Homemade tools

Stillserving

LET'S GO BRANDON

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Southern MD

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86' Magna, 2017 R3R

• Oct 1, 2018

• #1

I HATE when I'm in the middle of a job and either don't have/break/can't find a tool I need. (10mm socket anyone). Anyway I love the satisfaction of making something custom to do the job!

Front axle socket:

 

rng3

"There is no replacement for displacement"

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Chester county, West of Philadelpha

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Rocket 3 roadster 2017

• Oct 2, 2018

• #2

Stillserving said:

I HATE when I'm in the middle of a job and either don't have/break/can't find a tool I need. (10mm socket anyone). Anyway I love the satisfaction of making something custom to do the job!

Front axle socket:

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Neat and creative.

Rick

 

cusso ken

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Central Coast NSW Australia

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2011 Rocket 3 touring

• Oct 2, 2018

• #3

A weld need not be neat, just as long as it has good penetration

 

jake shaw

Turbocharged

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Prince Edward Island, Canada

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2014 Rocket Touring

• Oct 2, 2018

• #4

Looks good. A few nuts jammed together on a bolt will do the same job.

 

3Katz

.060 Over

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Wide Bay QLD Australia

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'06 Classic

• Oct 2, 2018

• #5

Sometimes you just have to do what needs to be done. If you don't have the right size hex drive something like this can do the trick too

 

Steel

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Cut Off, Louisiana USA

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2012 Roadster & 2006 Classic

• Oct 2, 2018

• #6

Good idea. I just use the back of a spark plug socket, and a small pipe wrench.

 

Stillserving

LET'S GO BRANDON

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86' Magna, 2017 R3R

• Oct 2, 2018

• #7

I started to do just that. Grabbed the spark plug socket which was one of waaay too many cheap ones in the drawer. Then I spied the 3/8" extension that I had to weld to a stripped out Torx bolt holding a jeep tub to the frame, and thought, hey.....

 

Paul Bryant

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Hamilton. New Zealand

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2006 Rocket

• Oct 2, 2018

• #8

Since this photo was taken, I've cut about 50mm off this cold chisel and use a socket on it.

 

cusso ken

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2011 Rocket 3 touring

• Oct 2, 2018

• #9

I am spoiled in the shed we have a sets off big Allen keys up to 75mm across

 

Paul Bryant

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• Oct 2, 2018

• #10

cusso ken said:

I am spoiled in the shed we have a sets off big Allen keys up to 75mm across

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75 mil what is that used on Ken ?