Best grips for swa

[Guest 004]

So screwdriver and hammer not an option then?

I dont like to look at a row of locknuts, that have a dent in side where they have been bashed with hammer and screwdriver

 

[Zimmer]

Damaging the nut would't even cross my mind.

Wouldn't doing the job, without damaging anything be preferable.

 

[Deleted member 26818]

I dont like to look at a row of locknuts, that have a dent in side where they have been bashed with hammer and screwdriver

Stop inspecting my installs then.

 

[Guest 004]

Stop inspecting my installs then.

haha, mechanically sound, but aesthetically crap

 

[Sintra]

Wouldn't doing the job, without damaging anything be preferable.

Don't think he actually meant damage more like mark the nut.

 

[Electricalserv]

Wouldn't doing the job, without damaging anything be preferable.

Preferable yes. If a nut got a scratch on it I would't be replacing it is what I am trying to say

 

[Guest 004]

Don't think he actually meant damage more like mark the nut.

just a little more time to do the job properly, and no marks on the glands or locknuts IMO

 

[Electricalserv]

I think we are being a little pedantic here. If a nut had a mark on it I wouldn't be rushing back down the wholesalers and buying a new one undoing the SWA and spending another 20 mins or so replacing it.

 

[Zimmer]

If a nut had a mark on it I wouldn't be rushing back down the wholesalers and buying a new one undoing the SWA and spending another 20 mins or so replacing it.

Neither would anyone else, but if I saw that my tools always "marked" the nut, I would buy a new spanner.

 

[Electricalserv]

Neither would anyone else, but if I saw that my tools always "marked" the nut, I would buy a new spanner.

Its always good to take pride in your work. Agreed.

 

[Sintra]

just a little more time to do the job properly, and no marks on the glands or locknuts IMO

I have used footys on glands for 25 years and never had a problem and they were done properly.

 

[Des 56]

You can make argument against using a hammer and screwdriver to tighten em,but you cant and wont beat them for slackening off an old one


I also think the excellent tightening of the lock nut using a hammer and screwdriver (compared to spanners and grips) goes some way to negate the aesthetic look of the indented locknut hidden on the inside of a dist board or panel

Pity they dont make them with a ready made grove for this vile practice

 

[rocker]

I don't think I've ever done a gland that didn't have a small scratch on it, it happens because I like to do them up tight. I have never even considered this, and have never had a customer who gives a ----. Shrouds cover all anyway.

If a nut was [properly damaged then fair enough, but a bit of a scratch or a tiny bit of rounding.... come on!

 

[rocker]

And des is right, there is often no other way to get one off than with a driver and hammer.

 

[Deleted member 26818]

In an ideal world, not marking anything would be prefferable.
However I have often found that adjustables and slip joint pliers will not fit inside enclosurers.
Using pliers with ridges on the jaw faces can be usefull, if you can't get to the flats of the inside nut.
Sometimes wedging a large flat screwdriver between the nut face and the side of the enclosure will work.
Ring spanners are often the best option, but how many do you cart around?