Ellsworth
10-20-2024, 06:00 AM
A few years ago I thought up a way to spin nuts onto all-thread using a drill.
So I made a bunch of prototypes.
Some worked a bit better than others, but iirc they all worked.
Materials used: tennis ball, racquet ball, a bouncy ball, a chair caster (a screw was used to prevent the wheel/hub rotation).
The yellow wheel, and the smallest black wheel, are both tires from toy vehicles.
Almost anything works.
Most of the bolts are actually old shelf/furniture feet (I liked the low profile plastic and 'integrated washer' effect), but normal bolts work too.
Just put a bolt through the center (use washers) and toss the finished product into a drill chuck and you're ready to spin some nuts fast.
Hand start the nut. Then use the drill to spin the round thing of your choice at a low/medium speed... and bring it in contact with the nut you want to spin onto a bolt/all-thread. You'll figure out forward and reverse.
Now that my right hand can tell the weather, this thread is to help other's avoid a bit of the pita of installing things like RPSL,s joist hangers, rim joists, et cetera.
Give the idea spin.
This thread is not a reference to any forum name / member.
Edited to add:
There are of course professional solutions
https://www.nutboss.com/
https://www.threaddaddy.com/product-page/v4-in-1
https://www.ith.com/en/tension-and-torque-tools/nut-runners/side-drive-support-power-wrench-sockets.php
https://www.wurthusa.com/Tools/Hand-Tools/Ratchets-and-Sockets/Pass-Through/ZEBRA-Pass-Through-Ratchet---Powerdriv%C2%AE-Hexagon-Socket---17mm/p/071313017
https://www.amazon.com/available-tighten-loosen-threaded-allthread/dp/B0CLVMPNBJ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1P7ECD6A5J9KY&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Qub0EkWdm8GtVfUnGmR1g3FlY65Fu4UJy CT4pV_qTt-uAAf775ScouF-zSdGHJz82reKbgTuxp1N_PgcJKCxww8wRgENWOFlUi1rva5Pbt z7nmWD3bHPyeAo-Qj70BWwnWTkqAyb0JzCgaSm0kicsPcY_EPBYeDTxga_jIZthf9 6NaBzoeVJyPWJcBNRzsb--E9DheXRglYPOHHpZKMnF-08wKhwXFaUIreCQKpAgMMXgzBqpqHcywXj3E5UK1wZtQ_B9WS2 iV5udhPAJsjBhWgdv0L-6TUBMt9G7T6eG3s.ScprNwA_8IjPNj4PlJvxrllcWRq9gZvOFU wpgH3f5SI&dib_tag=se&keywords=Nut+splitter+Fast+tool+available+to+tight en+or+loosen+threaded+rods+spins+nut+onto+threaded +rod+tools+moves+nuts+up+and+down+allthread+Brand% 3A+MMoon-L%26F&qid=1729450462&sprefix=nut+splitter+fast+tool+available+to+tighte n+or+loosen+threaded+rods+spins+nut+onto+threaded+ rod+tools+moves+nuts+up+and+down+allthread+brand+m moon-l%26f%2Caps%2C409&sr=8-1
The first one and the last one seem like best options.
So I made a bunch of prototypes.
Some worked a bit better than others, but iirc they all worked.
Materials used: tennis ball, racquet ball, a bouncy ball, a chair caster (a screw was used to prevent the wheel/hub rotation).
The yellow wheel, and the smallest black wheel, are both tires from toy vehicles.
Almost anything works.
Most of the bolts are actually old shelf/furniture feet (I liked the low profile plastic and 'integrated washer' effect), but normal bolts work too.
Just put a bolt through the center (use washers) and toss the finished product into a drill chuck and you're ready to spin some nuts fast.
Hand start the nut. Then use the drill to spin the round thing of your choice at a low/medium speed... and bring it in contact with the nut you want to spin onto a bolt/all-thread. You'll figure out forward and reverse.
Now that my right hand can tell the weather, this thread is to help other's avoid a bit of the pita of installing things like RPSL,s joist hangers, rim joists, et cetera.
Give the idea spin.
This thread is not a reference to any forum name / member.
Edited to add:
There are of course professional solutions
https://www.nutboss.com/
https://www.threaddaddy.com/product-page/v4-in-1
https://www.ith.com/en/tension-and-torque-tools/nut-runners/side-drive-support-power-wrench-sockets.php
https://www.wurthusa.com/Tools/Hand-Tools/Ratchets-and-Sockets/Pass-Through/ZEBRA-Pass-Through-Ratchet---Powerdriv%C2%AE-Hexagon-Socket---17mm/p/071313017
https://www.amazon.com/available-tighten-loosen-threaded-allthread/dp/B0CLVMPNBJ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1P7ECD6A5J9KY&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Qub0EkWdm8GtVfUnGmR1g3FlY65Fu4UJy CT4pV_qTt-uAAf775ScouF-zSdGHJz82reKbgTuxp1N_PgcJKCxww8wRgENWOFlUi1rva5Pbt z7nmWD3bHPyeAo-Qj70BWwnWTkqAyb0JzCgaSm0kicsPcY_EPBYeDTxga_jIZthf9 6NaBzoeVJyPWJcBNRzsb--E9DheXRglYPOHHpZKMnF-08wKhwXFaUIreCQKpAgMMXgzBqpqHcywXj3E5UK1wZtQ_B9WS2 iV5udhPAJsjBhWgdv0L-6TUBMt9G7T6eG3s.ScprNwA_8IjPNj4PlJvxrllcWRq9gZvOFU wpgH3f5SI&dib_tag=se&keywords=Nut+splitter+Fast+tool+available+to+tight en+or+loosen+threaded+rods+spins+nut+onto+threaded +rod+tools+moves+nuts+up+and+down+allthread+Brand% 3A+MMoon-L%26F&qid=1729450462&sprefix=nut+splitter+fast+tool+available+to+tighte n+or+loosen+threaded+rods+spins+nut+onto+threaded+ rod+tools+moves+nuts+up+and+down+allthread+brand+m moon-l%26f%2Caps%2C409&sr=8-1
The first one and the last one seem like best options.