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Something like 3/4" actual thickness plywood, if wood was underneath it, but there was a gap between that and a new piece added next to it (because it was oddly cut to begin with).

7/16" hex nut diameter = 11/16" wrench size 7/16" hex bolt diameter = 5/8" wrench size 7/16" square nut diameter = 3/4" wrench size 7/16" square bolt diameter = 5/8" wrench size That's according to Fastenal, where there are other instances of sizes not corresponding, either between nuts and...

Smithsonian Design Museum exhibition, Tools: Extending Our Reach Controller of the Universe art piece, or mobile (sculpture). Looks like it was also a field trip, and their book includes those objects from ten Smithsonian collections. Interesting, I was looking up an S-wrench, and an open...

1/8"-27 Zinc Finish Hex Panel Nut Diameter 1/8", Wrench Size 9/16" Shouldn't it say Wrench Size 5/16"? :headscrat

I was testing out different sized drive handles on a 3/8" coarse thread nut and bolt, with 9/16" hex head, and 6-point or crowfoot sockets. The bolt is going through a piece of steel plate clamped in a vise, and fits closely through the hole drilled in it, so there's no wobble to it. Looks like...

Found some fixed drive levers and a locking wrench with socket caps. What else is out there for wrench shaped socket (or "wrecket") handles?

Tried adding rare earth magnets to the one I didn't like, now I like. So one spins a little more smoothly in theory. Or at least they function about the same in practice.

Crescent: 7.95" vs GearWrench: 6.87"

Or Torx T.R., that is. I was trying out different ways of fastening a little crate together, without a conglomeration of clamps. The fasteners can be clamps themselves, if I can manage to get them in there alone. So I thought of using a little nail pusher, instead of a hammer, to more easily...

So, does the ratchet make it a tool belt? These are said to be like no other belt on the market (oh, except for the web belt that's been around forever). Here's a kool tool belt too (wow, and another ratchet belt for $84000).

Looking for a protective helmet or face shield that doesn't say you still have to wear safety glasses underneath it... because that would be silly.

I'm thinking of forming a 90° L-handle out of one or more, between 1/4" and 3/4". Would it take some kind of huge metal bender, or are there places known for offering that service?

I was thinking of modifying a sliding T handle to add a detent in the center. Is there a hand tool that would be good for cutting a notch, perhaps if I put the thing in a drill and spun it? Maybe a pipe cutting tool or something else I could turn around it by hand (I don't have a lathe)...

For some reason Genius Tools makes what would otherwise be the same size bit holders in different lengths, such as 41mm (part# 484108) versus 48mm (part# 484808). What purpose would the 7mm difference serve?

Found a couple of small pry bars at the dollar store a while ago (steel automotive types, according to their sticker, which seemed out of place there next to things made of hollow plastic), and I was thinking of tossing one in the tool bag, but it's sharp, so I'm wondering what you might...

I'm in between connecting the dots on some things, or has everything been done with tools already, besides automating everything? For example, I didn't know about automatic tire inflation, until I got into trucking, then ended up tearing it apart to replace a valve underneath, which they...

Was fastening a spare tire bracket that I halfway fabricated for a vehicle roof rack, using a tiny 1/4 drive sliding T handle to get under and hold a bolt head, but the 7/16" socket was 1" long, which was a litte too much for the handle to fit over some of the raised areas on the roof. So I had...

Just starting to compare my little hex key set (25pc SAE/MET) to hex sockets and bits, not seeing all the same sizes or half sizes in those. Are there complete sets for them? I'm not likely going for huge ones, and haven't checked all the manufacturer sites I know of yet. It's an occasional...

So I'm wondering in general if there's something like a file handle (not tapered though) for round rod. Between enlarging drive handles, and replacing one on a torque wrench, I'm not finding much with a general search (foosball grips are about it). Looking for a 1/2" (13mm) inner diameter and...

I don't know, do they ever specify the handle size? At least 4" long too... I mean if you happen to have any that size, just wondering how common it is. I could try contacting manufacturers sometime otherwise. Got a 1/2 dr Urrea hinge handle with those specs (around 10" over all). Seems like a...