JimmyB
Now retired - trains and fishing
And don't forget 2" X 4"
M2 Socket Driver
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Gérard Baudoin
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direct from google:
Exprimé en millimètres, le diamètre d'une vis est souvent représenté par un M, ce qui représente le filetage métrique. Il est courant, dans le monde de la visserie, de rencontrer des vis de diamètre M5, M6, M10 etc... Le numéro suivant la lettre M correspond au diamètre en millimètre.
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Expressed in millimeters, the diameter of a screw is often represented by an M, which represents the metric thread. It is common, in the world of screws, to meet screws of diameter M5, M6, M10 etc ... The number following the letter M corresponds to the diameter in millimeters.
Exprimé en millimètres, le diamètre d'une vis est souvent représenté par un M, ce qui représente le filetage métrique. Il est courant, dans le monde de la visserie, de rencontrer des vis de diamètre M5, M6, M10 etc... Le numéro suivant la lettre M correspond au diamètre en millimètre.
or:
Microsoft Office Translator
Expressed in millimeters, the diameter of a screw is often represented by an M, which represents the metric thread. It is common, in the world of screws, to meet screws of diameter M5, M6, M10 etc ... The number following the letter M corresponds to the diameter in millimeters.
trammayo
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There so many different threads in the world - I was brought up with Whitworth, British Standard Fine, British Association, British Standard Pipe, American National Coarse and American National Fine. And square threads, plus Buttress thread. Then I had to add Metric with its' different pitches!
And, of course, there's all the threads on the Forum
And, of course, there's all the threads on the Forum
And some of those are really twisted!And, of course, there's all the threads on the Forum
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Greg Elmassian
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Wiha is the best that is commonly available:
7 Piece Precision Nut Driver Set - Metric
Wiha Precision Metric Nut Driver 7 Piece Set
www.wihatools.com
You will find many cheap knock-offs with the swiveling red cap... you can get these in sets, each, metric, english, torx, nut drivers, socket drivers.
Greg
Ralphmp
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Greg - my sincere apologies. I thought you were gently pulling my leg.Wiha is the best that is commonly available:
7 Piece Precision Nut Driver Set - Metric
Wiha Precision Metric Nut Driver 7 Piece Set
You will find many cheap knock-offs with the swiveling red cap... you can get these in sets, each, metric, english, torx, nut drivers, socket drivers.
Greg
This brand was unknown to me - thanks for flagging it up.
Greg Elmassian
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It's the only brand I have found that has the wide range of drivers and they are precision made. I learned my lesson disassembling an Accuraft K4 Pacific loco. They use the goofiest sizes.
Yeah, I was surprised no one else is familiar with the company, it has a huge range of products, but you have to navigate to the "precision drivers" part to see this stuff.
Greg
Yeah, I was surprised no one else is familiar with the company, it has a huge range of products, but you have to navigate to the "precision drivers" part to see this stuff.
Greg
A slight aside. A few years ago I bought 1/2 a dozen spanners that had obviously been stamped out on a machine. The chap selling them wouldn't let me buy the single jobs he had but insisted I bought the ones still on a fret as they were cheaper. He said he didn't know the sizes, "just use the one that fits the nut" was his mantra. They're brilliant, as they are steel you can bend them to fit awkward spaces, and if they don't quite fit, you can file them until they do.
Sounds like the ones I got at a Show. Listening to what you make of them I wish I had got 2 sets now.
Amazon.com: Wiha 26592 Nut Driver Set With Precision Handle, Metric, 7 Piece : Tools & Home Improvement
Amazon.com: Wiha 26592 Nut Driver Set With Precision Handle, Metric, 7 Piece : Tools & Home Improvement
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this is the set I use on my K28.. very good quality and they do the job. Good luck! from Union grove where it to darn hot and humid
Fred2179G
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If you don't have any, I highly recommend this set, the Wiha 75965. It has all the sockets, screwdriver bits, torx, hex, etc., etc. I haven't found a Chinese loco with a fastener it couldn't handle. I paid about $95 over this side of the pond.
Master Tech 65 Piece Set - ESD Handle, Mini Ratchet and MicroBits In Metal Storage Box
Greg Elmassian
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I considered that, cheaper way to go for sure... unfortunately, the hex drivers have a big "base" where they connect to the universal handle, and I had clearance issues on several locos, so I bought the purpose made drivers with the slimmer shafts.
More costly, but worked in more places.
Greg
More costly, but worked in more places.
Greg
I might look out for some more on Sunday, although I must stress they are cheap, so they won't last long and they only fit the nuts they fit, so rounding of tight nuts and bolts may be a problem
Oh Sunday Show? Where? Sat is Peterborough with a local open day Sunday in Little Paxton, G1 layout.
Just testing! Of course I meant Peterborough! The excitement is getting to me
Fred2179G
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There's a long thin extension for the screwdriver type handle in the box (above the yellow screwdriver handle.) While the individual drivers are slightly slimmer, the ratchet is very useful in narrow slots. And then metal case is easy to take with me and doesn't use much space on my tiny bench.
Fred2179G
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Which reminds me, although this may not apply to a fresh, unpainted M2 bolt. Accucraft (and others) uses lots of them and coats the bolt heads with thick layers of paint. You sometimes have to knock the paint off to get the socket on the bolt head.
Greg Elmassian
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I found that quite common, most of the brass locos I have worked on are Accucraft, but Berlyn also paints the bolt heads and often you have to remove the paint to get the right driver on.
I know people that try using a larger size.... I also know people who have rounded off the head of a very tiny ex-hex-head bolt.
Greg
I know people that try using a larger size.... I also know people who have rounded off the head of a very tiny ex-hex-head bolt.
Greg
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Fred2179G
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Me too. Before I got the Wiha set.
One thing I did learn very quickly. DO NOT be over generous with the paint if you touch up the scraped bits. Otherwise you'll never shift the nuts/bolts again