andym Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Can anyone suggest a supplier of large (>15mm) slotted screwdrivers or screwdriver bits? I've got a very large screw in the Abbot breech I need to undo, and none of the usual suspects have anything that size. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Can anyone suggest a supplier of large (>15mm) slotted screwdrivers or screwdriver bits? I've got a very large screw in the Abbot breech I need to undo, and none of the usual suspects have anything that size. Andy Andy, I know this link is from the US, but the bits in the photo should be off the shelf at your local tools store. Try Lawson in Southampton they might have them. You can use them on an impact driver if it is 1/2" drive. http://www.core77.com/posts/24121/Tool-Terminology-A-Drag-Link-Socket-is-a-Large-Hollow-Ground-Screwdriver-Bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willyslancs Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 we use ex wd king dick screw drivers , still going strong after all these years ............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted July 1, 2015 Author Share Posted July 1, 2015 we use ex wd king dick screw drivers , still going strong after all these years ............ I've got some of their spanners which are excellent too, just a matter of finding them in the first place! Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted July 1, 2015 Author Share Posted July 1, 2015 Andy,I know this link is from the US, but the bits in the photo should be off the shelf at your local tools store. Try Lawson in Southampton they might have them. You can use them on an impact driver if it is 1/2" drive. http://www.core77.com/posts/24121/Tool-Terminology-A-Drag-Link-Socket-is-a-Large-Hollow-Ground-Screwdriver-Bit Thanks Richard, I'd never have come up with that name! Finding them in the UK might be an issue though, even people like Churchill don't seem to have anything that big. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Thanks Richard, I'd never have come up with that name! Finding them in the UK might be an issue though, even people like Churchill don't seem to have anything that big. Andy Andy, I was trying to think what make mine were, they are Elora, here is an example; http://www.craigmoreonline.co.uk/screwdriver-socket-3mm-plain-slot/?gclid=CMLMsqarucYCFY7ItAod0OsAqg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attleej Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Andy, I could make a special tool with my lathe and milling machine. I could make it a large hex drive, say 1". If nec I could make it out of EN16T. All I would need would be dimensions of screwdriver slot. It would not take me long. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utt61 Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Drag link sockets are also available from Snap On in the UK (and can be bought online). http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/search_keyword.asp?keyword=Drag+Link+Sockets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatchFuzee Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 2 on eBay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/KING-DICK-SCREWDRIVER-SOCKET-ADJUSTERS-1-2-DRIVE-OLD-STOCK-NEVER-USED-/311393314027?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item48807ce4eb http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BRITOOL-E15-SCREWDRIVER-SOCKET-ADJUSTERS-1-2-DRIVE-OLD-STOCK-NEVER-USED-/311391866416?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item488066ce30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willyslancs Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 I've got some of their spanners which are excellent too, just a matter of finding them in the first place! Andy found a box full many years ago along with 12 para bike front frames .......also tins of spotlight polishing powder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted July 1, 2015 Author Share Posted July 1, 2015 Thanks all, Snap-On are overnighting me one which I hope will do the trick. If not John, I may take you up on your kind offer! Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted July 3, 2015 Author Share Posted July 3, 2015 Screw now successfully removed! :-) Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMP-Phil Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Hi Andy Just out of curiosity would you share a photo of the large screws you are removing and the eventual tool that successfully removed them? With very large screw I have encountered in the past they were stake after assembly to prevent them from working loose, this often causes the screw to deform when being removed, were the ones you removing staked? Cheers Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted July 4, 2015 Author Share Posted July 4, 2015 Hi Andy Just out of curiosity would you share a photo of the large screws you are removing and the eventual tool that successfully removed them? With very large screw I have encountered in the past they were stake after assembly to prevent them from working loose, this often causes the screw to deform when being removed, were the ones you removing staked? Cheers Phil Certainly - only one screw as it happens, but well buried. No sign of staking. The slot is an inch across and the Snap-on tool is only 3/4 inch but the next size up would have been too thick to sit in the slot. The screw thread is 5/8" UNF, not huge I suppose but bigger than most screws I've dealt with before. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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