mngundog
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This is what my wife's been asking for.
Help me find a 3/8 spinner handle
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ChevyEFI
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5" extension is handy in 1/4.
I wonder if the knurling is a better trade-off than a top notch ergo tri-lobular handle. That one looks less ergo than it could be.
And can we get Tekton red?
I hear ya but when it comes to a spinner handle it just seems like the handle would be too close to the socket itself.
nadogail
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I had the best weldor i know splice a 3/8" extension onto a worn screwdriver, he used a TIG welder.
This is perhaps the worst looking tool I’ve seen in quite a while. It looks like a marital aid, but somehow uglier.looks like I found another spinner handle I might "need" . Knurled machined aluminum handle.
What’s with the triangular thing at the end? Seriously, do better.
Koken does make a type of spinner driver handle with a female end but only in 1/4.
Looks very similar to the 3/8 size model of the KTC.
https://kokenusa.com/products/spin-type-handle-1-4sq-dr?utm_term=&utm_campaign=GSN+-+Items+-+Top+Seller|Tools|C:20&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=1070732980&hsa_cam=20611117571&hsa_g
Though Koken also offers several different types (seems) of spinner driver handles in 3/8 but looks like without the female end.
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sparky 1971
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I have a Craftsman spinner with the short shaft and believe it or not, it's really useful...once in a great while. Unfortunately, it doesn't have the female drive end. I think I'm a gonna be gettin' me one of them there Tekton's in the near future.
swsman
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I just received that one last week. Handle is on the small size but the tool is a quality piece. Thus far the only spinner handle I owned to date was an older Craftsman 1/4 drive with acetate handle.Koken does make a type of spinner driver handle with a female end but only in 1/4.
Looks very similar to the 3/8 size model of the KTC.
https://kokenusa.com/products/spin-type-handle-1-4sq-dr?utm_term=&utm_campaign=GSN+-+Items+-+Top+Seller|Tools|C:20&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=1070732980&hsa_cam=20611117571&hsa_g
Though Koken also several different types (seems) of spinner driver handles in 3/8 but looks like without the female end.
Same order I bought Koken 3/8 drive spinner with no female end.
Lastly I purchased Tone 3/8 spinner listed in this thread so I have an option for it all, both drives with no female end - both drives with female end (1/4 and 3/8).
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Koken 3769H 170mm Long 3/8"Drive Folding Socket Driver
Koken 2769H 1/4"Drive 160mm Long Folding Socket Driver
Koken 2769H 1/4"Drive 160mm Long Folding Socket Driver
snoyes34231
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Is the fit tight enough so that you can get enough torque on it without the handle spinning? It seems like most of the spinner types have wings or a knurled section inside the handle.
snoyes34231
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yeah, it's plenty tight.
ChevyEFI
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Still knurled for his pleasure?
Doubles as a folding foot peg for a mini-bike ? Sorry, first thing I thought of when I saw the picture.Koken 3769H 170mm Long 3/8"Drive Folding Socket Driver
Koken 2769H 1/4"Drive 160mm Long Folding Socket Driver
cody1325
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Been wondering how well PET-G would hold up for something like that. I've got a few of the wobble sets that HF had free with purchase, and I've already got that same handle design on the PC.
But, an A1 can't do ABS.
snoyes34231
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I would give it a try.. I have a qidi q1 pro and had some ABS to use.
snoyes34231
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Still have the female end in it ? If so, got a picture ?
3D printed ?
Wait, a Williams 30026 is 1/4" drive isn't it ?
Twisted Sid
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6.5" available on the website
1/4 Inch Drive x 6.5 Inch Aluminum Spinner Handle | TEKTON
The spinner handle has a drive square in the end of the handle, coarse knurling, and a tri-lobe shaped handle with rounded areas for spinning. SHM04125.
cherrybomb
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Love mine,use it all the timeKoken 3769H 170mm Long 3/8"Drive Folding Socket Driver
Koken 2769H 1/4"Drive 160mm Long Folding Socket Driver
snoyes34231
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yep.. 1/4"
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Like the others in the thread, I want a 3/8" drive one. But I really like your 1/4" version.
Any thoughts of trying this on 3/8" drive ?
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I just got the 1/4", direct from Japan. I'm not thrilled with it just yet but won't complain too much for the price I paid.
It's heavy, twice the weight of a normal spinner handle.
The grip is thin and uniform, unlike a screwdriver. Not as good to hold. No anti-rollaway design either.
Difficult to pull out the shaft so you can pivot it. It locks tightly in the straight position, and the shaft is completely smooth - no knurling to help you grip it and pull it out. Even with no oil on it or your hands. But I guess you don't have to lock it straight anyway.
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I read that PET_G is more shop gas/oil ect resisant that ABS, so today I printed a toxic green textured handle of PET-G.
I didn't noticed the texture was on the inside as well., since the texture was "subtractive" left very little surface area.. SO..... some .010" alum shim material and a 12T press..
good to go..
I didn't noticed the texture was on the inside as well., since the texture was "subtractive" left very little surface area.. SO..... some .010" alum shim material and a 12T press..
good to go..
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MAC 3/8 passthru locking
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I would have had the set of 3 plus the free set set of 1/4" drive set if not for an owl of a local MAC driver last fall.MAC 3/8 passthru locking
snoyes34231
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"Man ain't coming" ?
Ohio Andy
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You actually tried the Tekton driver? I received an email today that they just released the 1/4-in drive as well.6.5" available on the website
1/4 Inch Drive x 6.5 Inch Aluminum Spinner Handle | TEKTON
The spinner handle has a drive square in the end of the handle, coarse knurling, and a tri-lobe shaped handle with rounded areas for spinning. SHM04125.www.tekton.com
I'm just curious how they feel in the hand
Twisted Sid
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Its still in the mail. Supposed to arive Friday
Ohio Andy
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Please post some pictures and comments when it arrives. I'm really curious.
Twisted Sid
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Forgot about this thread...
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Really need to get the screwdrivers with that handle on order. My go-to Stihl dealer (been around for almost 60 years and still-family run, also the one I go to when anything breaks...) apparently can't sell what corporate calls "dealer service tools". Yet, the Deere/Stihl dealer (which I only...
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