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My ball-end hex wrenches get a lot of use in my shop. I can fish the long end inside a machine to engage a Socket Head Cap Screw over a wide range of angles. However, this leaves me with the short end to apply torque, which is rarely sufficient.
Here is a repurposing of an existing tool that gives me a handle that fits my entire collection of hex wrenches.
If you are interested, please, click here
Your comments are welcome. All of us are smarter than any one of us.
Thanks,
Rick
It's a good idea using the little keyless chuck and length of shaft. Your only problem now will be too much torque on the ball ends. I have too many of those to count that I have twisted the ball end off because I was a bit too rambunctious.
If you lack Rick's pin vise, consider making a slightly different style of tool to convert L-wrenches into T-wrenches...
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...647#post114068
If you use the same endmill to drill the hole and make the slot, it's a one tool operation on the mill.
For really tight quarters, cut off the arm that lacks a slot and you'll have a gamma-wrench.
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Thanks rgsparber! We've added your Hex Wrench Handle to our Fastening category,
as well as to your builder page: rgsparber's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:
<div id="blocks"> <div class="block b1 pngfix"> <div class="bimg"> <div> <a href="https://www.homemadetools.net/homemade-hex-wrench-handle"> <img src="/uploads/256059/homemade-hex-wrench-handle.jpeg"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="head pngfix"></div> <div class="left pngfix"></div> <div class="right pngfix"></div> <div class="blockover b1 pngfix"> <div class="title"> <a href="https://www.homemadetools.net/homemade-hex-wrench-handle">Hex Wrench Handle</a> <span> by <a href="https://www.homemadetools.net/builder/rgsparber">rgsparber</a></span> </div> <div class="tags">tags: <a href='https://www.homemadetools.net/tag/wrench'>wrench</a>, <a href='https://www.homemadetools.net/tag/handle'>handle</a>, <a href='https://www.homemadetools.net/tag/hex'>hex</a> </div> </div> </div> </div>
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