If you wanted to make a Castle Nut wrench

[ipscgraz]

I borrowed one at a clinic but I found I needed one of my own later. I could drive for about 40 mins & borrow one again but with the round trip to pickup and return that sounded like a lot of time & gas.

I went to Cambodian tire & picked up a cheap ($15.00) pair of 6 inch welder's vise grips.

I got the dremel & grinder going and found that the steel was surprisingly soft...just like you would expect from cheap tools. I found I could work just as fast with a 10 inch file (it was that soft!!) as I could with a dremel.

Anyway, took me about an hour and worked perfectly on the first try.

Now I'm fighting with the welds on the flash hider...

 

[aftermidnight]

You need one of these for the welds.. carbide cutter from Home Depot...cuts like butter..

 

[ton45-II]

That's a great idea. I might make one myself.

 

[45ACPKING]

here's the first "vice grip" castle nut plier hehehe I made it a couple years ago.

can anyone tell me what they other tool is in pic number 2 and 3...... making that one was crazy..... modifying it out of a pair of mini folding fighing pliers........ guess what it's for.... and pray you never need one

 

[aftermidnight]

I'm thinking that little guy is bolt roller related...

 

[ottoman]

Roller Ring

X2 on the roller pliers

 

[45ACPKING]

yup..... for installing a new bolt roller and bolt roller clip....... pray to all that is holy that you don't have to replace one of them LOL
although once i made that tool..... it went on easy as pie

 

[Turf]

"Necessity is the mother of invention" and lots of other stuff Good job guys.