From: none@none.com99   
      
   On 1/20/2026 5:48 AM, Jim Wilkins wrote:   
   > "Bob La Londe"  wrote in message news:10kll6q$sq3g$1@dont-email.me...   
   > I'm pretty functional, often making square drives that will fit a   
   > particular 12 point wrench or socket, but there is certainly an elegant   
   > look to a well made hex with a nice chamfer.   
   > Bob La Londe   
   > -------------------------   
   > A hex head fitted fairly closely to a 6 point socket holds up better   
   > than alternatives when cut from mild steel. Most of my sawmill has 9/16"   
   > hex heads on 3/8" bolts or milled into the ends of the 3/4"-10 track and   
   > log leveling screws. I keep a disassembled T handle drive and a gear   
   > wrench in my pocket for them, as there are only a few safe flat spots   
   > around the work area to leave things and whatever falls is lost in sawdust.   
   >   
   > The log leveling adjusters in particular are turned often while heavily   
   > loaded to fine tune for log taper. Unlike small commercial bandsaw mills   
   > with attached toeboards the log supports are separate from and log   
   > weight doesn't deflect the track the saw head rolls on. Mine can be set   
   > up level or gravity assisted on uneven sloping ground.   
   >   
      
      
   I am aware, but a square drive is faster and easier to machine for often   
   single use tools.  A year ago I made a brake caliper tool with two pins   
   and a square drive for my son's Malibu.  You have to turn the caliper   
   back in when installing new rotors and pads.  He parked it a couple   
   months ago and will be getting rid of it.  I won't even remember what   
   that tool is for a few years from now.  Okay, I'll probably remember,   
   but it only got used once, and with the ever growing web of self repair   
   denial in the industry (all industries) its unlikely it will ever get   
   used again.   
      
   --   
   Bob La Londe   
   CNC Molds N Stuff   
      
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