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Jim Jakosh
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Scroll Saw Wrench
This is a metalworking project for wood working tools!!
Doug inherited this Rigid scroll saw and the head of the screw to tighten the bottom of the blade is so hard to reach let alone tighten or loosen. He wanted a wrench to access it. So I first milled two round grooves into the head of the screw and then made a wrench with 2 1/4" pegs sticking out to fit the grooves in the screw.
The parts are all steel and brazed together. The handle is 7" long with a bend at the end to turn it.
Doug inherited this Rigid scroll saw and the head of the screw to tighten the bottom of the blade is so hard to reach let alone tighten or loosen. He wanted a wrench to access it. So I first milled two round grooves into the head of the screw and then made a wrench with 2 1/4" pegs sticking out to fit the grooves in the screw.
The parts are all steel and brazed together. The handle is 7" long with a bend at the end to turn it.
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
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nice tool GR8 JOB 😍😎👍
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problem solved once again by jim !
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
Nice job. I know how much fun that bottom screw is to loosen and tighten on mine.
The Other Steven
Hi Steven, the easiest thing to do would be to put a socket head caps screw in there and then make a long extension allen wrench to work the screw. But I measured the screw as a #8 but it not and 8-32...so I went this route!.
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
Great solution to an aggravating problem. Thinking outside the box yields many useful and helpful resolutions to make life a little easier.
Good solution, nicely done.
Ron
Thank you all for the nice comments. I made a long allen wrench for my scroll many years ago for the same reason!!
I also have 2 long wrenches that I made for my Grizzly band saw to adjust the guides below the table!
Cheers, Jim
I also have 2 long wrenches that I made for my Grizzly band saw to adjust the guides below the table!
Cheers, Jim
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
Nice piece of equipment Jim. I would of tapping the threads to fit the socket head screw since I can't make tools.
Thanks, Danny, It was bear to get in there. I thought of that too but I might have had to remove that table and go get the right screw and this was quicker!
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
Thanks, Steve!!
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
Slick Willy, or in this case Slick Jim to the rescue.
I've had a few tools that were engineered by someone who evidently never had to make an adjustment on their tool too.
I've had a few tools that were engineered by someone who evidently never had to make an adjustment on their tool too.
Thanks, George. I have another one to make for a buddy, but this time I have time to get a socket head cap screw and an Allen wrench and I'll weld part of the Allen wrench to a slim rod with a bend in the end.
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
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Damn JJ, I keep following in your footsteps.
I like the thought of rugged metal, however, I loathe metal swarf in the workshop... so I avoid it like the plague.
Had similar issues with those finicky knobs and made my alternatives using the laser and bandsaw for the grips,
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD
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