Hi all
I recently picked up an Elliott boring head, but as usual I didn't bother to look closely enough at the pic on the listing and now that it's arrived what I assumed was a MT3 taper shank is actually a 3/4" straight shank. Was hoping that this would be a simple swap but the shank seems to be well and truely stuck in place.
Anyone have any tips on getting these things apart? I've removed all obvious fixings - basically one cap screw that was accessible after removing the slidey part and I'm assuming that the shank would be threaded at point A but is it possibe that this was pressed in rather than threaded ?
I've got as far as trying to hold the shank in a split piece of wood held in the vice, and with a long bar in the head slot trying to jerk the shank free but the whole lot just spins.
Any other suggestions much appreciated
Cheers
Jim
I recently picked up an Elliott boring head, but as usual I didn't bother to look closely enough at the pic on the listing and now that it's arrived what I assumed was a MT3 taper shank is actually a 3/4" straight shank. Was hoping that this would be a simple swap but the shank seems to be well and truely stuck in place.
Anyone have any tips on getting these things apart? I've removed all obvious fixings - basically one cap screw that was accessible after removing the slidey part and I'm assuming that the shank would be threaded at point A but is it possibe that this was pressed in rather than threaded ?
I've got as far as trying to hold the shank in a split piece of wood held in the vice, and with a long bar in the head slot trying to jerk the shank free but the whole lot just spins.
Any other suggestions much appreciated
Cheers
Jim