u/ManateeBait1

I'm working on a wagon project for the kiddos' first birthday. I'm in a time crunch to get it done by the big day and hit a wall this morning.

I need to notch some tubes for the running boards and found out my tube notcher is a .75" shaft with 5/8" 18 threads and will not accept my 1" hole saw with 1/2" 20 mounting. To my knowledge, I can't get a 1" hole saw in the larger arbor size. Sure, I could portaband my notches but I have a few to do and prefer not to.

I could stick the shaft in the lathe and drill/tap a 1/2 bolt extension into the shaft. Or potentially fab a reducer arbor from larger stock.

I do see pre-made reducers available at auto stores but they are primarily brass for brake lines. I don't think brass will hold up to the abuse? But maybe it would get me through the <10 cuts I need to make.

What would you recommend?

Wrapped up my bench shear stand project. I picked up a pretty decent condition Di-Acro 24" shear and wanted a stand to match the era. I chose to use C-channel, round the corners, and add a dozen false rivet heads to complete the look. I offset the shear to the rear of the stand so it won't flip when I pull the handle down. The biggest mistake was cutting the wood shelf on the wrong side, so I didn't have to stain it again. Pretty stoked with the final result.