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How would you make this?

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0.700 cube
0.350 through bore on one side
8-32 clearance through drill perpendicular to previous bore
0.09 slot through both holes
8-32 flat head countersink, but only on the inside of the bore

Somehow a countersink needs to reach into the middle of the bore, I thin something like this.
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I don't see the edit button but I wanted to mention, he does not want large through holes on the top. that think is supposed to hold the end of a clutch cable, so the slot is for the cable to slip into.
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Re: How would you make this?

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I'm not sure what you mean by no large holes in the top.
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If I'm understanding right, you want a countersink at the bottom of the part but the diameter of the countersink cannot extreme to the top. It's gonna be hard to tighten the screws if he can't get a screwdriver in. Regardless, I might be tempted to make it in to halves, top and bottom, then we'll them together. Cut the slot last. Just be aware that the material will probably move when the slot is cut.
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we figured out the design wouldn't work since you have to drill the top open to get the screws in, and that drills out all the material that is supposed to hold the cable in.

This to repair a motorcycle engine casting. The casting had a small round bit that would house the clutch cable. The cast material was barely larger than the cable and the cable got yanked out, breaking the little bits of cast off. This guy is pointing at it in this vid at the 2 min mark: https://youtu.be/z6LOLmHx8Co?t=116

I told him to find someone to weld it.
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Re: How would you make this?

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You could cut the slot first, grind down the shank on a countersink so that it could slide in from the side and then do likewise with a screwdriver. The screws would have be short. Looks like you could get perhaps 1.5 or 2 diameters to bite.

I'd try to think of a better way.
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It might look a little odd, but there's plenty of material left to hold the cable. If you are concerned about the corners left on the top cutting into the cable, make the hole a little bigger and sleeve it after it's attached to the bike.
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Re: How would you make this?

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Not too hard to do, just finished a few for a brake cable on a 4x4. I would post a picture, but would have to crawl under the vehicle to see it!

Drill center hole, cut hole for the ball on the cable from the side with a ball end mill, slot for shank with a small end mill.

This one used a small cross hole for a cotter pin, but a set screw could be used in place of the cotter.
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You really think there will be enough material? There will only be 50 thou of web at each end. I would have made it longer if I had realized the screw head size. His drawing was way out of scale and it looked like it was fine (he drew it just like it looks in the photos here), until I looked up the screw head diameter when it came time to drill the top and make the countersinks. He thinks I ought to drill the center now and use only one screw to attach.
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Trim down the screw head and make the holes just big enough for the trimmed screws.
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Re: How would you make this?

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You can use allen flat head screws, then you do need a big hole to tighten it.
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10 Wheeler Rob wrote: Fri Feb 14, 2020 1:05 pm You can use allen flat head screws, then you do need a big hole to tighten it.
Excellent suggestion.
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