Toggle switch knurled nut wrench

[Ron Worley]

You gotta get one of these....

I have dicked up my last switch nut and faceplate!!

They are hard to find, google the P/N: GC Electronics Model 9358

I got mine at www.Cell-Phone-Accessories-Wholesale.com, $23.95

Ron

[Ron Worley]

OK, big DOH!!.....

This is a 1/2" wrench, and it now appears that the Carling switch nuts are about 9/16".... F%#K!

Back to the drawing board....

[Luthierwnc]

Try this:

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Electronics ... rench.html

Skip

[Ron Worley]

I actually have that tool- it's for LP type PU switch nuts.. and it's too big for the Carling switch nuts... which appear to be 9/16" or so...

Xcelite used to make a set of these wrenches, but it appears not any more...

I cannot find anything else short of having some made- I spoke to the sales manager of Excelta tools at a trade show I was at- I think that I can get them made by them... don't know the cost....

Is this anything that anyone would be interested in going in on to get a volume discount????

Ron

[txbluesboy]

I'll go in for one if you find them. I always just put the knurled nut on the inside and the hex nut on the outside so I can tighten it with a nut driver.

[sliberty]

I bought one of these, and I love it so much, I plan to get a spare the next time I order from SteMac.

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tools/Wrenc ... anner.html

Due to its V-shaped design, it fits nuts of various sizes, and is not limited to knurled types (but works great with them!). It also works on hex nuts. It is super cool - trust me.

[VacuumVoodoo]

http://www.tessco.com/products/displayP ... ventPage=1

[Ron Worley]

Steve, thanks for the tool tip, I gotta get me one of them!!!

Vacuum-

Tessco only sells to wholesale sellers, and that is the exact same wrench that I bought, unfortunately.....

[Luthierwnc]

Another possibility (from Skip's DIY lutherie tools) is a construction crayon holder. This is a cheap wooden or possibly plastic tool available at most hardware stores that holds big marking crayons for framing layouts. It is a hollow handle with a threaded end that is split several ways. You drop the crayon into the handle, pull it forward to expose the end and cinch a knurled nut down until the sides pinch in to hold the crayon. The crayons are hexogonal and about 1/2" in diameter. With a little creative filing it could be quickly adapted to serve. Skip

[Jana]

how about a skinny 9/16 wrench and tighten the nut on the backside of the panel?

[Dai H.]

no idea if it's the right size but there is another one (#9359--different size) from the same manf.:

http://www.tessco.com/products/displayS ... groupId=29

which I remembered being discussed here:

http://ax84.com/bbs/index.php?id=153849

[Ron Worley]

That part is listed as 5/8" (versus the other at 1/2"), I measured about 9/16" on an actual nut, but might have been off..

Thanks for all the great ideas guys!

Ron

[Ron Worley]

BTW, I found the larger 5/8" driver at www.gcelectronics.com, P/N 9359

It's pretty spendy at around $30.... but what about amp building is inexpensive??

RLW

[smokin' tone]

how about a skinny 9/16 wrench and tighten the nut on the backside of the panel?

Flat bicycle wrenches. And they are cheap.

[Noel Grassy]

I have some of the bike wrenches. They're called "cone wrenches" for setting the bearing race tension at the hubs. Cheap from a decent bike store. Mac & Snap-On sell 'em too but bring a wheelbarrow full of money.

That's a shame those two nicely designed wrenches miss the 9/16ths mark!
FWIW,
I just focus my Knurled Nut Chakra and cinch the Hexnut from inside.

BUT!:shock:
If your faceplate had the chamfered indent you're really SOL! I was forced to use a Hexnut on the exterior.
Result:
Aesthetic sensibility beat-down ensued.

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