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  Nath103

  2 years ago

  I cut down a old 2L pepsi bottle, used the mid section, rolled into a V shape (as coke bottle has a weird shape), notched a bit out at the top to pour oil in easier to use as the frame oil filler funnel for my KTM625, bit of elecy tape to hold it all together and bam, I still use it to fill my Streety and Softail when servicing, its 8 years old. 

  Dunno if its impressive but stuffed if I was paying money for a funnel. Especially for over priced Austrian orange plastic
  

  
  

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  Wideglider

  2 years ago

  Quoting steelo on 29 Jul 2021 12:35 PM

  Got any more pics or hints for us bb

  Beagle is playing the long game here - enjoying 'keeping us in suspenders'.

  Common Beags, drip-feed us a titbit more

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  steelo

  2 years ago

  Wasn't it BB that screwed us over with a picture of his "mates" mercury bulb electrical light thingy? Never told us what it was. He's a cruel mistress.

  
  

  EDIT: It was BD. You bastard BD!
  

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  Wideglider

  2 years ago

  Quoting steelo on 30 Jul 2021 09:39 AMedited: 30 Jul 2021 09:43 AM

  Wasn't it BB that screwed us over with a picture of his "mates" mercury bulb electrical light thingy? Never told us what it was. He's a cruel mistress.

  
  

  EDIT: It was BD. You bastard BD!
  

  Yes, he's slowly screwing with our minds - and he's enjoying every minute of it! 

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  Far Canal

  2 years ago

  Quoting Nath103 on 30 Jul 2021 09:04 AM

  I cut down a old 2L pepsi bottle, used the mid section, rolled into a V shape (as coke bottle has a weird shape), notched a bit out at the top to pour oil in easier to use as the frame oil filler funnel for my KTM625, bit of elecy tape to hold it all together and bam, I still use it to fill my Streety and Softail when servicing, its 8 years old. 

  Dunno if its impressive but stuffed if I was paying money for a funnel. Especially for over priced Austrian orange plastic
  

  
  

  Got a picture of your home made funnel Nath?
  

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  beaglebasher

  2 years ago

  Even steelo  should be able to figure it out now

  

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  steelo

  2 years ago

  Brilliant BB. Almost no one has an HD manual driver for bits. Be great for the Torx ones used on bikes
  

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  beaglebasher

  2 years ago

  Close but no cigar.  Would anybody else like to have a go?
  

  
  

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  Wideglider

  2 years ago

  Impact-driver?

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  beaglebasher

  2 years ago

  More information please  Wideglider

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  steelo

  2 years ago

  By the looks of it. It can take different sizes of driver heads like a drill chuck (unless the photography is misleading)

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  Far Canal

  2 years ago

  I don't reckon you would be the sort of bloke to re-invent the wheel for no reason BB.

  Your home made tool almost looks like an impact driver but instead of the impact part it has that curious "Y" shaped end.

  Perhaps it is for fasteners that are situated in tricky situations with obstacles just above them?

  Or maybe it is made for some one who has got a disability, like missing a few fingers etc?

  
  

  
  

  
  

  

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  Hoodeng

  2 years ago

  As has been stated, it is an impact driver. The appropriate tip is inserted into the fastener head then the inside of the  'Y' is hit with a straight bar contacting the two inner faces of the Y in the direction required, the strike would generate down force as well as rotation.

  These things were around in the sixties [possibly earlier] before the more common internal impact driver became the norm, they took a bit of skill to operate, guys that used them all the time made it look easy. As an apprentice you were given test screws to mangle before you were let loose on anything that had to work again.
  

  
  

  A lot of people don't know that a 'Phillips head' is actually supposed to cam out of the drive cross of the fastener so that it is protected from over torquing, a 'Posi-drive' is designed to lock into the cross.
  

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  beaglebasher

  2 years ago

  Thanks for steeling my thunder Hoodeng . 

  The first time I saw one was when we were relocating a steam turbine /generator from an old power station.  There was a shit load of rusty  1/2  inch countersunk screws  that secured the floor plates.  We were having a lot of trouble getting them loose. One of the blokes on the job had a Y screwdriver in his toolbox.  I watched him use it. He hit the Y right in the middle a couple of times and then he aimed slightly to the left. 

  The 30 year old rusty screw had no choice but to let go.  The force that thing can create is incredible.

  
  

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  Far Canal

  2 years ago

  Not a bad story though BB. Must say I have never seen one of those old school impact drivers. Compared to the modern ones (like the blue one in previous pic) they must have taken a bit of practice to use properly.
  

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  beaglebasher

  2 years ago

  Not really FC. Once you get the feel for it it is strangely satisfying to use. 

  The reason I made the one in the pic is because we had some extremely tight countersunk Allen head bolts to undo. We destroyed two impact drivers similar to the one in your photo trying to loosen them so I knocked that one up.

  Two hits and they came loose.

  They are fukin brilliant.

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  Far Canal

  2 years ago

  How about these?.

  The 2 rulers with black crosses on them are your normal metal rules you would buy at a hardware shop etc.

  The other 2 rules are not normal rules. They have 4 different scales per ruler. In the picture you can see one is marked 1/50 and the other 1/60. This means for every 50mm there is an extra 1mm added, or for every 60mm there is an extra 1mm added. Between them the 2 rules have 8 scales 1/30,1/40,1/50 up to 1/100.

  Why the blazers would you use these?
  

  

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  steelo

  2 years ago

  that's very clever fc. i had to look them up. makes perfect sense.
  

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  Soapbox2627

  2 years ago

  Quoting Far Canal on 01 Aug 2021 01:54 AM

  How about these?.

  The 2 rulers with black crosses on them are your normal metal rules you would buy at a hardware shop etc.

  The other 2 rules are not normal rules. They have 4 different scales per ruler. In the picture you can see one is marked 1/50 and the other 1/60. This means for every 50mm there is an extra 1mm added, or for every 60mm there is an extra 1mm added. Between them the 2 rules have 8 scales 1/30,1/40,1/50 up to 1/100.

  Why the blazers would you use these?
  

  

  My guess

  
  

  the steel worker would likely be more accurate using a scribe and blue, where the bloke in the shed using a pencil or marker (rough enough)
  

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  the metal worker would wear it down with through use and get the extra life
  

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  beaglebasher

  2 years ago

  Where were these abominations made FC ?