[Shop-talk] Blackening sockets/wrenches stamped markings.

[old dirtbeard]

Hi Jack,

Maybe some of us are getting older and the near vision is not quite what it used to be.  :-)

Actually I can identify most fractional sockets and nuts from across the room, but I have a much harder time with the metric fasteners...
 
best,

doug
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________________________________
 From: Jack Brooks <JIBrooks at Live.com>
To: 'Shop Talk' <shop-talk at autox.team.net> 
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 10:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Blackening sockets/wrenches stamped markings.
 

What. . . you guys don't just look at the nut/bolt and grab the right socket
every time?   <grin/sarcasm>

Jack

-----Original Message-----
From: Shop-talk [mailto:shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Peter
J. Thomas
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 9:58 AM
To: Shop Talk
Subject: [Shop-talk] Blackening sockets/wrenches stamped markings.

I have a lot of various sockets and wrenches that have stamped markings 
which are hard to read when your under the car with low lighting.  I 
wondering if anyone has "blackened" their tools to make the markings 
more readable, similar to the etched easy to read sockets.  I was 
thinking either use liquid electrical tape or gun blueing.  Not sure 
either would be durable on a chromed tool.  Has anyone done this?

Peter T.
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