Let me show you my Hanch!

walterwoj

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I get tired of need a wrench and a hammer (soft) to change collets in my mill. I also don't like the idea of hitting the draw-bar head with a metal wrench. So I made a hammer-wrench or Hanch! I started with a broken ratchet handle, turned a 1/2-13 thread on the end (single point backwards/upside-down) then I drilled a hole in a brand new six point 3/4" deep well socket and tapped it. Then I made head from acetyl/delrin with a square end and pounded it into the drive end of the socket. I made the little white bushing to hide the turned down section of the handle. I tested it out and it works! ;)

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Now that's a great idea!

How hard was it to cut the threads?

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I used a method I learned on you tube for the threading. The metal was on the hard side but I was running carbide at ~800 rpm for the turning and dropped it into back gear for the threading, so It went well. Here's the video:
, Joe Pieczynski, I can take or leave some of his videos but this one is a game changer!
 
That is an awesome use for a broken tool. Nice looking "Hanch"
 
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