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From: N8N on 8 Apr 2010 10:31
On Apr 7, 12:07 am, "Steve W." <csr...(a)NOTyahoo.com> wrote:
> Nate Nagel wrote:
> > On 04/06/2010 02:47 PM, DemoDisk wrote:
> >> "N8N"<njna...(a)hotmail.com>  wrote in message
> >>news:c8fa2bcd-c2de-4b99-a7d2-d64b0e47a2f5(a)q23g2000yqd.googlegroups.com....
> >> On Apr 5, 7:32 pm, "DemoDisk"<pack...(a)nospam.com>  wrote:
> >>> I need something strong to retrieve a wrench socket from a deep spark
> >>> plug port. There's a rubber ring inside to keep out dust, and it pulls
> >>> the socket right off the extension bar when you try to withdraw it.
>
> >>> I just barely managed to fish it out with one of those 3-prong
> >> grabbers,
> >>> and I'd like to know what you would use. Even better if it's some
> >>> ordinary thing around the house instead of a specialty item from a
> >>> hardware store.
>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>> Jm
>
> >> is it a standard 3/8" drive socket?  This is the application for which
> >> locking extensions were invented.
>
> >> ******
>
> >> This w/b one example?
> >> <http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=99882>
>
> >> Have to check that out; that release thing just looks strange.
>
> >> Jm
>
> > I have some Crapsman ones where the release is just a little slide tab.
> >  Think they're these ones.
>
> >http://www.craftsman.com/shc/s/p_10155_12602_00943355000P
>
> > They are a little finicky though; they lock onto some of my sockets but
> > not others (yes, even some Crapsman brand ones.)  I'm sure that someone
> > like S-K, K-D, Mac, Proto, Snap-On, etc. makes a higher quality version,
> > but some of us can't afford to buy the best of everything (much as we'd
> > like to!)  Not sure if it's the extensions or the sockets that are at
> > fault, really, so who can say.  I'm pretty sure I've used them with my
> > good S-K sockets and they worked OK.
>
> > Another option would be something like this:
>
> >http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=hand&item_ID=2144&g...
>
> > A buddy of mine has one of those and it's just the greatest goshdarned
> > spark plug socket ever invented.  Of course, it's also 56 bucks, so
> > unless I find one at a yard sale, I'm not going to have one.
>
> > nate
>
> I have one from Snap-On and one that works just like it that is home made!
>
> Take a good plug socket. Buy a good wobble drive extension of the length
> you want.  Now measure the base area of the wobble section and find a
> washer or make one with a center hole that is the same size. Cut the
> washer in half. Now place the socket on the extension and use the washer
> halves to capture the extension. Make sure it fits good. Then weld the
> washer to the socket.
>
> Or visit a few pawn shops....  (I visited one nearby this weekend and
> picked up a complete 3/8" set of Snap-On sockets for 45 bucks)
>

Sadly, the pawn shops that I've bothered to check out seem to know
what snap-on stuff sells for; if they have any it's 50% of retail or
more :(

On the upside, I ran to a pawn shop just a couple weeks ago because my
buddy's die grinder died (as in, completely unrepairable - the threads
holding the pieces together stripped) while I was borrowing it, and I
managed to get the same model die grinder (but working well) plus a
Stant cooling system pressure tester for $35, so there are some
bargains to be had!

nate
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