Hire an amateur gunsmith. They are experts at finding detents and little levers flying across the room.
I use one of these and can vouch they are pretty good in spite of the coarse ratchet. They are about as low profile as you can get with a ratchet so they can solve time to time obstruction problems pretty well. A simple plate with bit might be slightly lower profile. But those are also a big pain to use. This device is about as good a you can get in low profile for a ratchet and holds the bits securely.Had to remove a decorative cover from a domestic radiator today. No problem, except that one of the screws is almost impossible to access when the rad is plumbed in.
Koken R810B to the rescue.
These simple tools would be overlooked by many, being relatively old tech. The secret however, is in the dedicated short bits with their integrated retention detent.
I don’t own any screwdriving tool with a lower overall height than these.
thanks. Even if someone has a rough size/coil/rate I think I can just get one on McMaster.
Their customer service is usually quite good, but sometimes slow. They once mailed me two replacement screws for the faceplate in an envelope free of cost.
I can get some measurements from my ratchet for you. Do you have the NBR390 or the newer NBR390A?
Alright, there you go:
Glad i could help!
I see there is a contact for customers from the US listed on the nepros site. Perhaps they can help you.
I am now. Not because I use SAE sockets. But the risk of it possibly occurring does not need to be very high to sell me a set of Koken sockets.
kokenusa.com
My gut feeling is that there is a fair demand for this worldwide from the aviation industry.
The industry does tend to use 12 point sockets, but that’s partly historical, and partly because the fasteners are good quality so sometimes you can use either 6 point or 12 point sockets.
Definitely not unique, since many drill press vises, machinist vises, and bench vises have been imported from Japan over the years. Eron is a common brand, and is considered of mid-tier quality. I have a K.K.K. branded milling machine vise that is of quite high quality. Japan had a strong local industry in the late 1960s/early 1970s for building machine tools of all sorts, many which are well-regarded and of high quality. But don't forget - decades ago the country of Japan used to be the equivalent to what China is today and also exported to North America a lot of low quality stuff too.
I have a tiny drill press and I've inherited at least one drill press vise. Maybe I have multiple. I'm not even sure... I should pull one out and figure out what I'm going to do with it. Should either use it or get rid of it... You've inspired me. Would have belonged to one of my grandfathers
Quite frankly these cars are so f-ing old that your GRANDKIDS have to build their own toolbox and yes also aviation.
I might use SAE more often than Metric.... I was dealing with stripped threads so I went to the next closest size up, which means metric, and I tapped all off the threads to match the replacement Metric bolt. When the unit was sent in for standard service, it came back using different SAE bolts. I did not need to take it apart so I just let it be.
Ordered. Thanks!Just got those Koken SAE z-series socket sets in stock. 15% off with discount code “Koken”
Koken 3/8" Drive Z-Series (Super Shallow) 7 to 19MM 6 Point Socket Set
Koken 3/8" Drive Z-Series (Super Shallow) 7 to 19MM 6 Point Socket Setwww.harryepstein.com
I have that wrench holder on a set of their combo wrenches. Does really well in my toolbag.
I’ve used, but don’t own, the KTC Profit and they are really very nice.
Glad i could help!
I see there is a contact for customers from the US listed on the nepros site. Perhaps they can help you.
They are beautiful! Both are my go-to for just about anything automotive.
Awesome! I'm glad to read that!
