[at-l] Bunch of squares....

[Ryan Brooks]

Bruce W. Calkins wrote:
> The answer to this isn't nearly as much fun as the imagination's 
> answer.  The key....a real, grooved, ridged key...to the pool cover 
> controller broke off inside the thing that the key slides into. So, I 
> took that part off and the only thing the key does is turns a cylinder 
> that is turning a square rod (can a rod be square?) that in turn turns 
> something inside the controller. So, instead of replacing the key and 
> key cylinder, I was just going to use a square-drive wrench thingy.
>
> Felix J. McGillicuddy
>  
>  
> In that case you might be able to use a 8 point socket from the auto 
> parts store.  A 12 point socket might work too. but it won't be as 
> good of a fit.
>  
Word.   You beat me to it.

-R