The Tiny Tools Thread

[JimDon]

Jeff, to fuel your tool addiction, the Menards down the street has that tiny bar, In blue, made by Vaughn. COO was USA last time I looked. If you want one, I can buy it for you and ship it for cost. I think it was going for like $4 last time I looked, but I don't know what a recent price is. Let me know.
Cheers,
JimDon

PS If you are an EDC kind of person, buy two, and hit the second one with the grinder to custom make one for your pocket.

 

[jeffmoss26]

I'll let you know! I actually do have an EDC version from CountyComm. I'll take a pic later!

 

[Titanium Steel]

I have that same prybar Outlaw owns and it's even from Vaughan's. However mine is 100% made in USA, but is the older version. I bought mine at a shop called Home Depot, but mine is silver and the packaging was also made in USA as well.

As for Dasco Pro, I highly recommend that company as well. All of their products are made in USA and my metal working and mason's chisel are made by them and naturally are made in USA as well. Bought them at Home Depot as well.

Here is a link to the mini pry bar though Jeff via www.Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0009VM66Q/?tag=atomicindus08-20

I've never have had an issue with Amazon and they are easy to reach, but Menards, not so much at times. Plus with Amazon, you can live chat them 24 hours a day. Even weekends.

 

[jeffmoss26]

CountyComm widgy bar!

 

[Nuts]

A little tool kit I put together. Everything 4in or smaller.... sorta.

Nuts

 

[jeffmoss26]

Nice! I wonder where you got that prybar

 

[Outlawmws]

A little tool kit I put together. Everything 4in or smaller.... sorta.

Nuts

I like that setup! compact and yet can do quite s lot for such a small set with small tools.

Xcelite used to make a small set of drivers that had a larger slip on torque handle; I wonder if something like that would fit your small driver?

 

[Bruce Lancaster]

CountyComm page here: http://countycomm.com/whatsnew.html

They have a LOT of nifty pocket-sized stuff, and some interesting videos on modifications and kits for them.

 

[jeffmoss26]

I was kidding as I posted a picture of mine above. CountyComm kicks ****.

 

[Rust]

Xcelite used to make a small set of drivers that had a larger slip on torque handle; I wonder if something like that would fit your small driver?

Are these the drivers your refering to? The handles are around 7/16"

I have many more smalls..just gotta take some pics...

 

[Outlawmws]

Very similar. Yours are smaller than the ones I've seen; and I found a set of mine for hex drivers. It's just under 1/2" (.490 ish) on mine, not 7/16. I'd bet yours came with a torque handle originally.

Not really what I'd class as tiny, but to show the torque handle:

 

[Alchymist]

Very similar. Yours are smaller than the ones I've seen; and I found a set of mine for hex drivers. It's just under 1/2" (.490 ish) on mine, not 7/16. I'd bet yours came with a torque handle originally.

Not really what I'd class as tiny, but to show the torque handle:

Have several sets of those - hex drivers, sockets, screwdrivers both standard and phillips. All accept the torque handle.

 

[Nuts]

I like that setup! compact and yet can do quite s lot for such a small set with small tools.

Xcelite used to make a small set of drivers that had a larger slip on torque handle; I wonder if something like that would fit your small driver?

Very similar. Yours are smaller than the ones I've seen; and I found a set of mine for hex drivers. It's just under 1/2" (.490 ish) on mine, not 7/16. I'd bet yours came with a torque handle originally.

Not really what I'd class as tiny, but to show the torque handle:

For more leverage in my kit, I use the short extension with the ratcheting handle slipped on, then add the black driver handle. Plenty of leverage to strip screw heads.


Doug

 

[Outlawmws]

A couple more small tools surfaced while reorganizing the Kennedy 520 boxes:

A hand vise with 3/8" wide jaws:

And a (mostly) brass chuck adapter from the auger square shank as found on a std Bit brace to the now conventional 3 jaw drill bit chuck. max capacity on this is maybe 1/4"; and I cannot even imagine using a brace on a small drill even as large as say 1/8"..

 

[oak_park]

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[adamsredlines]

 

[Rust]

Thats a sweet little ratchet!

I have this little amperes meter..no clue how to use it or who made it.
its about the size of a half dollar

These trammel clamps are very cool...
They came from Sikorsky Aircraft mid 50's

Haven't seen thumb clamps that small, ever.

 

[Outlawmws]

Rust, you may hold the record for the smallest Crescent so far; what is that one, 2-1/2, 3 inches?

And you need to do some better pics of some of the other small tools there!

 

[Outlawmws]

Adam, who makes that ratchet, and is it 1/4" or even smaller?

 

[adamsredlines]

Snapon, 1/4 drive. TK860
thats a 4mm socket on it.

 

[Rust]

Rust, you may hold the record for the smallest Crescent so far; what is that one, 2-1/2, 3 inches?

And you need to do some better pics of some of the other small tools there!

Crescent...no, I wish.
China...dipped in plasti-dip.

These are all at my "tinker shop" at my house.

I threw the vintage craftsman 3/4" drive in for shits and grins...

 

[jeffmoss26]

Very nice collection!!!

 

[Outlawmws]

Cool stuff! The things that catch my eye are the saws, (I also have some similar) the odd little level, (inside the Vee of the big ratchet) and the tinners hammer with the carved hatchet handle. I'm guessing that was designed for being able to have a choke up grip h=near the head, and a "regular" grip near the end of the handle. Did you make it Rust?

 

[Rust]

Very nice collection!!!

Thanks!
Just a side effect of getting old

Cool stuff! The things that catch my eye are the saws, (I also have some similar) the odd little level, (inside the Vee of the big ratchet) and the tinners hammer with the carved hatchet handle. I'm guessing that was designed for being able to have a choke up grip h=near the head, and a "regular" grip near the end of the handle. Did you make it Rust?

Yeah I made that handle. that little hammer comes in handy.
My dad made the brass headed one next to it.

The little level is a stanley. they are designed to go on a framing square.
I finally found a period correct thumb screw for it.

The jeweler/fret saws are really cool. I dont really use them beacuse I have 100 other things to cut with, but they look good on the wall

 

[RECox286]

Not that I don't have some small tools, but this subject kind of hit a small

portion of funny bone from an experience many years ago.

An aircraft came back from a mission, and a gripe was turned in:

" Sounds like a little man hitting the inside of 'Black Box' with little hammer !"

Avionics shop guy signed the gripe off:

" Took little hammer away from little man !"

True story

Uncle Bob

 

[pipehack]

I guess I can finally contribute...

 

[Outlawmws]

Thanks!
Just a side effect of getting old



Yeah I made that handle. that little hammer comes in handy.
My dad made the brass headed one next to it.

The little level is a stanley. they are designed to go on a framing square.
I finally found a period correct thumb screw for it.

The jeweler/fret saws are really cool. I dont really use them beacuse I have 100 other things to cut with, but they look good on the wall

I just used one of mine a week ago. We needed a tiny set screw, so we lopped off a bit of a #6 screw, an used a wire type blade to cut the screwdriver slot in it.

 

[Outlawmws]

Not that I don't have some small tools, but this subject kind of hit a small

portion of funny bone from an experience many years ago.

An aircraft came back from a mission, and a gripe was turned in:

" Sounds like a little man hitting the inside of 'Black Box' with little hammer !"

Avionics shop guy signed the gripe off:

" Took little hammer away from little man !"

True story

Uncle Bob

That's a great story!

 

[Outlawmws]

Got something to add to the "Tiny Tools" box: a miniature "Bridge clamp: less than 1" capacity; looks like 13/16ths max...

I used to have a few much larger: 2 @ 18-20 lbs ea. and another one that was about 12 IIR... (for a 4" clamp...)

 

[Alan Douglas]

I've posted this in another thread ("my great great grandfather's pipe wrench" or something like that) but here is my grandfather's watch fob. I found an ad for it in the June 1904 "Amateur Work" magazine. It actually operates. My uncle was allowed to play with it in church, to keep him quiet.

 

[Outlawmws]

That is actually a Monkey Wrench. VERY cool at that size, and what a great historical note behind yours!

 

[Lump]

I've posted this in another thread ("my great great grandfather's pipe wrench" or something like that) but here is my grandfather's watch fob. I found an ad for it in the June 1904 "Amateur Work" magazine. It actually operates. My uncle was allowed to play with it in church, to keep him quiet.

Wow, that's an AWESOME monkey wrench, Alan. Anyone who likes old tools would love to have it. And to have it from your own grandfather makes it better yet. Guard it well, and pass it on someday to someone else in your family who can truly appreciate old tools and old family heirlooms.

 

[Alan Douglas]

Here's the ad, from Amateur Work magazine, June 1904:

 

[andywander]

Is that a vise or a fixture? How is it clamped?

It's called a toolmaker's vise, and is either clamped to the mill table, or held in a larger machine vise.

 

[Rust]

Here's the ad,

Very Cool!

 

[zoomieport]

Here is a "Mini-Vise-Stack"... Starting with a 2" Wilton "Baby Bullet", ending with a $25 piece

I included an extra pic of my favorite, "My Little Princess" a "Little Prentiss"...

 

[zoomieport]

And some "Mini-Woodworking Tools"...

I really dig the little plane, it's razor sharp...

 

[Outlawmws]

Here is a tubing cutter for the little stuff:

Not REAL tiny, but the smallest I have in Vise Grips:

And the smaller Tin Snips:

 

[Outlawmws]

And some of my mini wood working tools;

A spokeshave and razor blade plane:

The plane had 4 different configurations, above and the shorty version below:

As well as a 2 "curved" ways, and this one you can use it either way:

And a miter box and back saw, which will do wood, plastics, or soft metals:

 

[jeffmoss26]

too cool!