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If you need a nut driver for a small screw, you can use a socket head cap screw as a field expedient. The sockets of common SHCS's very nicely fit standard nuts for #0, #1, #2, #4, #6 and #10 screws (sorry, no joy on #8). It's a good idea to drill a suitable clearance hole inside the hex head, to clear the protruding screw length. If desired, you can turn down the outside diameter of the socket to give additional clearance.
I simply ran nylock nuts onto the ends of the screws for handles. If you want to get fancy, you can of course add nice handles.
#1 screws use the same (outer) size nuts as #0, and #5 screws use the same as #6. Some #6 nuts are 1/4" across the flats, so they'd use the same nut driver as a #4. And of course, a 1/2" SHCS has the same socket as a 7/16" SCHS, so you could substitute when making a nut driver for #10 screws.
I simply ran nylock nuts onto the ends of the screws for handles. If you want to get fancy, you can of course add nice handles.
#1 screws use the same (outer) size nuts as #0, and #5 screws use the same as #6. Some #6 nuts are 1/4" across the flats, so they'd use the same nut driver as a #4. And of course, a 1/2" SHCS has the same socket as a 7/16" SCHS, so you could substitute when making a nut driver for #10 screws.
