In farming a cotter pin remover is a very handy tool. I keep one in my most often used tool box that goes everywhere with me and use it often for any number of things besides cotter pins. O rings remover, grease fittings, heater hoses,cleaning grease and dirt out of corners and grooves , etc... etc... etc...
Take care of that back, recovery only gets worse as we age. When you're a kid you can fall off a roof and jump right up and keep going, as you get older opening a pickle jar can screw your back for a week.
That’s a nice heavy duty awl. If anyone told me Scoutcrafter might not have a wrench big enough to fit that nut I would have laughed at them! I hope you get to feeling better soon John. Take care. 🙂
Hello Scout. When you opened the nut and commented about the large size I chuckled because I too experienced this when I started working at an oil refinery. My previous mechanic experience didn't prepare me for using wrenches of this size. Nowadays that one is a small one for me. Lol our reactor nuts are around 4". Nice video as always.
Hi Chris! The funny thing is I have a 4' pipe wrench but I don't want to bugger up the nut! I need a proper wrench to tackle this job! It's funny how even the 24" adjustable wrenches don't open that much! =)
I understand what you have been going through. I was having them a couple of weeks ago. A week of muscle relaxers and not to bad now. I have done my share of cotter pins being in the maintenance field for many years. I never seemed to have a remover like you have. Useualy I would struggle in a tight place. Get the back feeling better. Thanks
That repurposed tool would be a great tool for splicing smaller wire rope. Nice size, knurled handle, I would absolutely use it. Great video as usual! Hope you feel better soon!! Thank you
You too? My chiropractor said I have a pinched nerve. Nice hammer David made. That's the biggest cotter pin I've even seen. Nice history lesson on Cotter pins. Smart repurpose too.
My back is the same way, and it's giving me a fit right now as well. I wonder if the weather has something to do with it? Zoro has some great sales from time to time. I've ordered quite a few things from them in the past. Wilde is a great USA tool manufacturer. I love their products. That's one heavy duty awl!
And the theme from Welcome Back Kotter was going through my mind most of the time! Hope your back gets better soon - I have a full wave water bed b/c years ago it was the only thing we found to cure mine. My back used to go out all the time before we got that bed Never saw one of those useless wrenches before. Definitely makes a beautiful awl.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I think a cotterfits tightly usually tapered to hold things together. ( bicycle crank)A Clevis pin fits loosely to hold say a bar in a fork to fasten but with a bit of rattle to allow for movement of both sides. The Clevis pin is solid with a hole so a split pin will retain it. Or use an R clip ( spring Pin ) but I'm in the uk so I'm talking a different language. Always great vids mate. Love them
Cool show today. I like the giant nut. How heavy was it? That cotter pin was also cool. I like to use an all to make holes in the drywall when I need to put in a plastic wall anchor. Make less mess than a drill. Great show. 👍
Another great educational video. Very nice awl... Too bad about your back - I have the same issue. It can be very debilitating. I used to have to go to my local 'bone crusher' to get fixed, but then I did a couple of things: 1) I would suspend myself between two secure objects and bend my knees so I wasn't touching the ground, and do a few dips with my arms. This would strengthen my back muscles and gravity pulling down on my body would help take the compression off my discs. 2) I eventually invested in an 'Inverter machine' - basically a metal frame with nylon material stretched across the frame - strap my ankles in and swing upside down. Viola - back pain gone in both cases. With option #2 you can start out slowly and only invert a little more than perpendicular to the ground at first and work yourself up to steeper angles. Both methods worked for me. Next time you are in Alberta, Canada, let me know and you can try my inverter. Didn't send in an entry for your hammer contest because I do my woodwork outside and winter has set in here - have to wait for next summer ;). All the best with the back. Michael from Canada
Hi Michael! I get a little lazy sometimes and don't stretch as much as I should... It's funny but you know when you "crack" that one spot in your back that releases all the tension... What a feeling! =) Thanks!
I have never seen one of those wrenches in my 30 years in aircraft maintenance but that awl would be fantastic for lining up panels and bolt holes. The "side by side" offroad buggys have lots of plastic panels where it would also be quite useful.
@@ScoutCrafter I am not sure. I have seen them before but can't remember where. They could possibly been an earlier form of gimmick tools but seem too well made. If I find one I will try it to see what it could be useful for. You mentioned a S/N stamping only. Could have been for a specific production use. My buddy bought some funky Cannonplug pin tools a few years back on ebay. He found out later they were made for use on the Space Shuttle. The only machine on earth that ever used that type of plug and pins was......the Space Shuttle!
I am working on my cars drum brakes and was debating on reusing my old cotter pins, for sure I'm looking for replacement now! You are right about awls, they are great tools, mine is much and much less nice then yours but I pick it up almost each I'm doing anything with wood. TGIF my friend, I was dragging myself to and trough work yesterday and then I thought about this great moment and words being there soon, kept me going. Is there a story behind the red carpet? Have a great weekend Scout!!
Hi Alex! God only knows how many times I reused cotter pins in all sorts of situations but I think the steel was better years ago on certain things. If you try to reuse a Over-Seas cotter pin it might explode! LOL
I work in aerospace and even in the era of augmented reality, automated composite layups, additive titanium manufacturing... we still use cotter pins by the ton. As a rule, if a nut and bolt is used on a joint that rotates/oscillates, then a mechanical form of locking is required and, more often than not that’s a cotter pin (specification MS24665). On *really* important joints, the castellated nit is used but the cotter pin is replaced with a small diameter bolt that has a nyloc or elastic stop nut on the end.
M.t.A John u show me stuff all the time in ur videos.I never knew what that tool was for I was like it looked like a big dentist Scribe tool.Of cause I never thought to use it to pull Cotter keys out.We use all different types of Cotter keys on the plowing equipment. Great stuff really enjoyed video.
Happy Friday to you. Oh get your back better these things they happen, you are a good man we missed the mallets challenge our first challenge miss, we will get caught up then watch them. Thank you. If we had that bolt and that cotter pin in our shop it would be our largest bolt in stock here. Lance & Patrick.
THANK YOU...for sharing. John, I know your pain when it comes to the lower back :( some times I have to lay on the floor for two to three days, about twice a year. I hate it. Try and have a great weekend. Gary
The handles on my 2 man, oops 2 person, crosscut saw has a threaded split pin that slips over the end of the blade. It tightens up by twisting the handle.
If you haven't already, try a TENS unit on your back. They're relatively inexpensive online. My back goes out about once a year and it always works great for me.
Hope you get some back relief soon. I can't believe you worked for two hours with that pain. Nonetheless, that was a marvelous job on the awl. I always forget about repurposing. Get well soon, my friend.
Hi Ben! That would be a great challenge! So many unused tools can make interesting new tools! One of my favorites is this! th-cam.com/video/c0QqYs6ptIY/w-d-xo.html
Hi John, I hate to be the one to tell you but now you need to buy a spring washer for your your nut and bolt. In Australia generally a cotter pin was the tapered pin in the old bicycle pedal cranks and like the poms we call cotter pins split pins.
I use the cotter pin tool to remove radiator and heater hoses more than a few times. I am sure that I have used it for others things more than using it with cotter keys. It when I work on suspensions that the the castellated nuts and cotter keys are prevellant. Because of rust most of the time you break off the key ends and you end up cranking the nut over the left over key. Then comes then fun of drilling them out. Living in the Rust Belt I hate patina.
What crossed my mind as another use for those close-quarter wrenches, was to repurpose a few into precision scrapers. You might want to harden the ends after grinding them, but that form jumped out at me. Find a good chiropractor and feel better soon, buddy!
Nice job. I'm sure you already have some, but you could use the others for various sizes of pin punches. If you do already have some, use these to fill the in- between sizes, or make the new ones metric.
Wow that's some cotter pin indeed. Lol I love when you use those little hands they're so awesome. Have a great weekend scout and get well don't be over doing it and make it worse. I've never seen those wrenches before. I learn something new every scout video yay lol
If your back problem is a muscle cramping up. You may be able to relax it by rubbing it with ice. Put a styrofoam coffee cup, filled with water, in the freezer. When you need to use it on a cramped muscle, peel the styro down to flush with the ice. Soak a wash cloth in warm water and wring it out. Cover the face of the ice with the wash cloth and rub the muscle with the covered ice. Only rub until the skin turns splotchy or you could cause frostbite. This will usually relax the muscle within 5 minutes. Good Luck, Rick
Nice job scout I think another use would be a tack lifter Grind a screwdriver head and then v slot the blade and put a slight curve on the length of the blade Very useful in upholstery repairs etc
Mark! Yes! That wide head really opens up some options. I just couldn't get the screwdriver where I was happy with it... However the awl is awesome! LOL Go figure!
Looks like a skew chisel for the lathe. David killed it with that hammer, sweet. You got a heating pad for your back Scout? Works for me when I get down from work.
You know Jacob the ONE option I really wanted for my Truck was heated seats! It didn't come as an option... You are so right, the heat on your back just feels so great!!!!! Thanks!
John, do you know the McKenzie exercises? There’s a bunch of videos on TH-cam that show how to do them. I find that walking one mile helps ease mine. Look into the Innova ITX9600 Heavy Duty Inversion Table on Amazon and it’s reviews. I am thinking of getting one. It’s not crazy expensive either
I remember some time in the late 70s my cousin and I taking turns hanging upside down from the bridge over the river using my dads stanley hacksaw to free the axles and wheels from an old pram someone had dumped to build our first cart/bogie. The wheels originally had ballbearings on springs that rode in a groove in the axle, but we had to shorten it, so a drill and split pins it was. Makes me smile thinking back on it.
Tgif, too bad it's mid work week for me haha but your vids are a great pleasure, something to look forward to! Eh, if those wrenches are useless send em on over me haha :p That's cool, I need to make an awl like that, I use all my old broken/stripped drivers for awls but that one looks real heavy duty!
Another case of crap to ice cream. If America looked at all the items to repurpose as you and I and our forefathers the dump would not be as full as it is. When I was 5 years old I took a broken screwdriver and made a punch on my older brothers grinder. That was my first. I look at everything to see if there’s another life for it. We are such a throw away society it is sickening. Thank you for your channel.
Hey Scoutcrafter When I was a young lad here in Yorkshire England we used to make , "soap box carts" like you showed but over here they were known as " bogies" Funny how kids on both sides of the pond were playing the same games. Loved the "Bradawl" and your hope back is better soon 😎
Hi Phil! You know when we were kids and someone threw out a baby carriage we would all jump for joy because that meant a new go-kart was about to be made!!!!! =D
@@ScoutCrafter You read my mind ! Along with discarded pram wheels a thick nut and bolt was essential as the pivot for the front axel. Wheels nuts and bolts ,screws ,nails etc were highly prized ...back in the days when we kids made our own fun. I have often thought those early days are what sparked my love of tools and mechanics. 😎
I never knew there was a cotter pin remover tool. One thing I do have is a tool to remove retaining rings. The first few I tried to remove without the tool taught me a lession that sometimes you can't make do with pliers et cetera. - Kathie
There are a bunch of different designs! The one I really like is shaped like a pliers with a hook and as you squeeze the pliers it pulls out the pin! =D
Nice job, hope your back gets back in soon,, I know how it feels, lower back for me. That awl, was interesting,, the way it looks I wonder if you could make a throwing -dart out of some the others. I could see a unique weapon there (throwing stars). Thanks John - use a cresent or pipe wrench on that large nut (we did on farm - hitch nuts were quite large).
How do you get that awl to be so symmetrical? Every time I try grinding something like that it’s always crooked or has a flat spot. By the time I’m done with it, I’ve got a toothpick!
Good show. Let me throw a little something in about cotter pins. If you want maximum resistance to nut movement you use the largest pin you can fit into the hole. And, there will be a correct one. I wouldn't say a press fit, but; a firm slip fit. If you need to peck a bit with a hammer, all the better. I worked in an industry in the late 70's that actually had rules about cotter pin usage. One use and done. If you took it out, you damn well better not put it back in. That's a little extreme, but; the lowly cotter pin is a very useful item. Anyway. Enjoyed the show, as always. Enjoy your weekend!
In the UK they have fights over what is what! Here in the US we pretty much call a cotter pin just what it is! LOL The hitch pin is usually the spring type that we use to keep our trailer pins in place..
It sucks when the Back is outta Wack!! I had a weak back about a week back!! Sorry I can't help ya getting your nut off, my 24" Adjustable only opens to 2½"!!☺
Evening John, in the Uk the main pin or axle is generally referred to as the cotter pin and it most likely will be secured with a castle nut and the pin that locks the whole lot together is the split pin. Motor cycle wheels are a good example of this arrangement and I think that if you asked someone who had no knowledge at all of the subject to pick a cotter pin up off a bench they may have difficulty BUT ask that same person to pass you the split pin from the bench, I think they’ll have a better chance of getting it right, after all, it’s very clearly a pin that is split! This conversation goes on forever but I think the misunderstanding stems from the fact that split pins were, and still are, referred to as COTTER KEYS by virtue of the fact that they lock the cotter pin/castle nut assembly. A woodruff key is another example of the use of the word in context. I’m not sure how or when the divergence in terminology occurred but it’s my opinion that the root of it lies in the aforementioned. Another good example of cotter pin use is on the arms of a bicycle crank, the cotter pin passing through the split end of the arm that encircles the spline cut end of the crank rod/shaft. In this case, generally the cotter pin has flats milled in to it to prevent it turning and it is secured in place with a Nylock nut, the split pin/castle nut arrangement is omitted to prevent it catching on the rider and for weight saving. I feel like I’m teaching my granny to suck eggs but some clarification may help Anglo/American relations stay firmly friendly!😂😂😂👌🏻
Hello Nick! You are so right! Here in the States there is no question on what is a Cotter pin however in the UK there seems to be a rivalry of sorts on what it is called! LOL Even including the crank pin used on bicycles. I also find it funny that Scotland doesn't have the same differences! =) Great stuff! Thanks Nick!!!!
ScoutCrafter after writing the last comment I went and checked “Cotter Pin” on the old interweb thingy and bugger me! It seems here in the last bastion of grace and sanity😂😂😂😂 even WE don’t know our cotter pins from our split pins! I think I’ll shut up and sulk at my fellow countrymen’s ineptitude. 😩😩😩🤬😂😂
Hi Scout, trying to decide what to turn it into must have bean a bit of a wrench,lol , but in the end awls well that ends well, otherwise this prodject would have been totally pointless. Lol.Best wishes, Stuart.uk.
Yes you are right, “It’s awl good”. Thanks for the video and the cotter pin lesson.
In farming a cotter pin remover is a very handy tool. I keep one in my most often used tool box that goes everywhere with me and use it often for any number of things besides cotter pins. O rings remover, grease fittings, heater hoses,cleaning grease and dirt out of corners and grooves , etc... etc... etc...
Nice Awl in all. Nice review of the Cotter Pin. Thanks Scout.
Take care of that back, recovery only gets worse as we age. When you're a kid you can fall off a roof and jump right up and keep going, as you get older opening a pickle jar can screw your back for a week.
I am familiar with back pain myself. Take care of yourself. This was a great tutorial with a lot of useful information. Thanks for sharing this.
Thanks another great instructional video. Take care of your back and get well soon.
That’s a nice heavy duty awl.
If anyone told me Scoutcrafter might not have a wrench big enough to fit that nut I would have laughed at them! I hope you get to feeling better soon John. Take care. 🙂
What a beautiful awl. Definitely a very useful tool. Use mine frequently.
Me too! I made one a while ago from a scrap of wood and a old punch! th-cam.com/video/9rB9Luu_dDM/w-d-xo.html
Hello Scout. When you opened the nut and commented about the large size I chuckled because I too experienced this when I started working at an oil refinery. My previous mechanic experience didn't prepare me for using wrenches of this size. Nowadays that one is a small one for me. Lol our reactor nuts are around 4". Nice video as always.
Hi Chris! The funny thing is I have a 4' pipe wrench but I don't want to bugger up the nut! I need a proper wrench to tackle this job! It's funny how even the 24" adjustable wrenches don't open that much! =)
I understand what you have been going through. I was having them a couple of weeks ago. A week of muscle relaxers and not to bad now. I have done my share of cotter pins being in the maintenance field for many years. I never seemed to have a remover like you have. Useualy I would struggle in a tight place. Get the back feeling better. Thanks
You can only use needle nose pliers for cotter pin removal IF they are highly polished.
Thanks from Texas for the fun! 🤠
LOL
I truly feel like im almost watching something as a child with so much amazement whenever I watch your videos John!
That repurposed tool would be a great tool for splicing smaller wire rope. Nice size, knurled handle, I would absolutely use it. Great video as usual! Hope you feel better soon!! Thank you
You too? My chiropractor said I have a pinched nerve. Nice hammer David made. That's the biggest cotter pin I've even seen. Nice history lesson on Cotter pins. Smart repurpose too.
It's funny but the chiropractor can really put you back in order when he cracks that exact spot!
My back is the same way, and it's giving me a fit right now as well. I wonder if the weather has something to do with it? Zoro has some great sales from time to time. I've ordered quite a few things from them in the past. Wilde is a great USA tool manufacturer. I love their products. That's one heavy duty awl!
The funny thing is I learned to pronounce Whill-De from you! I originally thought it was Wild... =)
And the theme from Welcome Back Kotter was going through my mind most of the time! Hope your back gets better soon - I have a full wave water bed b/c years ago it was the only thing we found to cure mine. My back used to go out all the time before we got that bed
Never saw one of those useless wrenches before. Definitely makes a beautiful awl.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Very interating and great craftman ship 👍
I remember the big cotter pins on my grandfather's apple orchard equipment.
hope your back is better soon. a few days ago at a second hand store I got an old orange Black and Decker drill for 5$ it still works great
You know many people today have never used a drill with proper RPM's! Cordless drills are slow by nature. Nothing beats a corded drill!!!!!! =)
You should do a series and see how many different things you can make out of those wrenches! Great video 👍
I think a cotterfits tightly usually tapered to hold things together. ( bicycle crank)A Clevis pin fits loosely to hold say a bar in a fork to fasten but with a bit of rattle to allow for movement of both sides. The Clevis pin is solid with a hole so a split pin will retain it. Or use an R clip ( spring
Pin ) but I'm in the uk so I'm talking a different language. Always great vids mate. Love them
The UK has it right, spit pins make more sense, however I'm surprised Scotland says Cotter Pins! Cool! Thanks!!!!!!!!!
Cool show today. I like the giant nut. How heavy was it? That cotter pin was also cool. I like to use an all to make holes in the drywall when I need to put in a plastic wall anchor. Make less mess than a drill. Great show. 👍
You know Rob- The Awl is such a under-rated and Under-used tool!~ Years ago everyone used them!
Another great educational video. Very nice awl... Too bad about your back - I have the same issue. It can be very debilitating. I used to have to go to my local 'bone crusher' to get fixed, but then I did a couple of things: 1) I would suspend myself between two secure objects and bend my knees so I wasn't touching the ground, and do a few dips with my arms. This would strengthen my back muscles and gravity pulling down on my body would help take the compression off my discs. 2) I eventually invested in an 'Inverter machine' - basically a metal frame with nylon material stretched across the frame - strap my ankles in and swing upside down. Viola - back pain gone in both cases. With option #2 you can start out slowly and only invert a little more than perpendicular to the ground at first and work yourself up to steeper angles. Both methods worked for me. Next time you are in Alberta, Canada, let me know and you can try my inverter.
Didn't send in an entry for your hammer contest because I do my woodwork outside and winter has set in here - have to wait for next summer ;). All the best with the back.
Michael from Canada
Hi Michael! I get a little lazy sometimes and don't stretch as much as I should... It's funny but you know when you "crack" that one spot in your back that releases all the tension... What a feeling! =) Thanks!
I have never seen one of those wrenches in my 30 years in aircraft maintenance but that awl would be fantastic for lining up panels and bolt holes. The "side by side" offroad buggys have lots of plastic panels where it would also be quite useful.
I wonder who used those original wrenches...? They seem just so awkward and not user friendly...
@@ScoutCrafter
I am not sure. I have seen them before but can't remember where. They could possibly been an earlier form of gimmick tools but seem too well made. If I find one I will try it to see what it could be useful for. You mentioned a S/N stamping only. Could have been for a specific production use. My buddy bought some funky Cannonplug pin tools a few years back on ebay. He found out later they were made for use on the Space Shuttle. The only machine on earth that ever used that type of plug and pins was......the Space Shuttle!
Love the awl, which would also make a sweet weapon! Hope your back is better very soon. Great video. Thanks!
I am working on my cars drum brakes and was debating on reusing my old cotter pins, for sure I'm looking for replacement now! You are right about awls, they are great tools, mine is much and much less nice then yours but I pick it up almost each I'm doing anything with wood. TGIF my friend, I was dragging myself to and trough work yesterday and then I thought about this great moment and words being there soon, kept me going. Is there a story behind the red carpet?
Have a great weekend Scout!!
Hi Alex! God only knows how many times I reused cotter pins in all sorts of situations but I think the steel was better years ago on certain things. If you try to reuse a Over-Seas cotter pin it might explode! LOL
I work in aerospace and even in the era of augmented reality, automated composite layups, additive titanium manufacturing... we still use cotter pins by the ton. As a rule, if a nut and bolt is used on a joint that rotates/oscillates, then a mechanical form of locking is required and, more often than not that’s a cotter pin (specification MS24665). On *really* important joints, the castellated nit is used but the cotter pin is replaced with a small diameter bolt that has a nyloc or elastic stop nut on the end.
Hi Frank! How funny is it that the same part that holds a wheel on a go kart can also get a million dollar aircraft into space! =D
Nice way to up cycle an unused tool! It came out very clean and looks robust!
M.t.A John u show me stuff all the time in ur videos.I never knew what that tool was for I was like it looked like a big dentist Scribe tool.Of cause I never thought to use it to pull Cotter keys out.We use all different types of Cotter keys on the plowing equipment.
Great stuff really enjoyed video.
Lol...i love the camera trick. I thought that was a regular little cotterpin 🤣🤣. Cheers
Happy Friday to you. Oh get your back better these things they happen, you are a good man we missed the mallets challenge our first challenge miss, we will get caught up then watch them. Thank you. If we had that bolt and that cotter pin in our shop it would be our largest bolt in stock here. Lance & Patrick.
Hello L&P! I can't imagine anything rusty in your beautiful shop!!!!! =D
Great job. Hope you feel better soon.
THANK YOU...for sharing. John, I know your pain when it comes to the lower back :( some times I have to lay on the floor for two to three days, about twice a year. I hate it. Try and have a great weekend. Gary
LOL- Gary, it's always depressing when it hits you because you become useless! Can't do anything!
I can't wait to see the spanner to fit the nut 🔧😊
The handles on my 2 man, oops 2 person, crosscut saw has a threaded split pin that slips over the end of the blade. It tightens up by twisting the handle.
Nice re-work, J. Maybe our next challenge should be a tool repurpose.... 🛠️👍🏻
I really think that would be a great challenge!!!!!
If you haven't already, try a TENS unit on your back. They're relatively inexpensive online. My back goes out about once a year and it always works great for me.
Dave! Yes! My chiropractor uses one! Can you believe my Dad bought a nice one and hardly used it, when he passed my Mom threw it away! =O Figures! =D
As with everything else, you can get them on Amazon. About $20 IIRC. We’ll worthy the investment.
Stupid iThing. “Well” worth the investment.
Hope you get some back relief soon. I can't believe you worked for two hours with that pain. Nonetheless, that was a marvelous job on the awl. I always forget about repurposing.
Get well soon, my friend.
Hi Ben! That would be a great challenge! So many unused tools can make interesting new tools! One of my favorites is this! th-cam.com/video/c0QqYs6ptIY/w-d-xo.html
Welcome back Cotter.......
You fool me every single time with the large scale objects!
LOL- I put the camera back so the part looks normal! It gets me too all the time! =D
Hi John, I hate to be the one to tell you but now you need to buy a spring washer for your your nut and bolt. In Australia generally a cotter pin was the tapered pin in the old bicycle pedal cranks and like the poms we call cotter pins split pins.
Hi Stuart! Yes! You have the British terms! I still have no idea how the term Cotter got involved with Bicycles? =D
I use the cotter pin tool to remove radiator and heater hoses more than a few times. I am sure that I have used it for others things more than using it with cotter keys. It when I work on suspensions that the the castellated nuts and cotter keys are prevellant. Because of rust most of the time you break off the key ends and you end up cranking the nut over the left over key. Then comes then fun of drilling them out. Living in the Rust Belt I hate patina.
The first time you get a tool under a stuck radiator hose and have it pop off effortlessly is so satisfying! =)
I have several useless tools that don't look anything like yours but awl in awl, it all works out perfectly! Happy weekend CS and Hi Smiley!
What crossed my mind as another use for those close-quarter wrenches, was to repurpose a few into precision scrapers. You might want to harden the ends after grinding them, but that form jumped out at me. Find a good chiropractor and feel better soon, buddy!
Thanks great video and I pray that your back will get better 🙏👍
Thanks so much! I need to stretch more! =D
Beautiful awl!
Very nice turnaround,like
that's what I call a nut. that is a beautiful awl.👍
God bless you family and friends.
Nice job. I'm sure you already have some, but you could use the others for various sizes of pin punches. If you do already have some, use these to fill the in- between sizes, or make the new ones metric.
Excellent! Great idea, I've got a couple of socket wrenches I could use. 😁
My favorite tool repurposing is by Jake from Jake's Knives! th-cam.com/video/c0QqYs6ptIY/w-d-xo.html
That scratch awl could also make an awesome prison shank for somebody over at Riker's Island.
Hi John I hope your back gets Better soon great job with the ratchet much more useful PS I sent you a link to a video you might find interesting 👍
Wow that's some cotter pin indeed. Lol I love when you use those little hands they're so awesome. Have a great weekend scout and get well don't be over doing it and make it worse. I've never seen those wrenches before. I learn something new every scout video yay lol
If your back problem is a muscle cramping up. You may be able to relax it by rubbing it with ice. Put a styrofoam coffee cup, filled with water, in the freezer. When you need to use it on a cramped muscle, peel the styro down to flush with the ice. Soak a wash cloth in warm water and wring it out. Cover the face of the ice with the wash cloth and rub the muscle with the covered ice. Only rub until the skin turns splotchy or you could cause frostbite. This will usually relax the muscle within 5 minutes. Good Luck, Rick
Thanks Rick! When my hands get cold I love putting them on my girlfriends back and watching her scream! =D
John, ,sorry to hear of the back pain. But this was a good entertaining tool video.
Nice job scout
I think another use would be a tack lifter
Grind a screwdriver head and then v slot the blade and put a slight curve on the length of the blade
Very useful in upholstery repairs etc
Mark! Yes! That wide head really opens up some options. I just couldn't get the screwdriver where I was happy with it... However the awl is awesome! LOL Go figure!
Best looking ice pick...
Awl or Nothing at Awl!! LOL!! GREAT Job!!
Interesting video as usual, John. I hope you take some time off and get your back healed.
Looks like a skew chisel for the lathe. David killed it with that hammer, sweet. You got a heating pad for your back Scout? Works for me when I get down from work.
You know Jacob the ONE option I really wanted for my Truck was heated seats! It didn't come as an option... You are so right, the heat on your back just feels so great!!!!! Thanks!
Hope you back is feeling better...I know the pain. Interesting story on the giant size nut and cotter pin.
John, do you know the McKenzie exercises? There’s a bunch of videos on TH-cam that show how to do them. I find that walking one mile helps ease mine. Look into the Innova ITX9600 Heavy Duty Inversion Table on Amazon and it’s reviews. I am thinking of getting one. It’s not crazy expensive either
I wish I had room! Plus I think I would lose all my change! -=D
I like the awl! I would use one! Which cotter pin kit is that? The Goliath one?
I think so! They are all made by the same company and re-branded.. 555 piece set this one!
I remember some time in the late 70s my cousin and I taking turns hanging upside down from the bridge over the river using my dads stanley hacksaw to free the axles and wheels from an old pram someone had dumped to build our first cart/bogie. The wheels originally had ballbearings on springs that rode in a groove in the axle, but we had to shorten it, so a drill and split pins it was. Makes me smile thinking back on it.
Steve, What an awesome story- I remember how great we felt to find an old fashioned baby carriage in the trash! GO KART!!!!!
Tgif, too bad it's mid work week for me haha but your vids are a great pleasure, something to look forward to!
Eh, if those wrenches are useless send em on over me haha :p
That's cool, I need to make an awl like that, I use all my old broken/stripped drivers for awls but that one looks real heavy duty!
Another case of crap to ice cream. If America looked at all the items to repurpose as you and I and our forefathers the dump would not be as full as it is. When I was 5 years old I took a broken screwdriver and made a punch on my older brothers grinder. That was my first. I look at everything to see if there’s another life for it. We are such a throw away society it is sickening. Thank you for your channel.
Hey Scoutcrafter When I was a young lad here in Yorkshire England we used to make ,
"soap box carts" like you showed but over here they were known as " bogies"
Funny how kids on both sides of the pond were playing the same games.
Loved the "Bradawl" and your hope back is better soon 😎
Hi Phil! You know when we were kids and someone threw out a baby carriage we would all jump for joy because that meant a new go-kart was about to be made!!!!! =D
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You read my mind !
Along with discarded pram wheels a thick nut and bolt was essential as the pivot for the front axel.
Wheels nuts and bolts ,screws ,nails etc were highly prized ...back in the days when we kids made our own fun.
I have often thought those early days are what sparked my love of tools and mechanics. 😎
Great video! That handle would be great for a brass or copper hammer.
I never knew there was a cotter pin remover tool. One thing I do have is a tool to remove retaining rings. The first few I tried to remove without the tool taught me a lession that sometimes you can't make do with pliers et cetera. - Kathie
There are a bunch of different designs! The one I really like is shaped like a pliers with a hook and as you squeeze the pliers it pulls out the pin! =D
Great video John. That's awl folks.
LOL! I should have put that at the end! Perfect!
Nice job, hope your back gets back in soon,, I know how it feels, lower back for me. That awl, was interesting,, the way it looks I wonder if you could make a throwing -dart out of some the others. I could see a unique weapon there (throwing stars). Thanks John - use a cresent or pipe wrench on that large nut (we did on farm - hitch nuts were quite large).
How do you get that awl to be so symmetrical? Every time I try grinding something like that it’s always crooked or has a flat spot. By the time I’m done with it, I’ve got a toothpick!
LOL- I have had many mishaps while grinding... That little 1x30 belt sander sure does make things easier though! =)
Lathe?
Monster cotter pin! Never saw any close to that one.
No Mr. Cotter? Next you're gonna tell us there's no Mr. Duplifax!
Hope your back improves! I know what that feels like!
You will have all of your awl's nice and shiney! We all like all of your awl work. Awlfully crafty scoutcrafter. Afterawl, you need to rest your back!
2:40 A 300 mm Knipex pliers wrench might be enough to do that (theoretically 2 1/2"). If not, the 400 mm one (86 03 400) goes up to 3 3/8"
Good show. Let me throw a little something in about cotter pins. If you want maximum resistance to nut movement you use the largest pin you can fit into the hole. And, there will be a correct one. I wouldn't say a press fit, but; a firm slip fit. If you need to peck a bit with a hammer, all the better. I worked in an industry in the late 70's that actually had rules about cotter pin usage. One use and done. If you took it out, you damn well better not put it back in. That's a little extreme, but; the lowly cotter pin is a very useful item. Anyway. Enjoyed the show, as always. Enjoy your weekend!
Hello Stephen, You can tell when something is well designed when after 100 years it still looks the same! =)
Looking forward to seeing the 25 lb crescent wrench you buy on eBay
Repurposing useless tools into usefull tools. Sounds like a good topic for a challenge
Hey scout! I noticed you paint some of your tools. I would like to know What kind of paint you are you using??
Tyler- My favorite is Rustoleum, but usually any oil based enamel will do. The slower the drying time the better it lasts!
Nice awl. A many lifetime tool
You should have made an ashtray out of it. That’s what all my projects ended up as and I don’t smoke. LOL
Your back will hurt when you get the wrench for your large bolt. If the bolt weighs 12 lbs the wrench will be what 3 times that?
I would like to know the correct term for cotter pin, cotter key, hitch pin, etc. It seems like these terms get interchanged frequently.
In the UK they have fights over what is what! Here in the US we pretty much call a cotter pin just what it is! LOL The hitch pin is usually the spring type that we use to keep our trailer pins in place..
Welcome back Cotter
First thing I thought of with that wrench was to turn it into a short bladed chisel.
Great vid take care of that back.
Spasmed out back muscles are a proper problem. I had to have a bunch of nerve endings burned off to get mine down to manageable.
Oh MY!!! I can't even imagine what that is like!
The procedure itself isn't too bad, about as unpleasant as getting a series of shots. The results are mind blowing though.
Yikes! I hope your back spasms go away really soon. Enjoyed the video - I hope you were not in too much pain.
The close quarter wrench may of been used on jet engine cases. The bolts are very close together. A regular wrench would not work .
The ScoutCrafter Awl is up there with the Diresta Ice Pick. I will buy one but you have to put ur name and red paint on it.
Staffs Woodsman PAZA agree
It sucks when the Back is outta Wack!! I had a weak back about a week back!! Sorry I can't help ya getting your nut off, my 24" Adjustable only opens to 2½"!!☺
LMAO!!!! A weak back about a week back!!!!!!!!! =D
I guessed an awl before you showed it! Did you use the lathe? Have any footage ?
Hi Christina!! No all done on the belt sander! What a great tool too! =) Thanks!!!!!!!!
Nice bit of messing with my brain with that big split pin!!
LOL- I always wanted a big Cotter pin.. I don't know why but lately I am fascinated with huge things! =D
Brilliant as always 😉 👌
Evening John, in the Uk the main pin or axle is generally referred to as the cotter pin and it most likely will be secured with a castle nut and the pin that locks the whole lot together is the split pin. Motor cycle wheels are a good example of this arrangement and I think that if you asked someone who had no knowledge at all of the subject to pick a cotter pin up off a bench they may have difficulty BUT ask that same person to pass you the split pin from the bench, I think they’ll have a better chance of getting it right, after all, it’s very clearly a pin that is split! This conversation goes on forever but I think the misunderstanding stems from the fact that split pins were, and still are, referred to as COTTER KEYS by virtue of the fact that they lock the cotter pin/castle nut assembly.
A woodruff key is another example of the use of the word in context. I’m not sure how or when the divergence in terminology occurred but it’s my opinion that the root of it lies in the aforementioned.
Another good example of cotter pin use is on the arms of a bicycle crank, the cotter pin passing through the split end of the arm that encircles the spline cut end of the crank rod/shaft. In this case, generally the cotter pin has flats milled in to it to prevent it turning and it is secured in place with a Nylock nut, the split pin/castle nut arrangement is omitted to prevent it catching on the rider and for weight saving. I feel like I’m teaching my granny to suck eggs but some clarification may help Anglo/American relations stay firmly friendly!😂😂😂👌🏻
Hello Nick! You are so right! Here in the States there is no question on what is a Cotter pin however in the UK there seems to be a rivalry of sorts on what it is called! LOL Even including the crank pin used on bicycles. I also find it funny that Scotland doesn't have the same differences! =) Great stuff! Thanks Nick!!!!
ScoutCrafter after writing the last comment I went and checked “Cotter Pin” on the old interweb thingy and bugger me! It seems here in the last bastion of grace and sanity😂😂😂😂 even WE don’t know our cotter pins from our split pins! I think I’ll shut up and sulk at my fellow countrymen’s ineptitude. 😩😩😩🤬😂😂
Why didn't you try that large cotter pin in the LARGE bolt..?..
Hi Scout, trying to decide what to turn it into must have bean a bit of a wrench,lol , but in the end awls well that ends well, otherwise this prodject would have been totally pointless. Lol.Best wishes, Stuart.uk.
357magdad would call that a Pokey Thing.
Split pin or cotter pin I use either. That useless tool turned out to be awl you hoped it would be! .great video TGIF