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Amp Stuff => Tube Amp Building - Tweaks - Repairs => Topic started by: RadioComm on March 25, 2023, 04:00:48 pm

Title: Trouble tighening a jewel holder
Post by: RadioComm on March 25, 2023, 04:00:48 pm: Normally not an issue, but with this build, there's not much room to work with, and just can't seem to get any tool in there to get it tight.... Any ideas?

Thanks
Title: Re: Trouble tighening a jewel holder
Post by: tubeswell on March 25, 2023, 04:29:28 pm: There’s a special spanner for that job. It’s useless for anything else but just right for that job.

http://www.tonecraftaudio.com/fender-style-jewel-nut-wrench (http://www.tonecraftaudio.com/fender-style-jewel-nut-wrench)
Title: Re: Trouble tighening a jewel holder
Post by: RadioComm on March 25, 2023, 04:35:09 pm: Quote from: tubeswell on March 25, 2023, 04:29:28 pm
There’s a special spanner for that job. It’s useless for anything else but just right for that job.

http://www.tonecraftaudio.com/fender-style-jewel-nut-wrench (http://www.tonecraftaudio.com/fender-style-jewel-nut-wrench)

Awesome! Ordering one now. Thanks so much tubeswell.

ttfn.
Title: Re: Trouble tighening a jewel holder
Post by: HotBluePlates on March 25, 2023, 10:30:35 pm: Quote from: RadioComm on March 25, 2023, 04:00:48 pm
... just can't seem to get any tool in there to get it tight.... Any ideas?
Quote from: tubeswell on March 25, 2023, 04:29:28 pm
There’s a special spanner for that job. It’s useless for anything else but just right for that job.

Sorry to be too late. But there's another special tool that works for that job, and a lot of others.

https://www.tubesandmore.com/products/wrench-dunlop-system-65-uni-wrench
Title: Re: Trouble tighening a jewel holder
Post by: RadioComm on March 26, 2023, 05:00:51 am: Quote from: HotBluePlates on March 25, 2023, 10:30:35 pm
Sorry to be too late. But there's another special tool that works for that job, and a lot of others.

Nice! Just ordered this one too. Never too many tools. Especially one as multi-purpose and practical as this one. Ordered from amazon. Will get it tomorrow. Tone Crafts Audio's specialty wrench is coming in sometime next week via USPS. I'll get to try them both out. Thanks so much HotBluePlates.
Title: Re: Trouble tighening a jewel holder
Post by: dude on March 26, 2023, 07:05:28 pm: Great tools but if in a hurry or too cheap, try this: medium size jewelers screwdriver and a little hammer. Catch a side at the end of the nut with the small sharp screwdriver and tap with hammer.
Title: Re: Trouble tighening a jewel holder
Post by: RadioComm on March 27, 2023, 03:32:16 pm: Quote from: dude on March 26, 2023, 07:05:28 pm
Great tools but if in a hurry or too cheap, try this: medium size jewelers screwdriver and a little hammer. Catch a side at the end of the nut with the small sharp screwdriver and tap with hammer.

Thanks for the tip Dude. For tightening, I've tapped nuts before and used a small chisel to catch the nut. Here though I was in no hurry.

Got Dunlop's Uni-Wrench today (Amazon's overnight shipping can't be beat...), and it got the job done. Nice and tight now. Tone Craft's specialty wrench will be a nice addition to my tool box.

Thanks again everyone for your help.

ttfn
Title: Re: Trouble tighening a jewel holder
Post by: RadioComm on March 29, 2023, 02:32:18 pm: Received Tone Craft's specialty wrench a day early. What a great wrench. Perfect fit. Made my life so much easier. I was able to get that nut even tighter.

Great find tubeswell. Thanks again.

ttfn
Title: Re: Trouble tighening a jewel holder
Post by: bmccowan on March 29, 2023, 05:45:15 pm: Damn, I'm getting one of those. I'm working on a corroded old Supro and had a Hell of a time getting the pilot lamp holder off. I almost resorted to explosives: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6FwSb7zd6M (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6FwSb7zd6M)