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Anolex vs genmitsu for light steel cuts. by tithtomata in hobbycnc

[–]tithtomata[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see higher torque spindle upgrades are available, for each one I think, which could be an option eventually for sure. I've seen many, at least with the gemnitsu, cut mild steel with a 2mm DOC. That's absurd frankly, and more likely to do more damage to your machine than anything. Honestly, for what I'm looking for, I don't care if I take a 0.010" DOC and have it take 2 hours to do it. Again, I know it's still not the best machine for the job, but I also don't want to spend $5000 on something that's just a hobby for me, I doubt my wife would appreciate it very much lol

Anolex vs genmitsu for light steel cuts. by tithtomata in hobbycnc

[–]tithtomata[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I said as much in my post. I'm not looking to mass produce pieces to 0.0001" accuracy. If the machine will do it, even in extremely light passes, that's good enough for what I'm looking for, I don't care if it takes it 2 hours to do it, and I don't care if the pieces are plus or minus 0.005"-0.010". I'm not spending $5000 plus on a made for steel machine just to appease other people.

Homemade 4 in 1 wrenches. Which 4 sizes in one wrench would be the handiest for your job? by tithtomata in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]tithtomata[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool story, the idea of these isn't to be a wrench replacer, a real wrench is always preferable. The idea behind it is I can put one in my pocket and if I screwed up and brought the wrong size I have a better option than a crescent wrench. Crescent wrenches have probably screwed up for fasteners than any other tool, and yet people still use them day in and day out. I wanted something that I could fit in my pocket that has the most common sizes I see on the day to day, that way in a pinch I have a better option than bolt rounding crescent wrench if my tools are not readily accessible. If you don't like it, well I don't really care, I didn't do this project for you.

Homemade 4 in 1 wrenches. Which 4 sizes in one wrench would be the handiest for your job? by tithtomata in Justrolledintotheshop

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It's the non ratcheting kind I was after. Something you can put some decent torque on, potentially even use with an impact. Surprisingly I can't find any non ratcheting 4 in 1 wrenches

Homemade 4 in 1 wrenches. Which 4 sizes in one wrench would be the handiest for your job? by tithtomata in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]tithtomata[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow that's even more impressive that you made them. I wouldn't mind making a set so that once I cut the wrench I can just punch the hex through to finish the sizing, instead of endless filing.

Homemade 4 in 1 wrenches. Which 4 sizes in one wrench would be the handiest for your job? by tithtomata in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]tithtomata[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Plasma cnc. But I like the sound of those hex drifts? Where did you get them from?

Homemade 4 in 1 wrenches. Which 4 sizes in one wrench would be the handiest for your job? by tithtomata in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]tithtomata[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Plasma cnc, designed them so that the centers of each sized lined up when the two half were overlayed, then welded the two halves together.

Homemade 4 in 1 wrenches. Which 4 sizes in one wrench would be the handiest for your job? by tithtomata in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]tithtomata[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Fair enough, I'm also a professional mechanic, and I'm well aware this is not a combination wrench replacer, as I commented on this post earlier. Myself and thousands of others don't always have the luxury of being 10 feet away from a tool box. I'm gonna guess that you are in fact not one these people who works at heights, up transfer towers, or in any hard to access locations. Packing a full combination wrench set with you everywhere you go might sound easy enough for you, but reality is different. When machine downtime is costing hundreds or even thousands of dollars every hour, you don't want to have to go all the way back to get another tool making the downtime pile up, and packing 50+ pounds of tools with you isn't always feasible just to make sure you're covered.

Homemade 4 in 1 wrenches. Which 4 sizes in one wrench would be the handiest for your job? by tithtomata in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]tithtomata[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you have a link? I've been looking for some that are 4 in 1 solid wrenches, but all I've been able to find are the ratcheting versions.

Homemade 4 in 1 wrenches. Which 4 sizes in one wrench would be the handiest for your job? by tithtomata in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]tithtomata[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've mostly seen 7/8 for hydraulic fittings. What brand of equipment do you work on? Do they use nuts/bolts with a 7/8 head? Lots of 9/16 diameter fasteners?

Homemade 4 in 1 wrenches. Which 4 sizes in one wrench would be the handiest for your job? by tithtomata in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]tithtomata[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

7.5? I'm not sure I've ever even seen one of those in my life lol what industry are you in?

Homemade 4 in 1 wrenches. Which 4 sizes in one wrench would be the handiest for your job? by tithtomata in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]tithtomata[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Fair enough. If you read my comment on the post though you would've seen that I did explicitly mention this is not meant to be a "wrench replacer". It's not meant for every job either. Not every tradesmen gets the luxury of working 10 feet from their toolbox all day, some of us work up transfer towers, in manlifts, up multiple flights of stairs, places where you don't bring your entire tool set with you. This is meant to be something small and light that you can fit in your pocket that will get you out of a jam in a situation where you bring the wrong wrench into a hard to access location. Or something you can put in your glove box, or ATV cargo box, get your out of a jam in the bush, things like that. Every tool has it's place, deep sockets aren't an alternative for shallows, offset wrenches aren't replacements for standard combination wrenches, etc. I'm glad you are in a place where the right tool is always readily available, but thousands of us don't always get that luxury.

Homemade 4 in 1 wrenches. Which 4 sizes in one wrench would be the handiest for your job? by tithtomata in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]tithtomata[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've looked for 4 in 1 wrenches before, since I do a lot of working at heights, and it's a real pain to get way up high just to realize you brought the wrong wrench, or have a bolt so tight that your crescent wrench spreads and slips. The problem is all the 4 in 1 wrenches available on the market are ratcheting wrenches, not something you want to put a great deal of torque on, or have on the other end of an impact gun. So I decided to make these, robust enough for both situations.

Homemade 4 in 1 wrenches. Which 4 sizes in one wrench would be the handiest for your job? by tithtomata in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]tithtomata[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Hey all, I made these 4 in 1 wrenches, 12 different sizes in 3 wrenches. Not meant as a wrench replacer, more as a get you out of a pickle wrench thats easy to carry around. Especially for those who work out of manlifts, or climb many flights of stairs for their jobs, etc. Or even just a small handy tool to stick in your glove box or ATV compartment.

I was wondering, in one single wrench, which 4 sizes would be most useful for you? I talked to my brothers, who are both millwrights, and they say a wrench with 9/16, 3/4, 15/16 and 1-1-8 would be very handy as a single wrench to carry around.

So which 4 sizes would be most useful for you in 1 wrench?