[Milsurplus] BC-375/191 adjustment tool needed

[Mike Hanz]

On 5/29/2010 8:08 AM, arc5 at ix.netcom.com wrote:
> How about this:
> Some of us (ahem :) have really neat machine shops
> that can work things like spring-steel wire.
> (I'm guessing that's what it is; it's black and real hard to
> bend unless you have tools to do it).
>
> Make a tool out of that heavy, black spring steel stuff
> that looks like this:
> http://home.netcom.com/~arc5/375%20tool.JPG
> Whaddaya think?
>    

It would work fine except for the 1/16" size of the wire needed, Dave.  
No problem with the tips grabbing the radial holes in the locking nut, 
but then the "handles" will have one 1/16" diameter wire in tension and 
one in compression as you try to loosen or tighten the nut.  The one in 
tension would be fine, but even piano wire won't take as much 
compression as you typically would generate loosening or tightening 
those nuts without crinkling up on you.  A larger wire size would 
probably work, but then you have that pesky .063" tip to worry about 
attaching to the end of the wire handle, and the only way I can think of 
would be to silver solder the small tips onto the wire...or drill the 
wire to fit the small tips into it, which gets us back to the pliers.  
It's easier just to drill and pin a pair of needle nose or duckbill 
pliers - at least from my limited experience.

Some days there's no easy way to get there from here... :-)

Best 73,
Mike