1/4" die-grinder bits ?

[Digger 66 3,488]

What brand have you used with the best results per dollar ?

I need to remove all of the material in the red circle  down to the bottom of the socket so it will fit around the stub protruding from a shaft .

I've tried the Vermont-American & C/H brands but they all seem to wear away very quickly .

The only tool I can get in there is my 1/4" air die grinder .

Any advice on types / brands of grinding bits would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks fellas , ~Gene.

 

[sorekiwi 761]

I've hated everything from Vermont-American that I have ever used, whether its a drill bit, a saw blade whatever.

 

You need carbide burrs to attack that, you can buy them from most tool suppliers.  You can pay a lot for them, $30 or $40 apiece is realtively normal for a quality US made one.  I buy them when I see a surplus bin of them at engineering supply places, usually around $5 apiece.

[bitten 134]

Im not to sure what is in that socket but you can get a socket from the auto parts stores for real cheap.

[Callen 64]

You may be able to find someone with a lathe or mill to cut it out cheaper than buying the cutters.

[HorseFixer 2,013]

You may be able to find someone with a lathe or mill to cut it out cheaper than buying the cutters.

 

What Callen said!

 

~Duke

[Digger 66 3,488]

Im not to sure what is in that socket but you can get a socket from the auto parts stores for real cheap.

 

 

It is a " socket from the auto parts store " 

it's the only one I could find with the correct spacing to fit the four tangs that go into the nut ( in the background) .

Problems is , it has this great big thing in the center that needs to be removed so that it will fit properly .

[wallfish 17,654]

It's difficult to tell how big that hole is but if it's bigger than 1 1/4", it's probably easier to cut it with a disc rather than grind all that material.

1/8" collet adapter and a Dremel 1 1/4 disc?

 

$0.02

 

What is that thing anyway?

[6wheeler 668]

Looks like a spanner nut socket for a Dana rear axle. If so?You can get an OTC brand socket right for it. Not sure of the part#.I can look at work tomorrow. If you want to fix yours to work? I would suggest get it milled. Take it to a machine shop and they can do it without compromising the integrity of the socket.

[bmsgaffer 2,050]

 

All that grinding will just make a dusty hot mess.