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   _mj_ | Aug 23, 2022 12:58pm | #1

   That does not look like a bolt to me. It looks like the end of the shaft had the washers / bearings pressed on and then was peened out. I don't see threads or the flat bearing surfaces typical of a nut or bolt in the photos.

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   john_c2 | Aug 23, 2022 07:03pm | #3

   What MJ said. You either have to grind off the peened portion, or use a punch and "unpeen" it.

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   pantalones868 | Aug 23, 2022 01:29pm | #2

   With a grinder! I think the previous post is correct. So, to be determined by you.. if you grind it off is there enough shaft left to tap and replace with a nut? A nut by itself won't work actually because it will unthread in reverse. Seems to me to be a situation for epoxy or maybe a welder or maybe that tool is toast.

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   pantalones868 | Aug 24, 2022 06:02pm | #4

   So for fun I looked on ebay. There are countless braces on there and many at about $25, some less ,of course there is always the person that thinks theirs is worth a pile. Adjusted for inflation an antique drill brace is probably worth less than when it was new. So, not vintage, " used"! Once everyone had one of those I guess. Now,hardly anyone uses them. I have 50 different ways to drill a hole but sometimes slow is better and a brace and an auger are the best thing to use. I think mine is a Miller's Falls ,at least the one hanging there. I have a couple more buried away somewhere.