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This thread is for capturing your home brewed tool solutions so others don't have to reinvent the wheel.

For taking minute amounts of material off the inside of surfaces, like bushings, I use my patent-pending ID polisher: a piece of 3/8" copper tube (mounted in a drill) with a slot in the end for a short piece of emery cloth. See the pic below.

Cheers, Dean

Here's another one to help jump start the conversation.

How are ya gonna hold a round distributor in a square vise? A number of years ago, I invented a special holder for the 635B distributor to make working on them easier. I'm still waiting for the Patent Office to recognize my achievement. ;-)

The holder is a piece of hardwood with a hole that matches the outside diameter of the driving gear. The wood is split so it can clamp onto the gear, while providing a square-ish profile for the vise.



Cheers, Dean

This was in my Carter Carb tool kit and to me it looks home made but of high quality. I have no idea what it is for but would love to know.

Thanks

Dave

I bought this exquisite import at a flea market for .25 cents. The box portion was already cut out. Well after I installed my choke and throttle cable in my 1950, I could not get a normal wrench in under the dash to tighten the nut. I saw this laying in my tool box and the light bulb went off. I took a Bernzomatic torch and heated the wrench up so I could bend it to about a 90 degree angle. It worked perfectly on the cable nut. If it was a good quality wrench, I don't think I could have bent it so easily. Cheap tools do have a place in you tool box.

Similar to some old typewriter tools, it looks like a "c" clip installer. Clip should snap into groove of tool and be able to push on.

Thanks Greg, that sounds right.

Dave