Using an old brace as a wrench?

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Latcha - at home in Redford, MI

Yeah that's cool, thanks. But if anyone else knows, I do want to know of any other resources, would be great too.

There are _loads_ of six-sided adapters available, that would also work for this purpose. They're included with many nutdriver or socket sets, and you should have _no_ trouble finding one at any home center.

-- Regards, Doug Miller (alphageek-at-milmac-dot-com)

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Yes but this is regarding _4 sided_ adaptors.

========================== Seems like a heck of a long time.... but It has been almost 10 years since I pulled my brace off the wall and USED it...

BUT I also restore cars as a hobby....

Why not just buy a speed wrench at your local auto parts store.... a Speed wrench looks just like a Brace.. so spotting one is not difficult...

Bob Griffiths

I can read, thank you. My point was that six-sided adaptors can be used as well, and they're easier to find.

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COOL! I'm going to order D and E, even though they total more than I paid for my brace.. lol

mac

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yeahbut... a brace is more "woodworker like" and ratchets.. *g*

(and I just bought one on Ebay, cuz my dad had one?)

mac

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mac davis wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:

I have my grandfather's...

Patriarch, wanting some Jennings' pattern augers now...

I just caught a Millers Falls 731 12", a bunch of auger bits and flat screwdriver bits for $11 on eBay... this brace is a REAL tool, man I swear...! It is really impressive, and I didn't have a realistic idea about them until I handled it.

On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 10:05:35 -0500, the inscrutable Bob G. spake:

He could swing by HF and pick up the set of 3 (1/4, 3/8, 1/2") hex-driven square drive adapters for $1.99. They'll fit the standard high-quality ancient brace. (Go for it, Varky!)

Sacre bleu, Bob. Speed wrenches are so outré!

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Lee Valley. Bought a set about 6 months ago. Check the web site.

damn, Jim... and I thought that I was old... lmao

mac

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I thought I had my Dad's, but Mom corrected me one time when I was visiting at home, it's her mothers, as is the set of Irwin augers in the wooden box with the $18.50 price on it. she got 10% off according to Mom though. I also have a few of my own, from Flea Markets here and there. Joe

Cool! Pretty liberated lady for her time....

My dad had a sign shop and had several braces, which I had a chance to get when he died... out of 4 kids, nobody wanted them!

I wish like hell i would have taken them now, and the bits, etc., instead of getting nostalgic and buying a used one on Ebay this year..

mac

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sigh is right. I've got someone's Dad's Bell System brace.

meep-meep, vvvvvvvrrrrrrrroooooooommmmmmm...

UA100, who will on occasion chuck a flat blade in it to pry open the crack of dawn...

Um. I think I speak for at least one of us when I say: "What?!?!?!?"

You're looking at it from the wrong direction. Rather than looking back the timeline, remember that His Dad had his own, and the Grad Dad had his own also. You've got your own. Look toward the future.

Dave in Fairfax