Homemade ratcheting box adapter

[bonneyman]

Found this well-used hex to square plug about a month ago. Been figuring on what to do with it. Decided to make an adapter so I could use sockets with a Gear wrench (or any ratcheting box wrench for that matter).

I drilled and tapped a small hole in the hex end of the plug, then countersunk it. Took a fender washer and countersunk the hole in it, and attached it to the plug. The washer prevents the plug from pushing all the way out, and gives one a nice finger hold when popping on a socket. Works great!

[bonneyman]

Since a Gear Wrench head is so thin I need two o-rings as spacers. regular ratcheting box wrenches are thicker, and work fine with no spacers.
I think the hex end was originally 9/16", and it does fit (though a tad loosely) in an SEA box. But it's had such a hard life and is so worn it will just slide into a 14mm wrench head. So I have added versatility when using this adapter. (Somebody is bound to have some ratcheting box wrench handy in SAE or metric which could be used). Think I might grab a reversible gear Wrench in 14mm and keep it handy.

Total cost: about $1.50

[Papaw]

Now that is ingenuity at its best !

[coolford]

GOOD SHOW11111

[lptools]

Nicely done!!!

[Bill Houghton]

That's pretty clever.  I've got a ratchet of the type that takes interchangeable drive ends that has that same sort of washer end to keep the drive end from getting pulled out of the ratchet when you change bits, so you're staying in the tradition.

[bonneyman]

Thanks, guys.

The ratcheting box wrench I'm using is a double box end by Crescent. Pretty long, more than my regular ratchet I think. So I should get decent leverage with the thing.

[Chillylulu]

Well done! That's pretty cool.

Don't you just love it when a plan comes together that well?

Chilly

[Yadda]

Now that is ingenuity at its best !

+1

[gibsontool]

Sweet.

[t115145]

You could have countersunk the nickel, that would be unique.

[bonneyman]

You could have countersunk the nickel, that would be unique.

lol