Some of those hammers have a thru-hole for pinning the socket. > On Nov 23, 2021, at 1:14 PM, John Dammeyer <jo...@autoartisans.com> wrote: > > I've ordered a retaining ring set for it. May help. The socket has a recess > for this ring to expand into but at the moment it almost falls out by itself. > The wrench is 10 years old and although not used during that period the > rubber had likely hardened and is no longer providing the spring action. > > You can see in the photo that I've used the Dremel to create a dimple for the > retaining screw that is in the side of the socket. However it loosens with > the impact driver vibration. I don't have room to put in a locking set screw > and it's too early for Loctite. > > John > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Gene Heskett [mailto:ghesk...@shentel.net] >> Sent: November-23-21 4:04 AM >> To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Spindle positioning. >> >> On Tuesday 23 November 2021 02:47:59 andy pugh wrote: >> >>> On Tue, 23 Nov 2021 at 01:05, John Dammeyer <jo...@autoartisans.com> >> wrote: >>>> Likely why the set screw works loose after a number of cycles. >>> >>> I am surprised that the air wrench doesn't have the usual ball-detente >>> to retain the socket. >> >> I have seen some that utilize a spring encircling the end of the driver >> square, and it works moderately well, with sockets made with an internal >> cutaway at the bottom of the square well. >> >> But we haven't seen a pix of his setup w/o the socket. >> >> Satire intended: Thats I think to encourage the sales of sockets using >> that scheme, also convieniently made by the wrench peddlar of course. >> >> That could be Johns problem. In that case John, you may be able to >> machine the socket or better a new one to utilise that retainer method, >> but take care, too deep a groove and the socket may be stuck on forever. >> Show us a closeup pix with the socket removed. >> >> Cheers, Gene Heskett. >> -- >> "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: >> soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." >> -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940) >> If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. >> - Louis D. Brandeis >> Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-users mailing list >> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > <WrenchCloseup-1.jpg>_______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
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