Help With End Mill Holder

I recently got a very nice Weldon 1" end mill holder with a #9 B&S taper shank for use with my Index 645 mill. The problem is the draw bar threads, they are 3/8" NC rather than the "normal" 1/2" NC. I was going to drill and retap to 1/2" until I checked the end of the shank with a file. This thing is harder than Chinese algebra!!!!!!!! I really don't want to have to make a 2nd draw bar. Any ideas???

Rex the Wrench

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Rex the Wrench
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Weldon shanks are pretty hard. Seems to me making another drawbar is going to be your best option.

Jim Kovar Vulcan, Mi

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Jim Kovar

Heat the small end with a big torch to red heat. It won't take very long with a big torch, and therefore won't heat the big end very much. I did this with a Chinese Morse taper holder that originally had a tang and I wanted to convert to drawbar. It softened the metal dramatically! I think I did this with a standard Bernzomatic torch.

Jon

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Jon Elson

Wouldn't a piece of threaded 3/8" NC rod, anfd a few nuts be all that you would need to make a new draw bar. That's what I did for my small Clausing mill.

Abrasha

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Abrasha

Rex, this is very common. Simply make another draw bar. Its very easy, and doesnt require much work. I have two drawbars for every mill I own, both 1/2 & 3/8. I spritz some different colored Dychem on the ends to keep them id'd and hang em on the mill.

Gunner

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Gunner

A nice excersize in threading...

That's what I did for my small Clausing mill.

And I did it for my mill/drill. Works great. That's what I figure my shop is for....

Paul in AJ AZ

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Pep674

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