[sdiy] special tightening tools?

[David G. Dixon]

All the pots I buy come with a plain washer which is just a little bigger
than the nut, and the nutdriver (which has a fairly smooth, rounded edge in
any case) actually seats against the washer, thus protecting whatever is
underneath.  I would think that one would always want to use a washer.
Otherwise, the nut itself will dig into the panel, regardless of whether the
nutdriver touches the panel or not.

Don't the knobs cover all this up anyway?

Dave

-----Original Message-----
From: synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl
[mailto:synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl] On Behalf Of flightofharmony
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 7:23 AM
To: 'Derek Holzer'
Cc: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
Subject: RE: [sdiy] special tightening tools?

I use a Craftsman nutdriver. The best trick to keep from damaging the panel
(not tape, it will still leave a mark on soft acrylic): dedicate one
nutdriver for pot use only, use spare pot nuts or washers to fill the recess
until a little less than the depth of the nut is left (glue these in). Be
careful though: some nuts have beveled edges on one side and your nutdriver
will slip and round the nut if the tool is not seated enough. You can also
use rubber or fiber washers to fill the recess, which will have a little
give in them so you can push the tool a little further onto the nut. Or you
could just use a plain washer under the nut that is the diameter of your
nutdriver (or file the outer diameter of the driver down to the width of the
washer).

~flight
flight at flightofharmony.com
http://www.flightofharmony.com


-> -----Original Message-----
-> From: synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl [mailto:synth-diy-
-> bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl] On Behalf Of Derek Holzer
-> Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 6:14 AM
-> Cc: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
-> Subject: Re: [sdiy] special tightening tools?
-> 
-> I use these kind of parallel pliers:
-> 
-> http://www.midwayusa.com/midwayusa/staticpages/highres/646347.jpg
-> 
-> left over from my years at the jeweler's bench... wrapped in tape
-> usually. They hold much better than normal pliers, and there are only a
-> few large jack sockets or switches which they can't open wide enough to
fit.
-> 
-> D.
-> 
-> Florian Anwander wrote:
-> 
-> > I either use a ratchet or a plier shielded with some tape like in
-> >
-> > http://fa.utfs.org/diy/monopoly_mirage/images/100-0055_IMG.jpg
-> 
-> 
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