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    Hex Driver Extension

    Sometime back, I made a chute rotator for the JD snowblower using an old GM power window motor.
    Worked great. Thought I'd better cover up the home-made overload clutch from the elements.

    But, as things happen, I needed to adjust the clutch because it popped a fuse when at a limit.
    There are 3) 10-32 SHCS holding the cover on and one of them is a bugger to get at. (foresight was a little short)

    I had this remaining part of a Craftsman 1/4" extension that lay in the tool box for years; never throw anything like that away!
    And a ball-end 5/32 Allen wrench was the size needed for the 10-32 cap screws.

    Cut off the bent end of the 5/32 hex wrench, and kinda smoothed it to a taper on the end that was cut.
    Drilling a hole in the end of the Craftsman extension was easier than I thought it would be. I made the hole about .010 less than the dimension across points of the hex. For good measure, I put some Loctite 609 in before joining the parts.
    A few good smacks with a hammer and it went together .

    Not earth-shaking, but fit the bill for getting at the hard to reach cap screw.
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