We have fought bravely, but it is time for retreat from the field of battle. We must confer with General Confusion, General Disaster and General Motors. Maybe General Foods for a fortifying snack.
The woodruff key at 1/8" by 1/2" was too big, so we surgically ground away at it until setting it down somewhere just for a moment, but long enough for it to hide. I looked at Rock's email again suggesting 2.5mm by 9 mm as the correct size woodruff key. Why not contribute a little more to the local hardware and help stimulate our county's economy? So another 12 mile patriotic foray into town. Ace is the place with the helpful hardware man who surely speaks in metric. Not. He got out a little book and stared at it for some time, finally announcing what a millimeter is in centimeters. I said that is no help since the woodruff keys only speak standard American inches, like 1/8 which is too big. So, I got woodruff keys #1 and #2. At 1/16" thick #1 is too thin, but #2 is the goldilocks of woodruffs at 3/32 and is just right. Awesome and no more grinding! Now all we have to do is make that little groove in the adapter and we are home free with plenty of time yet for a bike ride.
I picked up a 3/32" drill bit on the last trip so chucked it up in the dremel tool. It is too small for the dremel to lock down on it and I don't have a different chuck. So, we can still do this, but it will be a little more cumbersome with the portable drill. That adapter sure is hard metal alright and even the punch doesn't like it. How come the rest of the motor is made out of cheese, but the part I want to drill a hole in is titanium?
This is not working as I can't even start a hole so that I can break the bit and go get another one.or two. I guess tomorrow I'll go back to the hardware and get a little file, Or I'll see if there's something in the world of dremel I can get. Maybe a drill bit is not the best thing. Rock mentioned a carbide cutter. What's that? A cutter sounds promising. Why drill when you can cut? I will not give up and haven't had this much fun since my last trip to the dentist. That's what I need; one of those dentist drills with a diamond cutter thing. Sigh...
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