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jkruger
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I'll lengthen a shorter one by adding a section to the middle.
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jkruger
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it looks like the ones on mcmaster-carr would be cheaper than having me make them. take a look at item #'s 37095A55 and 37095A55 $60.00 plus shipping.
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lyd
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| Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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| jkruger wrote: | | I'll lengthen a shorter one by adding a section to the middle. |
Oh, man, that sound painful. If I did that I'd have to hand-saw the things, then use some shaft couplers. Probably need hex stock or keyed shaft stock for the extension, or it'd tend to slip.
Even if you can quickly slice 'em with a band saw or something and then weld a piece in, it still sounds like a lot of work just for me to be cheap bastard. 
Thank you for the offer, but I should probably just pony up the ~$50 for the pair.
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lyd
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| jkruger wrote: | | it looks like the ones on mcmaster-carr would be cheaper than having me make them. take a look at item #'s 37095A55 and 37095A55 $60.00 plus shipping. |
Heheh. And here I thought you were offering to make a donation. That'll tech me.
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Heywood Jablome
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| lyd wrote: | | jkruger wrote: | | What sizes do you need? I can make some for you. |
Really? How would you do that? I need a 5/16" ball-end for scheimpflug, 16" to 18" long, and a 4mm for the lens plate bolts, 9" to 12" long.
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http://www.onlinemetals.com/merchant.cfm?pid=2179&step=4&showunits=inches&id=13&top_cat=1
Five bucks a foot for 316 rod stock... No ball end and you'd have to harden it, but it's "do-able." Beats the hell out of welding anyway.
Thanks for the sizes... I'm going to raid the two machine shops here at my office before going home tonight
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lyd
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| Heywood Jablome wrote: | | Thanks for the sizes... |
Would this be a good time to ask why the heck there is a mix of metric and english on these things?
I've been jamming the ball-end of an 8mm L-shaped hex wrench in there so far, but it is definitely not an 8mm drive, it is 5/16". What gives? Canadian identity crisis?
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| lyd wrote: | | Heywood Jablome wrote: | | Thanks for the sizes... |
Would this be a good time to ask why the heck there is a mix of metric and english on these things?
I've been jamming the ball-end of an 8mm L-shaped hex wrench in there so far, but it is definitely not an 8mm drive, it is 5/16". What gives? Canadian identity crisis?
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We here in Canada are bi-linual, We speak metric and imperial
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jkruger
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I would make the tee handle from stainless steel tubing to the correct length and welded a cut off ball end hex wrench into it. Nice and light, rust proof and feels good in your hand. I make the same wrench for one of my customers with a different sized tip. They order them in lots of 50 so they can get a better price.($11.00) Next time they order them I'll try to remember to make some extra handles. Maybe the thing to do is make them with interchangable tips.
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Heywood Jablome
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| jkruger wrote: | | I would make the tee handle from stainless steel tubing to the correct length and welded a cut off ball end hex wrench into it. Nice and light, rust proof and feels good in your hand. I make the same wrench for one of my customers with a different sized tip. They order them in lots of 50 so they can get a better price.($11.00) Next time they order them I'll try to remember to make some extra handles. Maybe the thing to do is make them with interchangable tips. |
Thats' pretty uch what one of my machinists said last night... they all have custom made long handle allen wrenches (stamping die maintenance...)
Oh, are we sure about 5/16? My 9501 appears to be 3/16 for tow and smeimpflug...
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jkruger
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I use a 1/4" drive socket set for this kind of stuff... a long extension with a rachet for the handle and different sized hex tips. It's what I have had for years and it works pretty well.
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lyd
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| Heywood Jablome wrote: | | Oh, are we sure about 5/16? My 9501 appears to be 3/16 for tow and smeimpflug... |
Well, I found the number referenced in various places, but for a real-world sanity check, 5/16 inches = 7.9375 millimeters and my 8mm is just a hair too big.
This is on an 8500, they must not all be the same.
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Heywood Jablome
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Ahh.... 9500LC appears to be 3/16. I'll check it in a few.
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Heywood Jablome
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| Heywood Jablome wrote: | | Ahh.... 9500LC appears to be 3/16. I'll check it in a few. |
Sheimpy is definacely 3/16 on the 9500LC...
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lyd
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| Heywood Jablome wrote: | | smeimpflug...Sheimpy |
You have no idea how much respect I have for your decision to not even attempt spelling this correctly.
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Heywood Jablome
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LOL... I don't think I could. Like Bruce Willis in The Fifth Element (I think) I've got two languages: English and Bad English.
(Actually, I'm sufficiently fluent in about thirty-five programming languages to reverse engineer code, but that skill rarely beds the girls!)
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Heywood Jablome
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Hmmm.... Maybe a few of these with a long 1/4" hex driver?
http://www.wihatools.com/700seri/717inch_mr.htm
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jkruger
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My experience withthe magic ring type is that they tend to wear out faster than the solid ones, but for low torque use they should be fine. Sometimes when new the bit stays in the screw instead of with the driver... maybe my drivers are worn also, allowing them to be pulled off.
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