Help needed from someone with a lathe

[964Cup]

No idea where to post this, so trying GG.

I have a deep 5.5mm 1/4" drive socket, intended to speed up the process of building (bicycle) wheels. Unfortunately, it's too thick to fit through the relevant access holes in the rim. Is there a kind soul out there with a lathe who could turn down the OD of the socket for me? Suitable beer money is of course on offer.

[996TT02]

I did something similar to create a socket to fit a Marzocchi fork foot nut.

You can just grind the excess thickness off on a grinding wheel or even using a small angle grinder held stationary, with the socket on an extension and rotated by hand while being ground against the wheel. 5 min job.

[McWigglebum4th]

1/4 drive?

Get small extension and place in cordless drill

Spin it with the drill and use a bench grinder to reduce the OD

[hacksaw]

Put a bolt through the socket, head on inside of socket, threads protruding. put nut on the threads and tighten. Hold threads in jaws of drill and spin. Remove material with file (if a soft socket) or run a grinder on it at the same time as rotating in drill. Done.

edit - as above but I wouldn't use an extension, the socket will get fired off.

[McWigglebum4th]

hacksaw said:

edit - as above but I wouldn't use an extension, the socket will get fired off.

coward

[964Cup]

All sound like interesting suggestions. However, I don't have a bench grinder. I can't put a bolt through the socket because it's not hollow. I could try with a file if I can get the drive end of the socket into my drill chuck, I suppose (I agree that the extension sounds risky), but I need to be fairly precise so as not to take off too much material and excessively weaken the socket. So if anyone has a lathe and wants to earn a pint or two, please let me know.