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

[Carla & Dave Hicks]

What size is the square?

Just maybe a socket driver or speed wrench would work, if it was made from 
stock, not machined.

Chainsaw


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ryan Brooks" <ryan at hack.net>
To: <at-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 2:18 PM
Subject: Re: [at-l] Bunch of squares....


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

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