Did you ever make a tool just because you could?

[echris 1,425]

Of course you have. Because you can.

 

Today, while working on the back end of the 310-8, I wanted to cleanup the rusty phillips pan head screws for the shifter panel and side covers. Wire wheeling small screws hurts after a while. Right?

So I found a 3 1/2 long piece of scrap 1/2" alum round stock that I had already turned down a bit on one end, chucked it up in the lathe and drilled and tapped 1/4-20. With a jam nut, I could easily smash the screw heads into the wire wheel with good control and clean them up good.

I'm thinking I might make a 5/16" and 3/8" too.

Back in the day I'd routinely sacrifice my fingers to the wirey gods. Not so much anymore.

[Pullstart 66,878]

Here are some posts on custom tools 

 

 

 

 

[echris 1,425]

Too many threads, I'm too new here. Hahaha. Completely missed that one. Thanks!

Mods, please move this topic if you will. Thanks!

[Mickwhitt 5,132]

This is a little depth gauge I made for measuring blind holes etc. 

It's been super useful on projects where a standard gauge wouldn't fit.

I used it to set the timing on my Villiers engined meadow cutter.

[stevasaurus 23,281]

Not as elaborate as the tools above, but the dang thing worked like a champ.  

 

 

[Pullstart 66,878]

This is what you call a...   ahhh... brain fart.   

[The Tuul Crib 7,339]

57 minutes ago, stevasaurus said:

Not as elaborate as the tools above, but the dang thing worked like a champ.  

 

 

Did you say sackets? 

[formariz 12,045]

2 hours ago, The Tuul Crib said:

Not as elaborate as the tools above, but the dang thing worked like a champ.  

Clever ways of applying leverage using at hand items. One can make a tool out of basically anything. No need to go and  buy a “specialized” tool that will probably be useless anyway.