30 May
2005
30 May
'05
3:49 p.m.
Very similar to my computer/camera tool kit. I would
add my torque
Ah, another person who fiddles with cameras ...
limiting bit drive handles to set things to the proper
torque when using
screw bits- most of mine are Sturtevant-Richmont, but I also have a
couple of the exact same driver handles private labeled by Klein
Tools. The one on my desk today has a range on 0.2 to 4 nm (2-38
in/lbs). Pretty handy to keep from overtorquing and stripping threads.
I have a small 'Britool' torque wrench (1/4" square drive) which gets
used with an adaoter and 1/4" hex insert bit for things like RK05 head
clamp screws.
I can't remember the last time I stripped a thread by overtightening it,
and for most things I don't use a torque wrench. But if the manufacturer
has bothered to specify a torque value, I am going to do the job
properly.
I would also add a complete assortment of tamper-proof
bits such as the
three armed phillips, pentagon allen, spanner tipped bits; a set of
Yes, I forgot those. I have a reasonable set. And as I mentioned in
another message, System Zero tools (which do get used on classic computers).
And a set of taps and dies in the common sizes. Apart from being useful
when making replacement parts/doing modifications, they're also useful
for cleaning up old threads, particularly if covered in threadlock.
And if you're a cammera hacker, you pretty much need 0.5mm and 0.75mm
thread chasers :-)
Panavise bases and heads; and an illuminated magnifier
which has become
almost a necessity after I turned 50. I do keep a set of 1/4, 3/8 and
I have never got on with any form of magnifier. The limited depth of
field drives me up the wall.
-tony