Need a door hinge

[scspeedster]

Messed up one of my door hinges and wondered if anyone might have one.
Drilled and tapped three just fine, then broke the tap off in one
Thanks.

[jts359]

There are broken tap removal tools , Mc Master carr has them , Ed

[Guardm16]

Having just finished my hinges and hug the doors, I can tell you I broke two, not proud but I also worried over getting the broken tap out. I found a simple way.

Lock the hinge into a vice, now grab a center punch and a hammer. Drive the center punch into the the three or fours voids from outside in. Basically the slots on the outside of the tap towards the center. The tap is very brittle and will start to break up. Try from several angles as you go, keep breaking off little bits of the tap. Soon it will all be out. Wear safety glasses and go slow. I was able to get both out without damage to the new threads. Good luck.

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Drive your center punch into these areas. The punch will have some "bite" in there and not slide off. Don't worry about hurting anything. The Stainless steel of the hinges are tough, you will be re-tapping the threads anyway. It worked great both times I did it.