Gear holding tool

[BDI]

Took a gear from the end of a crank and cut it in half. Then I welded it to an old set of vice grips that had been modded in the past for another use. Works great so I thought I would pass the idea along.

[bigbellybob]

sweet. you should start a custom tool thread let everyone show off their custom tools. im not so talented so i only got some cut and bent wrenches.

[BDI]

this thing works great Bob. Ive even tried it with gears that have a diff pich and it still works just fine.

[Larry Wiechman]

 I ground the tips of the Vise-Grip tongs into a gear tooth shape. Works great, no welding or gear needed.
 
Larry

[BDI]

The thing I like about using a gear is you can weld it off center. Most stuff I have come across you can't get a strait shot on the gear do to the case being in the way. The yamaha engine I show in the picture you couldn't get the tool on if it had no offset. Grinding the vice grips like you suggest sounds like a great idea also, if you find the time you should post a picture. It's great to give people other ideas on how to do stuff. It may inspire some one to do something even better then what we have done or it could just help someone to get the job done inside of there ability range. Not every one can weld  sometimes I wonder if I can 

[BDI]

sweet. you should start a custom tool thread let everyone show off their custom tools. im not so talented so i only got some cut and bent wrenches.

That would be cool Bob but there does not seem to be much interest in the subject.  I think a thread on how to beat stuff apart with a hammer would get a better response.

[don46]

sweet. you should start a custom tool thread let everyone show off their custom tools. im not so talented so i only got some cut and bent wrenches.

That would be cool Bob but there does not seem to be much interest in the subject.  I think a thread on how to beat stuff apart with a hammer would get a better response.

Not true Brian, I like to look at your custom tools, they are inspirational I would say keep up the good work.  I think a custom tool sticky would be awesome then they would always be there. I have some I've made more I've bought and modified. I always tell my Kid, when I die you won't get any money but he'll have lots of cool tools.

[bigbellybob]

my grandpa worked at TIMET for 40 years. he was a one man crew in charge of keeping the place running. over the years he had made a lot of custom tools specifically for working on different parts of the operation. when he was getting close to retirement he told them to bring in someone so he could train them. they didn't. only one week after his retirement they called him asking if he would come back and train someone as no one knew how to do what he had been doing. he said ok but when he go back and went in to his old shop all the custom tools were gone. the new guy thought they were just scrap metal and tossed it all out. gramps told them it took 40 years to perfect all them tools and that he was not going to make all of them again. he walk out. 2 weeks later TIMET caught on fire.   

[maddoggy]

sweet. you should start a custom tool thread let everyone show off their custom tools. im not so talented so i only got some cut and bent wrenches.

That would be cool Bob but there does not seem to be much interest in the subject.  I think a thread on how to beat stuff apart with a hammer would get a better response.

i don't know if you meant it to be funny brian, but that made me laugh. sometimes i get a cool suprise when i look at these threads. i like your tool... er....... i mean your idea. cool stuff that serves a real purpose. sure beats having your buddy on the end of a bar in the gear scratching the heck out of the cases.

[cbmoor]

I like this thread as well it good to see how people overcome problems by making tools for themselves, I am bad for just using a loose gear and jamming it between two gears to lock up the gearbox to loosen or tighten bolts.