Most clever, most useful, most indispensable...
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How many of these tools do you have?
What other tools should be in this list?
Most clever, most useful, most indispensable...
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How many of these tools do you have?
What other tools should be in this list?
Small metric nut driver...
Now that I am older and have arthritic fingers I find that I can't handle the small M2 and M2.5 nuts and hardware that is used to mount small boards and sensors without using a nut driver. Would not be able to build most of my projects without one.

I find that the short 'Tommy bar' lever comes in handy with these.
My set is over 40 years old now. No longer have the plastic cases they came in though.
I find that the short 'Tommy bar' lever comes in handy with these.
My set is over 40 years old now. No longer have the plastic cases they came in though.
Never used a Tommy bar with these. I mainly use plastic hardware so haven’t needed one. I don’t think that one came with the set. I still have the case but don’t use it. I also have a set of small flat blade screwdrivers. I guess I could use one of those if I needed the leverage. Both sets are about the same vintage as yours.
Take 5 Tommy. I got this.
Have you been cutting ends off your tools again ?
That would be a lot harder for me to use. I don't do big projects much so I don't use power tools unless absolutely necessary. Guess I'm just getting old...
What types of project do you use that on? I think the weight of the tool would make it hard for me to use with small hardware.
ralphjy All in jest, my friend. That's not a real assembly. Although there are many of us in the Community that have met (or been) that technician that thinks the more power the better and tightness is measured in ugga-duggas (clacks of the impact anvil).
anniel747 The nut driver is for 5mm and looks just like the one beacon_dave provided a picture of. The driver fits into a 11mm socket HOWEVER... none of them will work as the base of the drivers all spin. As Dave alluded to, this "mod" would be a cut and weld.
If I were to do this for real, I would use a 2" extension drilled axially. Chop off the spinning end and insert the driver into the drilled hole. Tap lightly with the wire fed welder and file for aesthetics.
I don't know whether I should be proud or ashamed that I know how I would make that tool - if I was so inclined. "That boy just ain't right."