Show The World How You've Modified Your Tools To Work For What You Needed/Razors etc

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Originally Posted by cudarunner

Mike that was Great Humor!

Now to a wrench that was modified for a specific use/I've never used it/but Dad somehow needed to do the modification :shrug:

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It's 1" on the straight side and 15/16 on the bent side. Go Figure! :thinking:

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He apparently needed a bent 15/16" in a certain situation!:tu

A few of my tools. I have a modified allen wrench in there somewhere. I have these inside since it is winter. Some hammers, flush cutters, carbide drill bits (3/32, 1/8) for oversized pivots, punches, hole punches, piece of railroad track, a 1"x1" x8" key stock for a small anvil, brass tubing (3/32, 1/8), pin vise, files, small vise & bench pin & anvil, a bone wedge for spreading apart scales in boiling water, Dremel's with one set up as drill press & a lot more..............
Oh yeah, I found those three punches at Harbor Freight a few weeks ago, 2/32, 1/16, 3/16. I have my main workbench in the garage with a drill press, belt sander, vise & regular buffer. I want to be able to use wheels with greaseless compounds but don't know if the regular buffer will work.

Hi folks, I've enjoyed reading all the posts and thought I would share this: I was wanting to clean one of my Razors and as you can see an old Yake type key and some file work and I have a usable Fat Boy Spanner.

Cheers.

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The spanner is used to remove the end cap of the Fatboy?

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Originally Posted by randydance062449

The spanner is used to remove the end cap of the Fatboy?

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Yes, it appears so to me.

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Originally Posted by randydance062449

The spanner is used to remove the end cap of the Fatboy?

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Yes, there is also a crimped version like you see on a slim, but the threaded version is so much easier to work with.

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Originally Posted by MattCB

Yes, there is also a crimped version like you see on a slim, but the threaded version is so much easier to work with.

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Looks like this:

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Originally Posted by MikeB52

This thread is a good idea.
My first tools when I graduated aviation were from my dad. Proto open end offset wrenches were in that kit, I still own those thin tuff bastards. And miss that less thin, equally tuff bastard I called my dad...he too loved Proto,, and Craftsman.
Now as to the topic. I built this just for razors. Currently running 2"x30" belts in a variety of grits above 400.
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While I could buy a belt sander, I wanted variable speed, and different interchangeable radius wheels for the front. I mounted an adjustable uhmw strip under the belt for support while in operation. I also made a couple of belts out of some leather and croxed one, diamond coated the other.
So far, I've only cleaned up one razor on it but it helps me maintain a steady stroke while cleaning the sides.
Anyway, cheers.

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What does that 3/8 beam clamp do?

Got one of those myself. Work's pretty well.

SLawman

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Originally Posted by tedh75

What does that 3/8 beam clamp do?

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Hey, thanks for noticing, and asking.
That's my tensioner. The entire rear spindle and bearing assembly are built on a tray between linear bearings.
I built a slight negative angle into it so the belts track to the left until I wind up the beam clamp and as it gets taught, spindles resist each other and the belt moves to the right slowly with each turn .
It tracks very well and allows me to use commercial belts or home made leather ones.
Cheers.