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3/4 drive sockets for home use and EMT
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I used a cheap 3/4 drive socket today for "home" use. Also some EMT. I need a 1 5/8 DEEEEEEEEEEEP socket to tighten up the drain retention nut on the drain I put in one of the mini mill enclosures. Had some el cheapo 3/4 drive sockets from somewhere. Cut one in half and welded a piece of 2" EMT between the halves. Worked perfectly. |
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Bob La Londe wrote:
(rehashing some old rcm topic names) I used a cheap 3/4 drive socket today for "home" use. Also some EMT. I need a 1 5/8 DEEEEEEEEEEEP socket to tighten up the drain retention nut on the drain I put in one of the mini mill enclosures. Had some el cheapo 3/4 drive sockets from somewhere. Cut one in half and welded a piece of 2" EMT between the halves. Worked perfectly. Attaboy, Bob! --Winston |
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Good trick! There's a couple of sockets that often bottom-out on me.
If I could just remember which ones they are, I'd make deeeep ones. Otherwise I'll just hope that I remember this trick when I need it. Thanks, Bob |
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Winston wrote:
Bob La Londe wrote: (rehashing some old rcm topic names) I used a cheap 3/4 drive socket today for "home" use. Also some EMT. I need a 1 5/8 DEEEEEEEEEEEP socket to tighten up the drain retention nut on the drain I put in one of the mini mill enclosures. Had some el cheapo 3/4 drive sockets from somewhere. Cut one in half and welded a piece of 2" EMT between the halves. Worked perfectly. Attaboy, Bob! --Winston Bob isn't the first to come up with that idea , us Harley guys been using one like that for years to get at the sprocket/front pulley nut on Big Twins .. Mine's made with a piece of 2" pipe about 3" long . It was a pure bitch cutting that socket in half on the lathe , burned a couple of HSS cutters before I figgered out it was tempered steel . -- Snag Learning keeps you young ! |
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"Snag" wrote in message ... Winston wrote: Bob La Londe wrote: (rehashing some old rcm topic names) I used a cheap 3/4 drive socket today for "home" use. Also some EMT. I need a 1 5/8 DEEEEEEEEEEEP socket to tighten up the drain retention nut on the drain I put in one of the mini mill enclosures. Had some el cheapo 3/4 drive sockets from somewhere. Cut one in half and welded a piece of 2" EMT between the halves. Worked perfectly. Attaboy, Bob! --Winston Bob isn't the first to come up with that idea , us Harley guys been using one like that for years to get at the sprocket/front pulley nut on Big Twins . Mine's made with a piece of 2" pipe about 3" long . It was a pure bitch cutting that socket in half on the lathe , burned a couple of HSS cutters before I figgered out it was tempered steel . -- Snag Learning keeps you young ! What then? Grinding disk or a cut off wheel on a dremmel? (just in case I need to do it one day!) |
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Dennis wrote:
wrote in message ... Winston wrote: Bob La Londe wrote: (rehashing some old rcm topic names) I used a cheap 3/4 drive socket today for "home" use. Also some EMT. I need a 1 5/8 DEEEEEEEEEEEP socket to tighten up the drain retention nut on the drain I put in one of the mini mill enclosures. Had some el cheapo 3/4 drive sockets from somewhere. Cut one in half and welded a piece of 2" EMT between the halves. Worked perfectly. Attaboy, Bob! --Winston Bob isn't the first to come up with that idea , us Harley guys been using one like that for years to get at the sprocket/front pulley nut on Big Twins . Mine's made with a piece of 2" pipe about 3" long . It was a pure bitch cutting that socket in half on the lathe , burned a couple of HSS cutters before I figgered out it was tempered steel . -- Snag Learning keeps you young ! What then? Grinding disk or a cut off wheel on a dremmel? (just in case I need to do it one day!) Or anneal in the oven, then back on the lathe? --Winston |
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... Winston wrote: Bob La Londe wrote: (rehashing some old rcm topic names) I used a cheap 3/4 drive socket today for "home" use. Also some EMT. I need a 1 5/8 DEEEEEEEEEEEP socket to tighten up the drain retention nut on the drain I put in one of the mini mill enclosures. Had some el cheapo 3/4 drive sockets from somewhere. Cut one in half and welded a piece of 2" EMT between the halves. Worked perfectly. Attaboy, Bob! --Winston Bob isn't the first to come up with that idea , us Harley guys been using one like that for years to get at the sprocket/front pulley nut on Big Twins . Mine's made with a piece of 2" pipe about 3" long . It was a pure bitch cutting that socket in half on the lathe , burned a couple of HSS cutters before I figgered out it was tempered steel . Actually I did it years ago to do the clutch on my Electra Glide. Still have that socket too, and use it from time to time. That socket I used a piece of rigid conduit for the extension. I cut them in half on the chop saw. I was just posting a play on past group topics. |
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On 3/24/2011 7:28 AM, Winston wrote:
Dennis wrote: wrote in message ... Winston wrote: Bob La Londe wrote: (rehashing some old rcm topic names) I used a cheap 3/4 drive socket today for "home" use. Also some EMT. I need a 1 5/8 DEEEEEEEEEEEP socket to tighten up the drain retention nut on the drain I put in one of the mini mill enclosures. Had some el cheapo 3/4 drive sockets from somewhere. Cut one in half and welded a piece of 2" EMT between the halves. Worked perfectly. Attaboy, Bob! --Winston Bob isn't the first to come up with that idea , us Harley guys been using one like that for years to get at the sprocket/front pulley nut on Big Twins . Mine's made with a piece of 2" pipe about 3" long . It was a pure bitch cutting that socket in half on the lathe , burned a couple of HSS cutters before I figgered out it was tempered steel . -- Snag Learning keeps you young ! What then? Grinding disk or a cut off wheel on a dremmel? (just in case I need to do it one day!) Or anneal in the oven, then back on the lathe? --Winston Fiber blade chop saw works pretty good. The cut is not perfect, but if you orient the pieces on your extension tube the same its works out well enough. In this case I threw it on the no name Chinese mill/drill mill and squared off the cut end before welding in the extensions tube. I imagine a slow cut saw with a tounrey blade might be better, but I don't have one. |
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"Bob La Londe" wrote in message ... On 3/24/2011 7:28 AM, Winston wrote: Dennis wrote: wrote in message ... Winston wrote: Bob La Londe wrote: (rehashing some old rcm topic names) I used a cheap 3/4 drive socket today for "home" use. Also some EMT. I need a 1 5/8 DEEEEEEEEEEEP socket to tighten up the drain retention nut on the drain I put in one of the mini mill enclosures. Had some el cheapo 3/4 drive sockets from somewhere. Cut one in half and welded a piece of 2" EMT between the halves. Worked perfectly. Attaboy, Bob! --Winston Bob isn't the first to come up with that idea , us Harley guys been using one like that for years to get at the sprocket/front pulley nut on Big Twins . Mine's made with a piece of 2" pipe about 3" long . It was a pure bitch cutting that socket in half on the lathe , burned a couple of HSS cutters before I figgered out it was tempered steel . -- Snag Learning keeps you young ! What then? Grinding disk or a cut off wheel on a dremmel? (just in case I need to do it one day!) Or anneal in the oven, then back on the lathe? --Winston Fiber blade chop saw works pretty good. The cut is not perfect, but if you orient the pieces on your extension tube the same its works out well enough. In this case I threw it on the no name Chinese mill/drill mill and squared off the cut end before welding in the extensions tube. I imagine a slow cut saw with a tounrey blade might be better, but I don't have one. Thanks - its a good idea to get out of a bind. |
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Dennis wrote:
"Bob La Londe" wrote in message ... On 3/24/2011 7:28 AM, Winston wrote: Dennis wrote: wrote in message ... Winston wrote: Bob La Londe wrote: (rehashing some old rcm topic names) I used a cheap 3/4 drive socket today for "home" use. Also some EMT. I need a 1 5/8 DEEEEEEEEEEEP socket to tighten up the drain retention nut on the drain I put in one of the mini mill enclosures. Had some el cheapo 3/4 drive sockets from somewhere. Cut one in half and welded a piece of 2" EMT between the halves. Worked perfectly. Attaboy, Bob! --Winston Bob isn't the first to come up with that idea , us Harley guys been using one like that for years to get at the sprocket/front pulley nut on Big Twins . Mine's made with a piece of 2" pipe about 3" long . It was a pure bitch cutting that socket in half on the lathe , burned a couple of HSS cutters before I figgered out it was tempered steel . -- Snag Learning keeps you young ! What then? Grinding disk or a cut off wheel on a dremmel? (just in case I need to do it one day!) Or anneal in the oven, then back on the lathe? --Winston Fiber blade chop saw works pretty good. The cut is not perfect, but if you orient the pieces on your extension tube the same its works out well enough. In this case I threw it on the no name Chinese mill/drill mill and squared off the cut end before welding in the extensions tube. I imagine a slow cut saw with a tounrey blade might be better, but I don't have one. Thanks - its a good idea to get out of a bind. I just slowed the lathe way down and switched to an M42 cutter . Turned out it was just a bit harder than the "normalized" 4140 I use for stuff I make for Harley suspensions , and the heat from cutting too fast was causing it to harden more . Lesson learned ! -- Snag Learning keeps you young ! |
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