ARCHIVE Trying to develop a handy tool for 80s
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Chris FJ80
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A terminal tool could double as a toothpick
It also needs a built in fire starter for those people in exile in Iowa.
thatcabledude
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Check engine codes perhaps?
I had my doubts from looking at your drawings, but dang, this might actually work.
How well do the JIS bits stay in place or are they prone to falling out?
How well do the JIS bits stay in place or are they prone to falling out?
mingles
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I love the fitment into the LX console. I really will have a Lexus SST.
Beautiful!
Beautiful!
Also I think you should get your own section in the FAQ. Maybe a chapter with links to all of your different project threads.
NLXTACY
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I'm waiting for the bits to arrive. I just ordered one set to play with. I found a place that will give me decent pricing if I order in the 100s. Ugh.
There will be a secondary plastic/Delrin piece that will snap in and hold the bits. I still need to experiment.
Good question. One method for securing bits in tiny tools like this that I have seen is to have a groove made that will hold an o-ring. The tension from the o-ring holds the bit in place. Both for flat storage and for using the bit. Wouldn't work exactly the same (especially for the flat storage) with this tool but I suspect Joey already has a plan anyway. Example: Planet Pocket Tool: Shutterbugs!
Edit: While I was looking for that example Joey proved me right - he does already have a plan.
NLXTACY
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Well I need to be sure everyone knows, I am not a machinist nor do I have a Bridgeport at home. I use my garage and tools available to research, test, prototype and test some more before I send it out to the professionals to take over.
So here I am in my garage trying to get the edges right and chamfers and fly cuts. It's not that I realize I don't have the right tools. But that's ok, I'm testing right?
Here you can see the bit hex is fine as is the 10/12/14 hex "wrenches". I turned a couple of bolts around he truck and it was fine. I did have a 12mm bolt that gave me some trouble so the tang bent in a little when torquing it. Kind of expected.
Couple of notes now after this short bit of testing:
* grinding, without damaging the corners, is a pain the ass. Requires patience and a lot of careful hand movement.
* grinding the bevels on a wheel isn't the best because the arc of the wheel transfers to the material
* I added .25mm tolerancing to each of the hex nuts to loosen the tolerancing a touch. I need to remove that .25mm because the bolt heads themselves are already sized for tolerance. Duh!
* the 1/4" hex to hold the bits are fine but man, having a thin rare earth magnetic to hold it in place would be the bee's knees
* the 10/12/14mm hexes need to be spread out a little further if not separated all together. What sucks is the corners are prime real estate. I'll have to experiment.
* the pry bar tool, after I angled it both sides, seems to work pretty well. I could sharpen it but eh, I'll let you guys do that
* I added the scraper by be grinding both sides. I needed to keep the angle steep or else it goes too far in
* the saw...well it's more like a file. I went with .5mm barbs but they need to at least 1mm or else this side is a file
* I need to move the lanyard hole further from the scraper
* bottle cap opener works perfect and isn't that all that really matters?
* wire stripper? Eh, I dunno, I'll test later
So here I am in my garage trying to get the edges right and chamfers and fly cuts. It's not that I realize I don't have the right tools. But that's ok, I'm testing right?
Here you can see the bit hex is fine as is the 10/12/14 hex "wrenches". I turned a couple of bolts around he truck and it was fine. I did have a 12mm bolt that gave me some trouble so the tang bent in a little when torquing it. Kind of expected.
Couple of notes now after this short bit of testing:
* grinding, without damaging the corners, is a pain the ass. Requires patience and a lot of careful hand movement.
* grinding the bevels on a wheel isn't the best because the arc of the wheel transfers to the material
* I added .25mm tolerancing to each of the hex nuts to loosen the tolerancing a touch. I need to remove that .25mm because the bolt heads themselves are already sized for tolerance. Duh!
* the 1/4" hex to hold the bits are fine but man, having a thin rare earth magnetic to hold it in place would be the bee's knees
* the 10/12/14mm hexes need to be spread out a little further if not separated all together. What sucks is the corners are prime real estate. I'll have to experiment.
* the pry bar tool, after I angled it both sides, seems to work pretty well. I could sharpen it but eh, I'll let you guys do that
* I added the scraper by be grinding both sides. I needed to keep the angle steep or else it goes too far in
* the saw...well it's more like a file. I went with .5mm barbs but they need to at least 1mm or else this side is a file
* I need to move the lanyard hole further from the scraper
* bottle cap opener works perfect and isn't that all that really matters?
* wire stripper? Eh, I dunno, I'll test later
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Yeah that's nice, but does it tell time?
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