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6th Aug 2017, 12:02 AM #1
New thingy !
Hi Guys,
I had a particular problem the other day, so I made this tool to help me out. I'll not tell you what it is for, just yet, and see how many of you can guess what it is for.
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The tool is made from three items. The black wooden handle, actually part of a cotton shuttle spindle, drilled to take the short length of 1/4" inch diameter aluminium rod and a blunt stainless steel hypodermic needle from an ink cartridge refill kit. A spot of super glue has been used to secure the rod into the handle.
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The aluminium rod has been drilled in the end with a 1 mm diameter drill. As you can see from the scale the needle is 1 mm in diameter with a 0.75 mm bore. The hole actually ended up being about 1.5 mm diameter. (Cheap Chinese drills ! ) Not that it mattered, it gave room for the adhesive.
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The needle was cut in half, using an abrasive disc on the end of a Dremel rotary tool and then a small radius put on the cut end. The other end was dipped in araldite and inserted into the hole at the end of the aluminium rod. The whole thing was kept with the needle upright whilst the adhesive set.
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The needle sticks out about 15 mm. I kept the rest of the needle so that I can make a second one later. The overall tool length is about 5" inches.
Have fun guessingBest Regards:
Baron J.
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6th Aug 2017, 07:51 AM #2Golden Member
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Hi BaronJ
I will have a guess. A tool to enable you to apply a small amount of oil in a hard to reach joint.
Bob
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6th Aug 2017, 09:15 AM #3Senior Member
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It's a tool for de-inserting pins from electrical connector housings. Or if it isn't, it certainly would work for that job. I've made a few myself just like this one.
Graham.
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6th Aug 2017, 05:50 PM #4Most Valued Member
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I'd say it's for straightening the little pins on electronic gizmos (circuit boards), that come available from time to time????
KrynTo grow old is mandatory, growing up is optional.
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6th Aug 2017, 06:07 PM #5
A lube placement tool for delivering lube or paste to a specific location as when parting off or a small drill hole.
I made a similar one and used a metal ink tube from a MT biro as the paste would not push through a small bore needle.
Grahame
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6th Aug 2017, 06:36 PM #6Most Valued Member
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+ 1 for connector tool.
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6th Aug 2017, 06:53 PM #7Most Valued Member
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Maybe an alignment tool
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6th Aug 2017, 06:59 PM #8Banned
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Sorry, you are all wrong, Baron gave it away in his subject title - it's a thingy. My wife taught me that gem, if you don't know the name of something, then it's a thingy. I have a workshop full of thingies apparently!
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It's clearly a hummingbird feeder for feeding nectar to hand reared hummingbird chicks, clearly..
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8th Aug 2017, 02:06 AM #10
Lead Lifter.
Hi Guys,
I reckon that Kryn and Shed were the closest.
I needed to remove a faulty transistor from an old circuit board so I could replace it with a new one. Unlike most modern PCB that use surface mount components, the old boards used through hole devices and very often the leads of the component were bent flat against the copper before being soldered. This tool is intended to be used by pushing it onto the end of the component lead wire and lifting it up, so that it stands 90 degrees to the board surface whilst heating the joint with a soldering iron. Solder will not stick to the stainless steel needle and very often the component can simply be pulled out of the hole.
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This is the PCB from the solder side with the three transistor joints in the centre of the picture. The middle two pictures show the tool in use. The last picture is the removed transistor.
There were some interesting guesses there ! Thanks for taking part.Best Regards:
Baron J.
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8th Aug 2017, 08:35 PM #11Most Valued Member
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Well, what did we win?????? Thanks for making an interesting "thingy" and then making us guess what it's for, also the pics to prove it .
Maybe some more guessing items to make people think outside the square, and get some interesting answers, might get a bit of interest.
Thought it was better to write this, instead of clicking likes and thanks.
KrynTo grow old is mandatory, growing up is optional.
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8th Aug 2017, 10:07 PM #12
Hi Kryn,
Sorry no prizes I'm afraid I like the Idea of identifying mysterious items though, I agree that it adds interest.
Thanks for the support though ! I'm glad you liked it.Best Regards:
Baron J.
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9th Aug 2017, 12:13 AM #13Most Valued Member
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We could have a prize of a years free membership to the Metalwork Forum
To grow old is mandatory, growing up is optional.
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Refiller for bic lighters etc.
The volume of a pizza of thickness 'a' and radius 'z' is given by pi z z a.
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Interesting solution Baron. I would have cut the tranny off flush with the board, then used solder wick to soak up the solder and picked the excess lead off with tweezers. I've got to say, in 40 years of dabbling in electronics I've never seen leads soldered flat to the PCB tracks like that.
Chris
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