> Or, buy a proper hex key from McMaster-Carr. ISTR the MC takes a 7/16",
> which is $2.51. Even a 1/2" short-arm key is only $3, or you could splurge
> and get the long-arm variety (still less than $5).
>
> Note that the coupling nuts @ your local hardware store are usually only
> Grade 2, only slightly harder than cold butter.
>
>
Randall,
That's great if you've got the time. If you've got the MC spread all
over the kitchen table, you need a solution now, not 3 days from now. I
was not advocating using a coupling nut as a long-tern tool solution,
but in a pinch, (as a one-shot disposable "tool") it works just fine.
Hugh
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