tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post5241791923730823014..comments2024-03-28T00:27:14.676-07:00Comments on Irons in the Fire: A gadget that might come in handyFirehandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-14549464975274278122010-03-13T19:29:00.983-08:002010-03-13T19:29:00.983-08:00THAT'S where I remembered it from!
First time...THAT'S where I remembered it from!<br /><br />First time I decided to do my own drilling and tapping to install a receiver sight... I hadn't known 6-48 taps were something that had to be ordered.Firehandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-52170537270487159402010-03-13T17:52:32.313-08:002010-03-13T17:52:32.313-08:00That electrical crimper with the screw cutter thin...That electrical crimper with the screw cutter thingum-bob in it doesn't have 6-48 or 8-40. <br /><br />The do-hickey Firehand shows is in Brownell's catalog and is called a "Screw Gizzy" I bought a bunch of stuff from Brownell's thirty or so years ago and got a screw gizzy then 'cause it was cheaper and easier than making one. I've made half a dozen since as gifts. And strapping steel is the perfect material to make 'em from.<br /><br />It is a necessary tool.<br /><br />Gerry N.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-51026098936666106762010-03-13T17:04:05.208-08:002010-03-13T17:04:05.208-08:00Or you could go to HD or the local hardware store ...Or you could go to HD or the local hardware store and buy the crimper with the four sizes of screw cutting holes built in... jist sayin'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com