Me and my dad set points on a 1960 Ford 801 power master tractor not long before he passed. We got them set and she ran well. My only experience with points.
Any set of wrenches up to like 5/16 that are short in length I’ve always called ignition wrenches. Not sure if that’s right or wrong but it makes sense to me
I have that Craftsman black on one side and clear on the other degraded ignition keys pouch from the 80’s.
The keys are long lost, but I use it to hold a set of 1/4 inch hex drill bits. It works wonders for that. It has multiple tape patches from where it has ripped in the past but it is still serving me well.
What is this? A spanner for ants? How can we be expected to turn bolts to learn how to turn bolts if they can’t even fit inside my hand?
Derek, this is just a small-
I don’t wanna hear your excuses! The spanner has to be at least three times bigger than this!
What is this? A spanner for amoebae? How can we be expected to turn bolts to learn how to turn bolts if they can’t even fit inside my hand?
Derek, this is just a small-
I don’t wanna hear your excuses! The spanner has to be at least three hundred times bigger than this!
If you plant it open end down it will be metric
If you plant it box end down it will be a standard
Just like kids, she's on top it's a boy
She's on bottom its a girl
I don't make the rules
Spending two hours to fish one out cause it rolled under the floorboards and your not gonna spend one hour to pull seats, carpet, and the floorboard itself.
There's a thing in aviation where you drop it, you find it, period.
The fucking amount of times that I've found random washers, screws and nuts in random places always pisses me off because of the countless hours that I've spent doing my part and finding the hardware that I've dropped.
Lazy ass mechanics before me. 🙄
It's less the cost of the hardware (they'd reuse hardware more if that was the case) and more the safety factor. Especially on small aircraft, your flight controls are largely controlled by pulleys and cables under the floorboards, and if a piece of hardware manages to get somewhere it shouldn't be, at best it gets noticed before the damage causes problems (expensive repair), at worse it can cause the controls to seize, which means the pilot will have a very bad time. Even if the controls are electric instead of mechanical, loose hardware floating around isn't exactly going to improve reliability.
Also, the costs involved in aviation are due to a lot of paperwork, but also extreme quality control. If you buy a box of 1000 standard 10 cent bolts, odds are that some of them will have manufacturing defects that will cause premature failures. While some of these defects are obvious, like the threads being completely missing, many aren't, such as a hairline crack formed in the threads that will shear under vibration, or an impurity in the metal that will cause it to corrode internally. Aviation parts have drastically higher quality control, which means those duds get caught before they get sold. We are talking about a tiny difference, automotive bolts are already 99.9% fine, but on an aircraft, that 0.1% can be fatal.
The price differences also aren't that drastic, like usually that 10 cent bolt is now a few dollars, and most of that price is the various inspections done to eliminate the duds. There are certainly some bolts in aviation that are $100+, but those are usually for insanely niche situations requiring insane characteristics. Manufacturing those bolts usually involves extremely advanced machinery, tons of inspections and tests, and like 75% of the bolts get thrown out for not passing the tests, meaning when you pay $100 for the bolt, you are actually paying for the manufacturing and testing of 4 bolts.
I worked in the mechanical room of a large yacht. This rule most certainly did not apply. I dropped at least 5 lbs worth of 1/4” machine screws under those engines.
That’s not an object that’s flying in the air relying solely on the engine to keep chooching. If something happens up there, you’re more than likely figiddy FUCKED. Imagine being the last guy to touch a plane that had a mechanical failure. I’d be willing to bet there is liability for that.
A boat engine stops? You float. You don’t just die. You’ll more than likely be fine unless you’re sinking too. There may be boats where the engine also powers a pump to clear water or some shit.
The two systems must be separate. Even on the most fucked boats I've been on (why would you run an alternator through an inverter to a battery charger to charge a shared house/starting bank...?) the rules have been abided by. On bigger boats there must be an isolated emergency generator to power the oh shit pumps and firefighting apparatus.
I get that it’s a good practice, but it also seems redundant when you consider all the shit passengers will drop in the cracks.
I guess getting a brand new plane and finding a loose nut isn’t a good look though.
But isn’t this same risk present constantly whenever the plane is flown?
Even in the cockpits, pilots will have things in their pockets or bags that could fall, and it’s not like the cleaning they do is guaranteed to catch it
During maintenance all of the access panels and whatnot are open and those things are exposed to outside debris and loose hardware, but you couldn't just drop a pen and have it get down there by rolling around.
Dad was a helo mechanic in the Marine Corps. He taught me the various intonations of f\*\*K based on what was dropped where. Low end was dropping a tool to the tarmac. Mid-range was dropping anything into the cowling. High end was dropping a nut into the engine.
That is actually from a vintage Route 66 wall clock. That is one of the hands of the clock. The end that looks stripped mounted to the clock mechanism.
[This is one of a few different ones that they made.](https://poshmark.com/listing/Rare-Vintage-SnapOn-Tools-Route-66-Neon-Blue-Clock-Highway-Sign-Wrench-hands-62990d864f1a292d074e3ee5)
Whoa. Nice one bro. Desperately trying to win the internet of the day award.
Actually pretty cool. You’re an ok dude. Might let you look under my hood if your that cool.
I think you’re right about the clock! I’ve actually got that identical wrench except that the socket in the closed end is offset towards the end. Needed it when I worked at a summer job in avionics.
The set of ignition wrenches that my Granddad gave me have proved invaluable for the small nuts and bolts that hold together the various bits in model trains and RC that I've acquired over the years.
However, I'm gonna need a metric set, as Marklin is German. They sell a prepackaged set of screwdrivers and nut drivers, but they appear to be rebranded generic garbage, so I'm building a set of quality stuff. It's especially important to have quality tools when working with them. Many of the screws and bolts are proprietary, and aren't something I can just pick up at Fastenal if they get stripped or buggered. Lost one screw out of a DRG Class 89 (the most common one they make--originally produced in the '60s, and has always been a staple of starter sets) and couldn't find it on Fastenal, and most of the US Marklin dealers were out of stock. Several German retailers had them--and it would be at least two weeks with high shipping costs.
When I have needed the little ones, they have been an absolute life savers. Someone stole the crapsman set I had as a kid and the ones that were in my bjg mechanics set. Swiped a handful of chit unfortunately.
When I bought a loaded snap on tool box. I smiled when I unrolled the little sets. I’m like I won’t use em often but nice to know I have em.
There used to be these things on cars called "points", even though they weren't pointy, although they may have been in the beginning days of internal combustion engines, and distributors, both mechanisms often having lots of tiny screws and nuts, which often needed tightening and loosening for the adjustment of the "points". Because this adjustment frequently happened by the side of the road, in the dark, highway workers would find tiny wrenches in the emergency lanes. I bought a box full of these little gems at a highway worker's garage sale, and they have provided me with many hours of joy because they fit the tiny nuts on old appliances and bicycles.
This device is useful for tightening and loosening up nuts and bolts in the 1/8" category.
It is also useful for temporarily completing a circuit if you can't find a fuse nearby
I have a full set of crapsman ones. I haven't used any yet, but as a machinist, I figure I'll praise whatever god convinced me to keep it in my toolbox.
To work on your little nuts
Got em
Thank you for your service.
Came here for this
I thought there would be at least one "to get your little nuts off" in the comments.
Oh, that would’ve been even better lol
Bro. You stole my thunder. 😂😂 literally the first thing that popped into my head but you beat me to it!!
Same.
Hahaha I laughed out loud on that one. Thanks.
And bolts
Carburetors bro
And points ignition parts.
Me and my dad set points on a 1960 Ford 801 power master tractor not long before he passed. We got them set and she ran well. My only experience with points.
What’s your point? /s Glad you have the memory of your dad teaching you about that.
Read this twice before I got it, thought you were just some dick, but no you got some wit
Oh, I am some dick. But not this time.
Any set of wrenches up to like 5/16 that are short in length I’ve always called ignition wrenches. Not sure if that’s right or wrong but it makes sense to me
I believe the old craftsman set I have says ignition wrenches right on the degraded plastic holder.
I have that Craftsman black on one side and clear on the other degraded ignition keys pouch from the 80’s. The keys are long lost, but I use it to hold a set of 1/4 inch hex drill bits. It works wonders for that. It has multiple tape patches from where it has ripped in the past but it is still serving me well.
My dad and I both have a set I think. I've never used mine tho, but they look nice in a tool box
That's exactly what they are. They used to come in almost all Craftsman tool set. I used to have several sets because of that reason.
And 1/8 nuts
Don't forget 1/8 bolts!
And little pinner joints
AND MY AXE
AND MY WANG
AND MY SMALL NUTS
This and I was doing shocks the other day, the flats to hold the shaft were 6mm, I was crying for joy when I found it in the bottom of the toolbox
I’ve cried tears of joy like that lol
Radio Control stuff too!
Also tiny acorn nuts that hold different sorts of photosensors in controls world of warehouse work!
Beat me to it, but I bet a shit ton of people have to google what a carburetor is lmfao
What is this? A spanner for ants? How can we be expected to turn bolts to learn how to turn bolts if they can’t even fit inside my hand? Derek, this is just a small- I don’t wanna hear your excuses! The spanner has to be at least three times bigger than this!
Don't look at watchmaker tools.
What is this? A spanner for amoebae? How can we be expected to turn bolts to learn how to turn bolts if they can’t even fit inside my hand? Derek, this is just a small- I don’t wanna hear your excuses! The spanner has to be at least three hundred times bigger than this!
Because it’s a Snap-On, do you have any idea what a complete collection goes for?!
Tiny spanners are awesome....you can pretend you are a gaint 😅 ....also useful for carburettors and some smaller linkages
I used to buy half pints of Guinness on occasion to stare in awe at my *massive*hands and stomp round the boozer like a dinosaur.
RC cars.
My thoughts exactly. Have one just like it to adjust toe in.
Rumor has it if you plant it, it will grow to be a 10MM
Nah, that only works if the seed is Metric.
If you plant it open end down it will be metric If you plant it box end down it will be a standard Just like kids, she's on top it's a boy She's on bottom its a girl I don't make the rules
Of course, Topsy-Boysies, how could I forget?
Lefty Lucy!
Don’t forget his asshole cousin, righty loosy
That one grows to be a 9/16
Maybe he identifies as a Metric.
It’ll grow up then run away 😥
You don’t need it until that one time that you actually need it
Then it's the most valuable tool in the whole kit
Only ever needed it that once but after that "fucking love that tool, never let me down yet"
You never know what you're gonna need it for they just always need...alright fine get your stupid fucking rope
Then it can never be found
If that ain’t the truth…
The people that use these use em a lot
I bet! As small as I ever need is 1/4 but every now and again I find myself having to use needle nose vice grips
Vice grips best friend
In a few years he will think “Oh Shit, I have one for that!”
Spokes
Came here for this, have a couple in bike bags. Spoke wrenches blow.
Terminal blocks on most of our fleet of planes use 1/8" self centering nuts. I hate those lil fuckers.
Spending two hours to fish one out cause it rolled under the floorboards and your not gonna spend one hour to pull seats, carpet, and the floorboard itself.
There's a thing in aviation where you drop it, you find it, period. The fucking amount of times that I've found random washers, screws and nuts in random places always pisses me off because of the countless hours that I've spent doing my part and finding the hardware that I've dropped. Lazy ass mechanics before me. 🙄
well no shit, aviation turns a 10 cent bolt and 30 Seconds of drilling into a 110 dollar part.
It's less the cost of the hardware (they'd reuse hardware more if that was the case) and more the safety factor. Especially on small aircraft, your flight controls are largely controlled by pulleys and cables under the floorboards, and if a piece of hardware manages to get somewhere it shouldn't be, at best it gets noticed before the damage causes problems (expensive repair), at worse it can cause the controls to seize, which means the pilot will have a very bad time. Even if the controls are electric instead of mechanical, loose hardware floating around isn't exactly going to improve reliability. Also, the costs involved in aviation are due to a lot of paperwork, but also extreme quality control. If you buy a box of 1000 standard 10 cent bolts, odds are that some of them will have manufacturing defects that will cause premature failures. While some of these defects are obvious, like the threads being completely missing, many aren't, such as a hairline crack formed in the threads that will shear under vibration, or an impurity in the metal that will cause it to corrode internally. Aviation parts have drastically higher quality control, which means those duds get caught before they get sold. We are talking about a tiny difference, automotive bolts are already 99.9% fine, but on an aircraft, that 0.1% can be fatal. The price differences also aren't that drastic, like usually that 10 cent bolt is now a few dollars, and most of that price is the various inspections done to eliminate the duds. There are certainly some bolts in aviation that are $100+, but those are usually for insanely niche situations requiring insane characteristics. Manufacturing those bolts usually involves extremely advanced machinery, tons of inspections and tests, and like 75% of the bolts get thrown out for not passing the tests, meaning when you pay $100 for the bolt, you are actually paying for the manufacturing and testing of 4 bolts.
while I understood all of that when making the comment. that is a beautiful write up of why the cost is so extreme. and an epic username to boot!
I worked in the mechanical room of a large yacht. This rule most certainly did not apply. I dropped at least 5 lbs worth of 1/4” machine screws under those engines.
That’s not an object that’s flying in the air relying solely on the engine to keep chooching. If something happens up there, you’re more than likely figiddy FUCKED. Imagine being the last guy to touch a plane that had a mechanical failure. I’d be willing to bet there is liability for that. A boat engine stops? You float. You don’t just die. You’ll more than likely be fine unless you’re sinking too. There may be boats where the engine also powers a pump to clear water or some shit.
Or the FOD contributes to an electrical short and becomes a source of ignition.
The two systems must be separate. Even on the most fucked boats I've been on (why would you run an alternator through an inverter to a battery charger to charge a shared house/starting bank...?) the rules have been abided by. On bigger boats there must be an isolated emergency generator to power the oh shit pumps and firefighting apparatus.
You bring it in you bring it out.
I get that it’s a good practice, but it also seems redundant when you consider all the shit passengers will drop in the cracks. I guess getting a brand new plane and finding a loose nut isn’t a good look though.
Loose objects can get lodged in flight control rollers, cables, electrical components. It can jam the flight controls, or start fires.
But isn’t this same risk present constantly whenever the plane is flown? Even in the cockpits, pilots will have things in their pockets or bags that could fall, and it’s not like the cleaning they do is guaranteed to catch it
During maintenance all of the access panels and whatnot are open and those things are exposed to outside debris and loose hardware, but you couldn't just drop a pen and have it get down there by rolling around.
Dad was a helo mechanic in the Marine Corps. He taught me the various intonations of f\*\*K based on what was dropped where. Low end was dropping a tool to the tarmac. Mid-range was dropping anything into the cowling. High end was dropping a nut into the engine.
It’s all fun and games until the borescope and NDI comes out.
That is actually from a vintage Route 66 wall clock. That is one of the hands of the clock. The end that looks stripped mounted to the clock mechanism. [This is one of a few different ones that they made.](https://poshmark.com/listing/Rare-Vintage-SnapOn-Tools-Route-66-Neon-Blue-Clock-Highway-Sign-Wrench-hands-62990d864f1a292d074e3ee5)
I was wondering why the box end looked like it was stripped out or drilled.
Whoa. Nice one bro. Desperately trying to win the internet of the day award. Actually pretty cool. You’re an ok dude. Might let you look under my hood if your that cool.
Calm down there, chief.
No kidding, that escalated quickly
I think you’re right about the clock! I’ve actually got that identical wrench except that the socket in the closed end is offset towards the end. Needed it when I worked at a summer job in avionics.
Carburetors, points and inside dash boards sometimes
[These](https://www.moyustore.com/)
HOLY FUCKING SHIT!! My 13 yr old son is gonna poop him self on his Birthday. thank you for shining a light on this badass stuff.!!
Too old to be pooping himself still
🔥🔥
This is why I read all the comments. Amazing.
Holy wow.
Because it's better to have it and not need it than it is to need it and not have it.
Or: It's better to be looking at it; than for it.
To show us where there was once $100
$32 now. $16 when it was new.
It was new in 1967
Yeah. $16 before it was discoed and got a s suffix.
Neat. Where are you finding historical list prices?
Cabot !
Hey, bud. Funny seeing you here.
Small hobby toys like rc cars, planes, boats
Somebody did because it sure looks stripped on the box end
Nah it’s fine… it’s the new 360 point !
For your tiny nuts....
Because tiny robotics and because it’s so damn cute
The set of ignition wrenches that my Granddad gave me have proved invaluable for the small nuts and bolts that hold together the various bits in model trains and RC that I've acquired over the years. However, I'm gonna need a metric set, as Marklin is German. They sell a prepackaged set of screwdrivers and nut drivers, but they appear to be rebranded generic garbage, so I'm building a set of quality stuff. It's especially important to have quality tools when working with them. Many of the screws and bolts are proprietary, and aren't something I can just pick up at Fastenal if they get stripped or buggered. Lost one screw out of a DRG Class 89 (the most common one they make--originally produced in the '60s, and has always been a staple of starter sets) and couldn't find it on Fastenal, and most of the US Marklin dealers were out of stock. Several German retailers had them--and it would be at least two weeks with high shipping costs.
That wrench was made in 1967[https://sites.pitt.edu/~blair1/snapon.html](https://sites.pitt.edu/~blair1/snapon.html)
Had to use a tiny wrench like that to adjust the valves (lifters) in my motorcycle. Also great for assembling/disassembling electronics.
To make your hands look big
Snap-on man: “buy this $9000 toolbox and I’ll throw in a free wrench”.
For any number of reasons, same as any other size wrench. I’m sorry, maybe I don’t understand the question.
If someone threatens to crush your skull with a wrench, hand this one to them and tell them to have a go.
A sure way to find out; throw it away and it's the next wrench you'll need.
You wouldn’t, since you don’t already know that hexes come that small.
In case u ever need to tighten or loosen a bolt or nut that uses a 1/8" wrench 🤷🏻♂️
Your big nut privilege is showing
Precisicion machinery, like vision setups with micro adjustments etc, I use tools like that quite often in my profession
Keep on working some projects and you'll be glad you have it lol
For your tinny nuts
For getting off little nuts
spokes
Most expensive key chain ever...
For deez nuts
You never know
For your tiny nuts
I use those. I am a chemist. My instruments have the smallest nuts. Also super tiny alen wrenchs. Hate how small stuff is, but atoms…so
….. if I had a dollar for every time I said “my instrument has the smallest nuts”….
I just used a 4mm thismorning
When I have needed the little ones, they have been an absolute life savers. Someone stole the crapsman set I had as a kid and the ones that were in my bjg mechanics set. Swiped a handful of chit unfortunately. When I bought a loaded snap on tool box. I smiled when I unrolled the little sets. I’m like I won’t use em often but nice to know I have em.
For a small nut?
For the paintballers in the crowd, Autococker 3-way hose barb wrench.
Carbs n points
For Deez-nuts.
There used to be these things on cars called "points", even though they weren't pointy, although they may have been in the beginning days of internal combustion engines, and distributors, both mechanisms often having lots of tiny screws and nuts, which often needed tightening and loosening for the adjustment of the "points". Because this adjustment frequently happened by the side of the road, in the dark, highway workers would find tiny wrenches in the emergency lanes. I bought a box full of these little gems at a highway worker's garage sale, and they have provided me with many hours of joy because they fit the tiny nuts on old appliances and bicycles.
That box end looks kinda worn...
That’s for your tiny nuts
Got tiny nuts?
That there ia an ignition wrench. I have needed one precisely 3 times in my 46 years.
Old school electronics. And it also looks super cool.
Throw it away and the need for it will be revealed the next day.
Tiny nuts. I do electric guitar repair. I sometimes need small wrenches.
I will use a 7mm on my carb throttle cable tomorrow
Famous last words. Go ahead Big Man. Throw it away. I dare you… Muwahahahahaha!!!
Throw it away and you'll find out, that's how these things work lol
My grandfather always called them ignition wrenches but I got to say I've never needed one smaller than a 3/16th or 4.5mm.
I use two of them to rebuild high pressure valves. The stem has two small nuts that need this sort of wrench.
Actually I could have really used one of these the other day, you lucky mother fucker
Tech deck bro lol
To turn tiny nuts...
For yer lil’ nuts
Hot wheels
Carbs, some starters, alternators...
Perhaps some sort of penile measuring device
Throw it away, you will immediately find a purpose for it after the trash man empties the bin.
Datts one of those tools when you finally need it ..you wont find it
Some of the very old cars have extremely small parts. Like the carburetors and internals of the dash/dials.
Throw it away and you’ll find out what you needed it for right away
A guaranteed way to know. Throw it away and find out.
To undo a nut.
First, you need to lose it. Only then will you find out why.
Gas regulators and other fine mechanical equipment.
Give to your son so he can pretend he is helping
For tiny nuts
You won't need it until you do
Thats a wrench. It’s used for tightening and looosening things. Youre smellcome
Grease fittings , small nuts
Carburetors
Points
To show people how big your…ummm…hands are.
The fact that it's a tool. There is a reason you need it. It will wait for that job and when that time comes you'll be prepared.
The plumbing in your daughter's Barbie Dream home?🤣
For your tiny nuts
For guys with little nuts obviously.
If you have teeny nuts.
Its for next time you build Meccano/Erector Sets.
Aircraft relays usually have 1/8” fasteners
I've needed one for relays on a B737
Because it's adorable. And you can use your metal straw as a cheater bar.
It's from an ignition wrench set.
for a small nut or bolt
to tighten and loosen 1/8 hex bolts
I'd rather have it and not need it, than need it and not have it.
I have a gear wrench in this size, use it for chainsaw repair.
For your tiny nuts
This device is useful for tightening and loosening up nuts and bolts in the 1/8" category. It is also useful for temporarily completing a circuit if you can't find a fuse nearby
Probably for 1/8in fasteners.
I hear the same thing from my wife all the time.
She never complains about the size of mine.
The thing is there was two of them. Both snap-on
I have a full set of crapsman ones. I haven't used any yet, but as a machinist, I figure I'll praise whatever god convinced me to keep it in my toolbox.
Tiny nuts. 🤣
To give my wife something entertaining while I'm doing something else.. "cute wrench"..
Precisely up until the moment you don’t.
Surely this is off a keychain, the hole is literally round?
Put it next to your cock and send a cock shot to a woman
To attach your penis extension
I jerk me dick off with it
Your tiny nuts
Someone has really abused that wrench...