u/Piratehookers_oldman

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Help with identification needed

This driver was in a box of tools I got at auction.

It Is basically a long shaft 5/16 hex nut driver, but it has a post in the middle of the socket which is about 1/8” in diameter. The post is slightly magnetic and does not move in or out. I assume it is some type of security fastener driver, but I haven’t found a match searching on line. It’s like a pin hex fastener head, but on a driver handle.

EDIT: Additional information -
I was able to pull the magnetic center post out. It’s approximately. 1/2” long and is seated in what appears to be a nylon sleeve. The sleeve did not move when I tried to pull it out with a pick.

Google lens has not been any help.

There are no markings on the handle or the shaft.

Just curious what it might be.

u/Piratehookers_oldman — 3 hours ago

Yes, I know that the Plastidip spray is meant to be sprayed, not dipped, however…

If you start with a solid base of a couple of coats/dips of the basic thick dip in a can, 5-6 coats/dips of the sprayable yields quite nice results, in exactly the color that you want. You don’t have to start with the basic thick, but it will take many more coats/dips. I hated the very limited number of colors that the dip cans came in.

I also find that I have much fewer issues with drips and runs using the much thinner sprayable. I’ve done this with over 30 sets of pliers without issues. Seems to hold up as least as well as the thick dip in a can. I had a couple of sets that the handles got pretty mangled on and peeling it off was quite the chore. Very pleased with how well it held up.

These are plumb crazy and electric lime green from DipYourCar.

u/Piratehookers_oldman — 2 months ago