Andy J Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 Noticed on the Scratch Built SE5a thread Greyhead46 had a natty tool for opening sprung clevis, see page 8, although the picture is not the best. Given that I am all fingers and thumbs fitting or adjusting sprung metal clevis both 2 and 3mm types it got me wondering how others solve the issue. Tried a flat screwdriver on many occasions but that's not the best and a slip can easily damage any covering in proximity to the clevis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Tufnail Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 I want one of those tools as well, I hate those spring clevis. I like to keep my fingernails, I play guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 I use a Sullivan Clevis Tool - wouldn't be without one, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Collinson Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 #metoo but can't readily find one in UK ($3 in US ....) BTC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lee Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 I've got one of these: Can't remember where it came from. Perhaps a free gift with the magazine sometime? Dubro used to do a more exotic version: but it appears to be no longer available. Seems to be a gap in the market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masher Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 If someone can find it, Alex Whitaker 'designed' and described a multi-tool for the magazine. Maybe 5 years ago 🤔 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingman Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 Mini circlip pliers work very well. Sold in a set of, usually, 2 outies 2inies straight and right angled. Also handy for modelling type circlips on motors etc. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lee Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 3 hours ago, Masher said: If someone can find it, Alex Whitaker 'designed' and described a multi-tool for the magazine. Maybe 5 years ago 🤔 This was in the September 2018 edition where Alex described the contents of his bench tidy: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy J Posted April 28, 2023 Author Share Posted April 28, 2023 19 hours ago, leccyflyer said: I use a Sullivan Clevis Tool - wouldn't be without one, On the Sullivan tool what was the purpose of the slot and tang on the bottom left of the picture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 According to their website S524 Sullivan Clevis Tool, a simple, inexpensive tool to open clevises easily. A magnetized slot holds the clevis retaining clip in place, the tab assists in installing and removing retaining clips, and the inset sections will hold the clevis open while installing in model. Personally I've just always used the inset sections, to lever the clevis jaws apart and keep them there when installing the clevis. I tend not to use Sullivan clevises, but the tool works great on other brands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry tume Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 Found these, but a bit pricey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy J Posted April 28, 2023 Author Share Posted April 28, 2023 Not sure how you get a magnetized slot but it is an American product.... say no more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy J Posted April 28, 2023 Author Share Posted April 28, 2023 Nexus do these Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy J Posted April 28, 2023 Author Share Posted April 28, 2023 This also may be of interest to some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 17 minutes ago, Andy J said: Not sure how you get a magnetized slot but it is an American product.... say no more! Stand too close to a van Der Graff generator? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 Oh dear, is there something wrong with me using a screwdriver, or my finger nails ?.🤢, by the way, I don't varnish mine🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy J Posted April 28, 2023 Author Share Posted April 28, 2023 6 minutes ago, Paul De Tourtoulon said: Oh dear, is there something wrong with me using a screwdriver, or my finger nails ?.🤢, by the way, I don't varnish mine🤣 Re the varnish is that your nails or the clevis Paul? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Binnie Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 To save the grief of fitting and removing clevises multiple times during initial set up I use a clevis with the hole side cut off, when the correct length is achieved I wind the locknut up to the clevis to mark its position, then fit an unmodified clevis (once). I must stress that this is for workshop use only, I posted this on another forum and the readers didn't note what I had written, getting very negative about flying with half a clevis. I found some Multiplex clevises in a Multiplex glider that didn't have a pin, just two half spheres that gripped the holes in the servo arm, not seen them before and removed them quietly. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outrunner Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 5 hours ago, Gary Binnie said: To save the grief of fitting and removing clevises multiple times during initial set up I use a clevis with the hole side cut off, when the correct length is achieved I wind the locknut up to the clevis to mark its position, then fit an unmodified clevis (once). I must stress that this is for workshop use only, I posted this on another forum and the readers didn't note what I had written, getting very negative about flying with half a clevis. I found some Multiplex clevises in a Multiplex glider that didn't have a pin, just two half spheres that gripped the holes in the servo arm, not seen them before and removed them quietly. That's a great idea Gary, thanks for sharing 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Collinson Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 £45 seems a bit steep. Paul d T, I have tried with a ground down screwdriver but it can slip too readily. At $3 US, if I get my son to bring a handful back from L.A. in June, is there an appetite for the proper Sullivan ones? BTC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 3D printed version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy J Posted April 29, 2023 Author Share Posted April 29, 2023 1 hour ago, Bruce Collinson said: £45 seems a bit steep. Paul d T, I have tried with a ground down screwdriver but it can slip too readily. At $3 US, if I get my son to bring a handful back from L.A. in June, is there an appetite for the proper Sullivan ones? BTC Please count me in Bruce for 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Engine Doctor Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Ron Gray said: 3D printed version? Great idea Ron if you already have a printer . Fortune for a 3D printer ? Or do as I did buy and set up a milling machine to make a replacement crankcase that was unavailable/extinct .cost when available was about £30. Ended up costing nearer to £1000 for that crankcase but enjoyed the experience and still have the mill etc 😀 and new skills to make and repair other things👍 . It must be a mdeller thing . Edited April 29, 2023 by Engine Doctor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 Thanks Bruce, but it would take me 2 days to find it in my garage full of junk, it's bad enough finding the end of my fingernails to unclip my clevises,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Engine Doctor said: 1 hour ago, Ron Gray said: Great idea Ron if you already have a printer Well we are a community and there are 3D printer owners, me being one! As a result I just knocked up this one for either 2 or 3mm clevis: Edited April 29, 2023 by Ron Gray 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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