Adam writes:
>> The price always causes me to choke=2C but I admit to being tempted
>> by their non-split saw nut driver: http://www.lie-
>> nielsen.com/catalog.php?sku=SCR# I keep using the wrong screwdriver
>> on saw nuts=2C just because I'm lazy (I don't have one with a wide
>> enough blade=2C and I haven't looked hard enough for one that I can
>> modify). Maybe I should look for scrap steel to make one...my putty
>> knife seems about the right thickness. Adam
> Port Angeles=2C WA
>
I made one in about an hour using a scrap of 1/2 X 1/16 steel=2C
probably bought at the Borg. Took a hunk 6 or 7 inches long. The notch
was going to be ground out. Seemed simple enough=2C but once Istarted I
realized it would take forever=2C so I drilled a hole about 3/8" down
from the end then hacksawed the little center piece out.

I planned to harden it=2C but then realized that the soft metal I
wasusing it on would much prefer a softer steel=2C so not only do you
notneed to go that route=2C I think it would do more harm than good.

I made an Imperfect Handle(TM) for it. Took a chunk of cherry=2C rough
shaped it=2C riveted it to the steel using a couple of 1/16" brass rod
pieces (again from the local hardware store)=2C then rasped and filed
until Close Enough. The end needed ground a tad thinner until it was
snug in the slot=2C and Bob's yer uncle. Worked perfectly.

-T

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