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Broke off a 5/64th Allen wrench in a 10-32 flat head cap screw and could not for the life of me get it to shake loose.
Tried a pick, a punch, foul language, sacrificed a chicken, nothing doing.
Then I remembered something called (I think) hydraulic impact jacking and tried it as a last resort.
My clearances were too large (.010 on a .063 drill) to use bread, so I soaked some paper towel in heavy oil and stuffed the hole with that.
End result, broken portion of the Allen wrench came out and was stuck on the shank end of the drill.
Everyone looked at me like I was a magician.
Tried a pick, a punch, foul language, sacrificed a chicken, nothing doing.
Then I remembered something called (I think) hydraulic impact jacking and tried it as a last resort.
My clearances were too large (.010 on a .063 drill) to use bread, so I soaked some paper towel in heavy oil and stuffed the hole with that.
End result, broken portion of the Allen wrench came out and was stuck on the shank end of the drill.
Everyone looked at me like I was a magician.