On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 22:40:32 +0000, Christopher Tidy
wrote:

Martin Whybrow wrote:

Chris
I have a cheap ratchet screwdriver, the type with a fat handle that contains
the spare bits; it's 1/4" drive so if you can find one, you could cut a
piece of a 1/4" Allen key to use as an adapter. This one was free with 5
litres of oil but the same type of thing turns up in the pound stores and
places like Wilko, Lidl and Aldi.
Alternatively, Halfords used to sell BA box spanners, I have a set I bought
for working on valve audio gear which is full of BA fasteners.
Martin

Thanks for the suggestion. I might check out our local Aldi and if
there's a cheap screwdriver give it a go. I don't want to spend too much
in case the wobble in the two joints proves a problem, but I suspect
this might be the only way to do it. I don't think I've ever seen a
screwdriver handle (actually the ratchet isn't essential) which ends in
a male 1/4" fitting.

Best wishes,

Chris
Greetings Chris,
I read your post about trying to find BA tools. I was trying to think
what kind of tool was a BA tool. Finally it came to me. You were just
trying to be polite. You've been tring to find sets of Big Ass tools.
I can see how this might be a problem. Most places sell tool sets you
can hold in your hand. But I imagine that big ass tools are probably
too big for most jobs. I used to run a lathe with a 3 foot chuck. That
chuck key sure was a big ass chuck key. Maybe an old factory site
might have some big ass tools laying around rusting you could have
just by taking them. I see you have a set of big ass tools for working
on valve audio gear which was full of big ass fasteners. I can imagine
big ass fasteners being used with big ass valves but what do big ass
valves have to do with audio gears? Is Audio a brand name? Do they
make big ass gears? But gear is singular. Is this gear so big it is
made in pieces and held together with big ass bolts? I've seen some
pretty big ass flywheels that were bolted together with big ass bolts.
And what's a "box spanner"? Are they something you put in boxes to
keep the sides from caving in? Oh, wait, I know what they are. When
the moving van was being filled during my last move they had these
things which spanned the box on the inside to keep everything in
place when they were driving. I think it's funny what people collect.
Some folks collect model trains, others collect china, while still
others collect whisky bottles. And it appears you collect big ass
tools. Do you display them? It would take a big ass building to
properly display a bunch of big ass tools.
Cheers,
Eric