tools wanted and good tricks
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Cargo Master
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From: Frequently frozen MN
tools wanted and good tricks
Hi,
I have to put a couple of bolts back in a barely accessible location(for me anyway)
- Was thinking that it would be nice if they had a magnetic cap that fit over a gearwrench to hold a bolt until you could start it.
- I'll probably try to make do with grease to hold it in place or possibly a button magnet.
This leads me to ask the following
- tools anyone might wish were available
- tricks that you use for difficult tasks
I stand to learn a lot
Thanks,
hj
I have to put a couple of bolts back in a barely accessible location(for me anyway)
- Was thinking that it would be nice if they had a magnetic cap that fit over a gearwrench to hold a bolt until you could start it.
- I'll probably try to make do with grease to hold it in place or possibly a button magnet.
This leads me to ask the following
- tools anyone might wish were available
- tricks that you use for difficult tasks
I stand to learn a lot
Thanks,
hj
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Cargo Master
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From: Frequently frozen MN
Thanks Tom, I sometimes wonder if they have contests to see who can make things the hardest to work on.
( I know -- this is a Briggs motor in a TroyBilt, so they had to do what they could do, but it gets frustrating. )
hj
( I know -- this is a Briggs motor in a TroyBilt, so they had to do what they could do, but it gets frustrating. )
hj
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From: Barrington, Il.
depending on the size of the fastener
Harbor Freight has magnetic nut drivers, SAE and metric. They're stubby with a 1/4" hex and apparently meant to be used in a drill, but any regular 1/4" driver as a transition will work, and they're only ~ $5./set. Great addition to MY collection at least.
Cargo Master
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From: Not as far west as I want
That is a good idea. Now that I have a garage and several tool chests. Now I am starting to delve more into the specialty tools. What I do have makes the jobs at hand a lot easier to tackle.
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