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By Jeremiah Chamberlin (Jchamberlin) on Friday, April 10, 2015 - 12:26 am:
Hey Nic, Mike is many things, but arrogant isn't one of them.
I think I understand what he is trying to say; he has a method, it works for him, and he believes he could have gotten the pin out in less time than it took me to cut it with a Sawzall, carry it to another location, heat it with a torch and (basically) beat it with a hammer.
(I'm not sure the arbor press added much to the job --just kind of kept the hammer on task and prevented the kinds of injuries when the hammer head misses the chisel the hand is holding.)
Now to respond to Mike's challenge, I was not wanting to drill the pin, not once, twice or three times. A torch is much quicker and easier (to me, at least). And even with a nicely lined up hole the length of the pin exposing the interior of the axle without cutting it, the penetrant would still need some time to work it's magic. (Aside: personally, I don't know how you could get the hole drilled straight without putting the piece in a drill press, and if you still have the axle in the frame, I don't know how you would manage that. I'm sure I could not drill a hole that straight with a hand-held drill.) Back to the challenge, if you compare the two days it took me to get the axle into work and onto the bench, it is probably a wash between my saw/torch --hammer, and your drill/drip --hammer.
With your method, there is also the sense of satisfaction which comes from out-smarting the pin and employing hard-won drilling skills while accomplishing the job with the least amount of effort and expense. The torch, press, hammer method is all about power and more of it. Next time I think it would be worth the risk of carrying it to the main shop where a HYDRAULIC press is available (damn the cameras). .
Edit: If I had used my own torch, in my own shop, I estimate I could have had it out in less than half an hour; 5 minutes for each cut, 5 minutes to heat it, and 5 minutes to beat it out. Add another 5 minutes to drill Charlie's pilot hole (even I could drill a hole like that) and I come up with 25 minutes total.<!-/quote-!><hr size=0></blockquote>