for tack welding things together, great for filling in holes, great for thin sheet metal, great for vertical down, great for beginners............. I have a 7 year old Millermatic-211 with Auto-Set, this is the newer style. I'm sure Everlast makes good mig welder's to or Lincoln, HF maybe not so much
Miller Millermatic 211 MIG Welder with Advanced Auto-Set (97614) 715959598545 | eBay

 

[5030]

I don't think it would be my first choice for a first time welding experience. That takes a little experience, if you ask me. Personally, I use a washer, with nut welded on after, or flat metal with a hole drilled in it, like a wrench. I don't like trying to weld down into a (thick) nut.

Why not? Crank the amps up and let it rip. Especially with a SMAW setup. Sorry, stick welder. Nice thing is you accomplish 2 things, you get a place to wrench on it and you heat it which will help free it up.

 

[5030]

If all else fails and you get frustrated, go on MSC's website and get yourself a 'Hi-Rock' die reclaim drill and drill it out. Hi-Rock's will drill glass and hardened tool steel, no problem. Don't use oil for lubricant however. Hi-Rock reclaim drills are water only lubricant.

 

[MossRoad]

None that I'm aware of.....but I'm working on that. This is why I might just buy one myself. I haven't had much use for a welder (ever)... and the 2-3 times I HAVE had need, I was able to get it done. (primarily my brother in law brought his up while visiting from New Orleans)

I don't have a shop, no room for a shop, garage is already full... I'm not even sure how large a 220 circuit I can get in my garage. I have a 8-3 (I think it's 8-3, it could possibly be 6?) taking current from my main panel to my subpanel in the garage. It sits on a 50 amp circuit on the main panel if I recall.

Was looking at some stick welders and they say to put it on a 50 amp circuit.

Hmmmm.....

Can I put a 50 amp breaker in the garage that rides off a 50 amp breaker on my main box AND this garage box has a couple other things on it? (some lights & stereo that are in basement and likely wouldn't be in use during day if I'm outside welding something)

Still.... I have that situation to try to figure out. Don't want to get something that's too big for my setup. There's ZERO way I'm going to get a 50 amp dedicated circuit from the main panel to the garage through the finished basement (opposite sides of house with tile floors and drywall between)

I have a 50 amp 220V circuit in my house that feeds a sub panel in my garage.
The sub panel has a 30amp 220V circuit for my arc welder, a 15amp 220v circuit for any 220V tools I may ever get, and four 20amp 110v GFCI circuits for the pool, lights, outlets, etc...

Besides the arc welder, I also have a 110V Hobart wire-feed welder for the small stuff, like tacking nuts to broken studs.

Never have blown a breaker. If I have to arc weld, I'll shut down the pool pump if it's running just to be cautious.

 

[MossRoad]

If I lived near you, I'd toss my little 110v wire feed into my trunk, drive over, we'd weld a nut on there, back it out, and sip a couple root beers. Good luck. I know it can get frustrating.

 

[fried1765]

I sheared off a bolt in the steering head of my Harley a couple of years ago, easy outs failed, like you I couldn't stay on center either. I bought a set of left hand drill bits, and spun it out easily. I followed up by cleaning up the threads with a tap.
Regarding penetrating oil, a neighbor gave me a can of Aerokroil...it's amazing stuff...I ordered a big can of it. Having read about the efficacy of 50-50 acetone and atf mix, I have some of that mixed up and waiting for my next workshop SNAFU too.

Aerokroil is amazing stuff.
I have a Kubota 3pt top link that was left outside (by someone else) for 13 years.
The threads were completely rusted, and would not move.
I might have tried my oxy/acetylene torch, but did not want to cook the entire unit.
I was leaving for 6 months, so just put several ounces of Kroil in the top link tube, and left it to soak.
Just today, I tried using a pipe wrench on the body, to see if the threads would move.
Of course, it had been soaking a very long time, but ..... the threads broke free....and without any heat.

 

[fried1765]

If no welder, pick the closes size backwards drill bit and cross your fingers. If one choice for welder get a small mig welder and use .030 70s solid mig wire with welding gas, great for stuff like this, great for tack welding things together, great for filling in holes, great for thin sheet metal, great for vertical down, great for beginners............. I have a 7 year old Millermatic-211 with Auto-Set, this is the newer style. I'm sure Everlast makes good mig welder's to or Lincoln, HF maybe not so much
Miller Millermatic 211 MIG Welder with Advanced Auto-Set (97614) 715959598545 | eBay

A $1315 Millermatic 211 MIG to remove one bolt?
Ya think ????

 

[WranglerX]

A $1315 Millermatic 211 MIG to remove one bolt?
Ya think ????

One never knows what tomorrow may bring....

Dale

 

[newbury]

One never knows what tomorrow may bring....

Dale

There might be a drain plug in his future.

 

[Spiros]

Two words: Mouse Milk