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drawoh

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Has anyone ever seen such a thing?

I have ordered a Snap On torque angle gauge for one of our scientists to do alignment. She wants to rotate a nut from underneath while looking down at the gauge.

The worst case here is that I will have to buy an extender, cut it off with a hacksaw and add a 1/4" socket drive with a file. I would be nice if I could find something off the shelf.

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JHG
 
Uh...a piece of 1/4" hardened and ground tool steel stock? Like what you could find on McMaster.com?
 
Your angle gauge has 3/8" square drive. Like btrueblood says, use square stock. You may have to round over the corners.

Ted
 
Yes, if memory serves I have at least one socket set that comes with one, I think it even has a ball detente in one end.

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Drawoh...can you explain why a piece of square stock won't work for you? Just curious.
 
I would guess that simple square stock has no retention detents.

Ted
 
btrueblood,

That is a good question.

I don't have any square stock lying around. If I modify something, I will probably have to take it home and work in my backyard shed. It may be worth checking Home Depot. The extender noted above, will not cost much more.

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