Most clever, most useful, most indispensable...
How many of these tools do you have?
What other tools should be in this list?
Most clever, most useful, most indispensable...
How many of these tools do you have?
What other tools should be in this list?
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."
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...
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.
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...
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.
anniel747 Because as beacon_dave says...
Allows you to quick-change the nut driver after shearing its end off every time you use it.