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Nothing too fancy. Took a long time to bore the inside of the 3/4" drive socket out (and knocked the tips off a couple boring bars) to clear the crank snout on a 2 stroke engine I'm rebuilding. Welded a 1/2" drive socket on the end.Even kept most of the chrome intact. Socket only needs to hold up to 70lbs/ft torque.
Reply:So basically it's a 41MM deep well. That works.I keep a few decent yard sale 1/2" sockets on hand "just in case" to make specialized tools. Though I haven't had much need to build any thing along that line for a while..No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! Ronald Reagan
Reply:i used up a 1/4" one to make a straight screwdriver to get the fuel gauge out of a  ranger 8 Attached Images
Reply:Nice job! I love seeing the cool specialized tools we all sometimes have to make. Most of mine are just cheap wrenches bent/brazed into odd shapes to get around things that are in the way.
Reply:I save cheap screw drivers for this use too. Sometimes to bend a ridgid wire or bend back on itself to be used as a scraper. I have even used bolts as screwdrivers and punches. Nice pretty weld on the sockets. Next time you will need that 41 mm to be shallow.Miller thunderbolt 250Decastar 135ERecovering tool-o-holic ESAB OAI have been interested or involved in Electrical, Fire Alarm, Auto, Marine, Welding, Electronics ETC to name a just a few. So YES you can own too many tools.