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86tuning t1_j6g67oa wrote

> You could buy a 3000 dollar metal lathe and pair the drill shaft down a bit.

a normal drill bit is tool steel and very difficult to cut. i spoze a percussion bit might be easier.

cheapest real option is to get the correct size drill.

if you were a real hack you could change the shank from round to triangular using a bench grinder to fit in the smaller drill machine.

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S_Orbital OP t1_j6g5hg4 wrote

Thank you for all the suggestions! I didn't expect to get so many suggestions. I think the first thing that I will try is getting a hollow tube to increase the tension on the bolt. Unfortunately a lot of the suggestions are not practical in this case due to the limited amount of space to extract the bolt, or due to cost concerns.

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And yes, I have tried to twist the stand instead of the bolt, but the issue is that the bolt is stuck in the stand itself, so twisting it simply twists the bolt without undoing anything.

Additionally, I have no power tools. If I did have any, the way I would go about it would be to grind the stand off, as anything else would not be able to work within the tight space.

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