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Spinning nuts in tight spaces.

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Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...078#post191456
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...704#post182755
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...616#post182381
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...694#post174653
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...078#post172175

Considering how often the rope slips off, I would think an electric drill driving a soft rubber "tire" would be more effective.

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Originally Posted by mklotz

Considering how often the rope slips off, I would think an electric drill driving a soft rubber "tire" would be more effective.

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If they had an electric drill they could probably come up with a socket and an adapter 1 man could do the work of many in half the time :lol:

There is a lot of excess thread. Looks like the thread could be shortened by 2 nut thicknesses and still be long enough. It would save time of assembly. That could be important when you are assembling high up on a wind generator tower or the like and time is of the essence. But then again, I could be missing something.

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Originally Posted by owen moore

There is a lot of excess thread. Looks like the thread could be shortened by 2 nut thicknesses and still be long enough. It would save time of assembly. That could be important when you are assembling high up on a wind generator tower or the like and time is of the essence. But then again, I could be missing something.

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I believe that once the nuts are run down and torqued they will be adding a second nut as a locking jam nut.
The shoulders of the bolts would most likely extend 2/3rds of the way into the flange and since the length of the threaded portion of a bolt is largely determined by the diameter once they are of a certain size this may be the reason why the seemingly excess thread

Nothing like taking a rope to your loose nuts.

2 inch wide rubber straps with lobes are way faster, and they stay on the nut