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Which Of These Hand Tools Is The Greatest Invention?

dougw
dougw 5 months ago

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?

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  • gordonmx
    gordonmx 5 months ago +5
    Can't forget my sonic screwdriver.
  • wolfgangfriedrich
    wolfgangfriedrich 5 months ago +4
  • rsc
    rsc 5 months ago +3
  • dang74
    dang74 4 months ago

    Screw driver.  It's the tool I most often use... also I couldn't help but notice Doug chose the Robertson variety to illustrate its class.

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  • dougw
    dougw 4 months ago in reply to ralphjy

    There is a whole class of tools called persuaders, which includes hammers, crowbars and Tommy bars that can be exceedingly useful...

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  • kmikemoo
    kmikemoo 4 months ago in reply to $parentForumReply.Author.DisplayName

    anniel747  Laughing  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." Joy

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  • beacon_dave
    beacon_dave 4 months ago in reply to kmikemoo
    kmikemoo said:
    The driver fits into a 11mm socket HOWEVER...  none of them will work as the base of the drivers all spin.

    You could perhaps market that as a 'torque limiter' design feature though... 

    kmikemoo said:
    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.

    Alternatively could turn it into an impact socket 'pin drive' type coupling by drilling a hole perpendicular to the shaft to allow you to drop a pin through both it and the existing Tommy Bar hole in the driver. Turn a groove in the shaft over the hole to locate your rubber O-ring to hold the pin in place.

    Allows you to quick-change the nut driver after shearing its end off every time you use it. Joy

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  • beacon_dave
    beacon_dave 4 months ago in reply to ralphjy

    I have a 'pocket' drill/driver (ok, so big pockets!) with a hex drive from Bosch which has been quite handy to have around: 

    https://www.boschtools.com/us/en/products/ps21-2a-060199291G 

    There is a chuck based version as well:

    https://www.boschtools.com/us/en/products/ps31-2a-060186811M

    and also one for those who are more of an indecisive nature... Slight smile

    https://www.boschtools.com/us/en/products/gsr12v-140fcb22-06019F6010

    Small and light enough to easily handle but enough torque to be useful for those overtightened fasteners.

    I've mainly used it for removing equipment side panels of the type that have around 12 overlength screws per panel (1mm panel, 40mm screw, 'are we nearly there yet...?') but have also used it for careful drilling in Perspex/Plexiglass panels with the torque limiter set low.

    Some of the electric precision screwdrivers with motion control are pretty impressive these days.

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  • anniel747
    anniel747 4 months ago in reply to kmikemoo

    kmikemoo Why not simply *** out the black part (business end) then weld that directly to the impact wrench?

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  • kmikemoo
    kmikemoo 4 months ago in reply to anniel747

     anniel747  Laughing  Because as beacon_dave says...     JoyJoy 

    beacon_dave said:
    Allows you to quick-change the nut driver after shearing its end off every time you use it.
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  • dougw
    dougw 30 days ago in reply to me_Cris

    How many have used wire-cutters as pliers on nuts? Relaxed

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  • gordonmx
    gordonmx 29 days ago in reply to dougw

    Sounds painful!

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