Tank Knob Tool

[wetman]

So my goal was to have a tool to tighten or removed tank knobs. Whats necessary is some slot like screwdriver with a notch out of it. There are tools for that but they are pricey, and i've read here and seen where people have modified screwdrivers or chisels to have a notch. I took a look at all the wider slot screwdrivers and they were all too long to fit in the save a dive kit and the stubby screwdrivers were too stubby and typically not wide enough. But what bothered me most was that it seems like such a trivial thing so i took a stroll through Canadian Tire and came up with this:

Angle Bracket (http://www.sitecode.com/tanktool/tt1.jpg)

Trimmed To Size (http://www.sitecode.com/tanktool/tt2.jpg)

Notched (http://www.sitecode.com/tanktool/tt3.jpg)

Dimensions (http://www.sitecode.com/tanktool/tt4.jpg)

It just needs to be sanded where you cut it with the Dremel and possibly thinned at the end by sanding if it doesnt quite fit your screw slots.

50 cents (Canadian cents even which = about 38ish cents US) and about 5 minutes with a dremel and away you go.

steve

[Jonathan]

my stud key for my cricket shoes - no cost it came with the shoes

[O-ring]

I use one of those computer slot covers from the back of the machine with a notch cut out of it with tin snips. It ain't that sturdy, but it works..

[canuckdiver]

Excellent, looks great steve!

I did basically the same thing using one of the flat bottle openers.

[wetman]

I was going to use a bottle opener as well but i didnt want to duplicate that functionality in my SAD kit and i've already got a bottle opener in my leatherman for that. These are the things i ponder all day long... :idea:

steve

[Walter]

I cut a notch in a wide stubby screwdriver. It's been working like a charm for many years.

[canuckdiver]

LOL, well I have to admit, I kinda cheated with that one, I orginally made that tool for the slotted adjustment nuts on my bike, and it had to fit into the tool roll under the headlight.