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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: bonneyman on August 08, 2019, 11:37:07 AM

Title: Homemade ratcheting box adapter
Post by: bonneyman on August 08, 2019, 11:37:07 AM

Found this well-used hex to square plug about a month ago. Been figuring on what to do with it. Decided to make an adapter so I could use sockets with a Gear wrench (or any ratcheting box wrench for that matter).

I drilled and tapped a small hole in the hex end of the plug, then countersunk it. Took a fender washer and countersunk the hole in it, and attached it to the plug. The washer prevents the plug from pushing all the way out, and gives one a nice finger hold when popping on a socket. Works great!

Title: Re: Homemade ratcheting box adapter
Post by: bonneyman on August 08, 2019, 11:41:01 AM

Since a Gear Wrench head is so thin I need two o-rings as spacers. regular ratcheting box wrenches are thicker, and work fine with no spacers.
I think the hex end was originally 9/16", and it does fit (though a tad loosely) in an SEA box. But it's had such a hard life and is so worn it will just slide into a 14mm wrench head. So I have added versatility when using this adapter. (Somebody is bound to have some ratcheting box wrench handy in SAE or metric which could be used). Think I might grab a reversible gear Wrench in 14mm and keep it handy.

Total cost: about $1.50

Title: Re: Homemade ratcheting box adapter
Post by: Papaw on August 08, 2019, 12:34:32 PM

Now that is ingenuity at its best !

Title: Re: Homemade ratcheting box adapter
Post by: coolford on August 08, 2019, 03:16:39 PM

GOOD SHOW11111

Title: Re: Homemade ratcheting box adapter
Post by: lptools on August 08, 2019, 04:34:14 PM

Nicely done!!!

Title: Re: Homemade ratcheting box adapter
Post by: Bill Houghton on August 08, 2019, 09:11:55 PM

That's pretty clever.  I've got a ratchet of the type that takes interchangeable drive ends that has that same sort of washer end to keep the drive end from getting pulled out of the ratchet when you change bits, so you're staying in the tradition.

Title: Re: Homemade ratcheting box adapter
Post by: bonneyman on August 08, 2019, 10:37:32 PM

Thanks, guys.

The ratcheting box wrench I'm using is a double box end by Crescent. Pretty long, more than my regular ratchet I think. So I should get decent leverage with the thing.

Title: Re: Homemade ratcheting box adapter
Post by: Chillylulu on August 11, 2019, 10:34:52 AM

Well done! That's pretty cool.

Don't you just love it when a plan comes together that well?

Chilly

Title: Re: Homemade ratcheting box adapter
Post by: Yadda on August 11, 2019, 10:39:29 AM

Quote from: Papaw on August 08, 2019, 12:34:32 PM

Now that is ingenuity at its best !

+1

Title: Re: Homemade ratcheting box adapter
Post by: gibsontool on August 11, 2019, 03:09:15 PM

Sweet.

Title: Re: Homemade ratcheting box adapter
Post by: t115145 on August 27, 2019, 09:23:23 PM

You could have countersunk the nickel, that would be unique.

Title: Re: Homemade ratcheting box adapter
Post by: bonneyman on August 27, 2019, 10:21:24 PM

Quote from: t115145 on August 27, 2019, 09:23:23 PM

You could have countersunk the nickel, that would be unique.

lol