Tools

alexh · 07 March 2010, 10:14

Anyone know the name of the tool you use to remove the nuts on ports such as serial ports, parallel ports etc. The things the plugs screw into.

Is it a 3/16" hexagonal nut driver ?

8bitbubsy · 07 March 2010, 10:17

Ahh, speaking of that, I really need one too. This way it'll be easy to get under the Amiga motherboards without using a leatherman to wear out the screws.

Loedown · 07 March 2010, 10:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexh

Anyone know the name of the tool you use to remove the nuts on ports such as serial ports, parallel ports etc. The things the plugs screw into.

Is it a 3/16" hexagonal nut driver ?

I don't know the size, but yes a hexagonal nut driver is correct.

Matt020 · 07 March 2010, 10:58

Needlenose pliers work too...

alexh · 07 March 2010, 11:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt020

Needlenose pliers work too...

Yeah but you end up with battle scarred nuts

Anemos · 07 March 2010, 11:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexh

Is it a 3/16" hexagonal nut driver ?

(measuring this nut in mm = 4.2)

i think the right number is 11/64 = 4.3mm
3/16 = 4.7mm (maybe working) but a little bigger

Anemos · 07 March 2010, 11:39

this is ok has the 4.5mm inside
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/6pc-NUT-SPINNE...72867903827127

twizzle · 07 March 2010, 13:37

Is it a 3/16" hexagonal nut driver ?[/quote]

i have a metric set, the size for the nut`s is 5mm

prowler · 07 March 2010, 21:16

Yep, 5mm nut driver does the job here!

asm1 · 08 March 2010, 18:41

might have to get myself a set of these drivers.... needle nosed pliers do the job but are a bit fiddly

alexh · 08 March 2010, 20:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anemos

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/6pc-NUT-SPINNE...72867903827127

Way too chunky. I want to get one like they have at work which match my electrical screwdrivers.

http://www.micro-tools.de/mm5/mercha...ode=SCR-912-00

Magno Boots · 09 March 2010, 14:33

I found a set the same as in your link in a pound shop.

Have a look next time you're in town.

alexh · 09 March 2010, 15:55

Gonna look tomorrow lunch in the Pound shop, Robert dyers, Wilkinson etc.

prowler · 23 July 2010, 21:43

My local 99p shops (both of which used to be Woolworths) now stock a 17-piece set of jeweller's screwdrivers comprising 3 hex nut drivers (3.0mm, 4.0mm & 5.0mm), 3 hexagonal, 5 slotted and 5 crosspoint drivers complete with a small tommy bar for use with the 3 hexagonal drivers.

Understandably, you don't get the best quality items for 99p but, with a bit of care, it is possible to pick out a near-perfect set (the set I bought has one slotted driver with a loose shaft).

Importantly, the 5.0mm nut driver in question is fit for purpose!

prowler · 05 August 2010, 23:04

I bought another set of these today to get a replacement for the slotted driver with the loose shaft.

That means I now have a spare set of 3.0mm, 4.0mm & 5.0mm nut drivers.

Anyone want them?

Oh, and this time I scanned the set before I opened them.

They're not the best quality, as you can see, but it's not a bad set for 99p.

alexh · 05 August 2010, 23:27

Thanks but I was able to get a similar set from Wilkinson for £1 in March. Anyone else?

07 March 2010, 10:14	#1
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,339	Tools Anyone know the name of the tool you use to remove the nuts on ports such as serial ports, parallel ports etc. The things the plugs screw into. Is it a 3/16" hexagonal nut driver ?

05 August 2010, 23:04	#15
prowler Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sidcup, England Posts: 10,300	I bought another set of these today to get a replacement for the slotted driver with the loose shaft. That means I now have a spare set of 3.0mm, 4.0mm & 5.0mm nut drivers. Anyone want them? Oh, and this time I scanned the set before I opened them. They're not the best quality, as you can see, but it's not a bad set for 99p. Attached Thumbnails

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07 March 2010, 10:17	#2
8bitbubsy Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Norway Posts: 1,710	Ahh, speaking of that, I really need one too. This way it'll be easy to get under the Amiga motherboards without using a leatherman to wear out the screws.

07 March 2010, 10:58	#4
Matt020 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: West Australia Age: 47 Posts: 210	Needlenose pliers work too...

07 March 2010, 11:39	#7
Anemos 70X7 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ἑλλάς Posts: 1,078	this is ok has the 4.5mm inside http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/6pc-NUT-SPINNE...72867903827127

07 March 2010, 13:37	#8
twizzle Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: taunton.som.uk Age: 73 Posts: 681	Is it a 3/16" hexagonal nut driver ?[/quote] i have a metric set, the size for the nut`s is 5mm

07 March 2010, 21:16	#9
prowler Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sidcup, England Posts: 10,300	Yep, 5mm nut driver does the job here!

08 March 2010, 18:41	#10
asm1 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Age: 44 Posts: 637	might have to get myself a set of these drivers.... needle nosed pliers do the job but are a bit fiddly

09 March 2010, 14:33	#12
Magno Boots Zone Friend Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 688	I found a set the same as in your link in a pound shop. Have a look next time you're in town.

09 March 2010, 15:55	#13
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,339	Gonna look tomorrow lunch in the Pound shop, Robert dyers, Wilkinson etc.

23 July 2010, 21:43	#14
prowler Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sidcup, England Posts: 10,300	My local 99p shops (both of which used to be Woolworths) now stock a 17-piece set of jeweller's screwdrivers comprising 3 hex nut drivers (3.0mm, 4.0mm & 5.0mm), 3 hexagonal, 5 slotted and 5 crosspoint drivers complete with a small tommy bar for use with the 3 hexagonal drivers. Understandably, you don't get the best quality items for 99p but, with a bit of care, it is possible to pick out a near-perfect set (the set I bought has one slotted driver with a loose shaft). Importantly, the 5.0mm nut driver in question is fit for purpose!

05 August 2010, 23:27	#16
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,339	Thanks but I was able to get a similar set from Wilkinson for £1 in March. Anyone else?

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