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Old 11-06-16 | 05:54 PM
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From: Nor Cal
Originally Posted by rm -rf
Left to right:

5mm, 4mm, 3mm hex screwdrivers. These are faster and easier for cap screws than my Y wrench. These Unior screwdrivers are nice, I got them on a closeout sale.

An older Sears jewelers screwdriver. This one is forged, with a precise, smooth blade. I actually use it for applying small dabs of grease and other similar tasks, kind of like a micro putty knife.
The new ones at Sears or Lowes are junk -- cheap stamped blades, and no swivel end.

A cheap Lowes 8mm ratchet wrench, for the 4mm cap screw's nuts for my rear rack. The ratchet works great.




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I got my Abbey Tools cassette tool at the Handmade Bike Show a few years ago, partly as a souvenir of the show. And I liked it's design. An expensive extravagance.

I swap cassettes on my touring/gravel bike quite often. It's fast, I don't even remove the quick release, it fits right over the quick release nut. It's a solid fit into the cassette lockring, no slipping. A moderate pull on the handle is close enough to the torque specs that I don't need to check it. Nice.

I now have a Shimano and a Campagnolo bike, so I use both sides.

Years ago, I got the small Park Tool cassette tool. What a pain to use, I partially stripped it the first time I used it when it slipped off. After that, I would lock it in place by disassembling and inserting the quick release, very annoying. And it needed a 1 inch socket.

I needed a digital caliper, so I got one at Harbor Freight. I use it a lot more often than I expected. Precision!



Experimental cassette tool inspired by your post.
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