which tool ?

[worth]

What do you guys use to tighten that round knurled ring on Carling toggle switches ?

[Cathode_ray]

Masking tape on the jaws of pliers - and caution!

[worth]

There must be a specialized tool for that ring ?

[jojokeo]

I usually put them on the backside and use the hexagon nut on the faceplate, to me no biggie. But, you can use a couple of different tools w/ caution. Also, Stew-Mac has a few items you might find that work? http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tools/Wrenches/ESP_Multi_Spanner.html
http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tools/Special_tools_for_Electronics,_pickups/Adjustable_Toggle_Switch_Wrench.html?actn=100101&xst=3&xsr=6929

[John]

What I did, was to tighten the hex nut from the back with a wrench. The knurled ring won't turn on you, and you can get the switch nice and snug that way.

[worth]

Yeah.. I have been putting the ring in the back too , but I think it would look nicer in the front.

[worth]

That StewMac adjustable switch wrench looks perfect.. thanks.

[sluckey]

That StewMac adjustable switch wrench looks perfect.. thanks.

Agreed! I've never seen that tool before, but I'm gonna get one. Thanks jojokeo.

[TubeGeek]

That StewMac adjustable switch wrench looks perfect.. thanks.

Sweet! I have to get one too.

[kagliostro]

actually ever seen and certainly to have

Kagliostro

[FYL]

What do you guys use to tighten that round knurled ring on Carling toggle switches ?

A hammer. And for 15A models a sledgehammer.
 

[DummyLoad]

pliers w/ sides of jaws taped. sometimes w/ a bit a blue locktite.

[jjasilli]

I have "compromised" and put the ring nut over a hex nut.

[HotBluePlates]

That StewMac adjustable switch wrench looks perfect.. thanks.

Agreed! I've never seen that tool before, but I'm gonna get one. Thanks jojokeo.

The tool that Stew-Mac sells is the exact tool that I used to install toggle switches when I worked in the Gibson factory. If you're in a situation where a lip on the amp chassis prevents you from grabbing the inside hex nut with standard pliers, that tool is the only sure way not to booger up the fancy nut.

[eleventeen]

In a previous life I took a Taiwanese open-end wrench and ground it down so that the two "prongs" that grab the nut are only about 3/32" thick. You have to be fairly careful not to chamfer (eg; round) the opening...that has to kept as sharp as possible...and you have to not allow the wrench to heat up too much during the grinding process or you'll anneal it and it will get a lot softer. If there's a special tool for this that gets around the lip found on many amp chassis and you need this tool more than once or twice, I'd pop for it. (Haven't seen the Stew-Mac tool)

[ThermionicEngine]

I use both iterations of the StewMac tool.  I like the newer one with the adjustable collar best.  The older tool does wear out (nylon or plastic molded tool).