brewingmeister
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It's not that it broke off because it's soft, it broke because it is brittle. So it will be a real pain to drill. Also it's tiny @2 mm. If you can get a drill bit smaller than 2 mm to actually do this I would love to see it. That is not a joke, please film it. Bits that small walk, wiggle and bend like a noodle.
The idea of heat isn't a bad one but given the op already stated he is super anal the discoloration from the torch might drive him insane.
If waiting for the coupler to eventually loosen over time isn't in the cards, which it may or may not. I'd just cut the coupler off and get a new one. Less than a minute and the problem coupler is gone.
The idea of heat isn't a bad one but given the op already stated he is super anal the discoloration from the torch might drive him insane.
If waiting for the coupler to eventually loosen over time isn't in the cards, which it may or may not. I'd just cut the coupler off and get a new one. Less than a minute and the problem coupler is gone.
The HF hex key material should be soft enough to drill seeing as how it snapped off in the first place. I'd just drill a hole down the center large enough to remove most of the material. Then slip the other end of the drill bit into the hole and wiggle it, just a little bit. Hit it with a few drops of WD-40, PB Blaster, or Kroil before you drill; the heat generated by drilling will draw the oil in and help free it.