[SEL] OT - Thin wall socket

[Ed Herreid]

A cheap socket is going to be weak to start with.  Thinning it will make it weaker.  If it is a low enough torque you can get away with it.  
 
I have done it before but not on a lathe.  A socket is going to be pretty hard tool steel.  I have done it on a grinder.  Put it on an extension and spin it against a grinder or better yet a sanding belt.  Remove as little as possible and then polish it as good as you can by hand to reduce places for cracks to start.  Go slow and dont overheat it.  If it starts turning straw or blue color you have lost the heat treat and it will be weaker yet.  If nothing else fits it is worth a shot.  
 
Ed Herreid
Leaving for Portland later today

 

> From: George_Best at adp.com
> To: sel at lists.stationary-engine.com
> Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:17:18 -0500
> Subject: [SEL] OT - Thin wall socket
> 
> After checking a couple likely stores and finding no thin wall sockets, I'm wondering about making my own.
> 
> Would it work to take an old cheap socket and turn the outside down on my lathe?
> 
> Anyone try turning down a socket diameter before?
> 
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