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Old 03-22-24, 01:59 PM
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Originally Posted by bulgie
But really, most any wide-blade screwdriver can work. If the shaft of the bolt intrudes, preventing the screwdriver from staying seated in the slot, you can make a custom tool by filing or grinding a slight recess in the center of the blade, leaving just enough unmolested on either side of the recess.
I found that any screwdriver wide enough to engage most/all of the width of that nut, was too thick to fit in the slot. So, I ended up not only grinding a notch/slot in the center of the blade, but also grinding it thinner. Worked great afterward, however!
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Originally Posted by tiger1964
I found that any screwdriver wide enough to engage most/all of the width of that nut, was too thick to fit in the slot. So, I ended up not only grinding a notch/slot in the center of the blade, but also grinding it thinner. Worked great afterward, however!
Well you're done so it's too late for advice (and you don't need it anyway) but I thought I'd mention hollow-grinding, the best shape for screwdriver tips. Less tendency to cam-out, more grip at the bottom of the slot. Most often used by gunsmiths and clock makers (which I am not) but good any time the appearance of the screw matters, i.e. when you don't want upsets in the metal around the slot. You grind it on a wheel; almost any wheel diameter will do. Results in concave ground faces, and the driver sides are parallel at the business end rather than a wedge shape.

Here's a somewhat cartoonish and technically incorrect drawing, advertising some brand I never heard of, but I think it gets the idea across.


You can buy them already hollow-ground, but I just grind my own, on a bench grinder or on the contact wheels of the belt-sander. Don't heat-blue them — grind lightly with frequent dunks in water. Usually takes under a minute.
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I haven't seen any YT ads since I started using Brave as my browser. It's based on Chromium, which is open-source I believe? So it's similar to Chrome, but not made by Google. Its main claim to fame is that it's more security- and privacy-oriented, they don't sell your eyeballs like Google does.

I don't know how it blocks YT ads, they don't seem to advertize that as a feature, but it's a nice bonus. YT has not retaliated against me in any way. Maybe they'll find a way around the ad blocking, but so far so nice.
If I recall, Brave calls their ad / malware blocker "Shields Up". Look for a shield icon up near the top of the browser window somewhere. I think you can turn it on/off per site.
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Looks like you had all the YouTube’s and diagrams available, but a trick I picked up was phone pictures.

take off a part, snap a picture, repeat.
then you have a photographic record of all your steps.
sometimes, If I’m really nervous I take two pictures per step, with the part on the assembly, and then again off the assembly.
it’s worked great for motorcycle carburetors.
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