/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1631347
To get it going you can use a pry bar or hammer claw to pull back on the side you can reach. This will hold the nut on the back up against the object and give you enough resistance to try and get it somewhat tight.

Also:
>/qtddtot/

But I’m curious to see the responses too.

>>1631347
Blue locktite

>>1631347
Vice grips
Welder
I've wedged a wrench on one before.
As for welder you can weld an oblong piece of metal to the nut that'll spin against something stationary, or also weld a piece of metal hanger onto it if that'll help you get a hold on it.
Kinda depends on your specific need I suppose

Use an impact and apply sideways binding force, that works 99% of the time for me

>>1631347
lock washer.

>>1631378
Should add, if the spring type lock wash is not enough, you can just use a short coil spring as well, but they only work in larger sizes, in smaller sizes they just get crushed and deformed by the nut.

A wrench and some tape

Magnet

Grind off some of the end to create flats, hold on to the flats with whatever you have.

>>1631421
how do you turn the bolt's head when you hold the other end like that?

>>1631422
Point was to make a third point that you can hold on to, that you can hold/turn while holding/turning the nut, since I assume the head is behind some large panel if you can't reach both the nut and the bolt head at the same time.

>>1631347

hacksaw, zipcut, die grind a slot in it for a screwdriver

personally i very rarely fuck with a bolt like that. either put a pair of visegrips on it or buck it off with a torch. or zipcut either in a die grinder or angle grinder. not worth the time spent unless theres no other option

>>1631347
I have used tape to hold the bolt head while I went under neath to put the flat/lock/nut on. I have done same as this guy. >>1631376

>>1631347
Split lock washer on blind side, pull on bolt and hand tension until lock washer bites and tighten from there.

Or just use a pop rivet.

>>1631347
mole grips
a spanner or wrench held in place with a screw or nail or something
a fucking wedge of wood or some other shit to just keep the nut from turning
hammer a fucking screwdriver in next to the nut
use a rivet instead
jesus fucking christmas why is this a thread?

Really depends on application, but you might try a tinnerman nut with a tack weld.

>>1631347
A helper
>ITT: anons who assume the bolt is unreachable

>>1631354
>only real reply in this thread

>>1633809
>knowing people
faget

>>1631347
pliers wrench

Hold pliers wrench with left hand
Use impact with drill driver on right hand

>>1634919
>from Bepis

go help us all

we are all fucked

>>1634952
>pliers wrench
Would those be the wonderful tool from Knipex?

>>1631347
I've literally never had this problem before. If you tighten the nut enough with your fingers, friction will hold it in place as you tighten the bolt. If there isn't enough friction then you should be using a locking washer, because the bolt will just wiggle free sooner or later.

>>1636334
Irwin made a really garbage copy of it, if you want to be a cheap nigger.

>>1631347
huh??

>>1631347
no seriously and unironically
..huh?!?!

>>1631347
channel locks. lock it on one side, go around to the other. tighten as needed. let the vice grips run into something that will stop them from spinning

>>1636389
>if you want to be a cheap nigger.
Why would I want that?

>>1637559
Bepis bought them

>>1636389
Have yet to use that Irwin Pliers Wrench but I gotta admit the Irwin Cobras seem to stand up well to the Knipex considering they cost 1/4 as much if you get the 2-pack.

>>1636334
His suggestion doesn’t even make sense though. I don’t think he read the OP stating that you can only reach one side of it. Or at least you could grab the exposed threads on the bolt but then you can only tighten it so far before the tool gets wedged in there and you’re still left with 1/2” more to tighten.

However for shit where you can reach the back side, the pliers wrench would be a good tool to hold the back nut. But that’s because it’s pretty much an improved crescent wrench.

>>1637560
The real cheap niggers would go with pic related. That 8” Irwin was still close to $25.

Like I said, I was impressed by the Irwin Cobras. If the pliers wrench comes as close to the Knipex as the Cobras were, I won’t hesitate to shill then to poorfags who don’t want to spend $50+ on a glorified adjustable wrench. If they absolutely suck, I’ll get the Knipex in 6” or 7” eventually and keep the Irwins in my work bag.

>>1637560
>>1637562
Scratch that, the real cheap niggas would be using one of pic related. They’re not about to spend $20 on a couple pairs of pliers.

>>1637562
>That 8” Irwin was still close to $25.

I felt them at lowes and was appalled at how shitty the fit finish and overall quality of them was. Literally felt like it was Walmarts Hyper Tough brand or something.

I cant believe you actually paid money for them.

>>1637566
I mean they’re ugly as sin, even worse than the ugly Knipex. But as my Knipex are not coated in semen from some strange erotic fantasy for expensive German tools, I can’t quite follow you on the “feels”. Whatever visual things you want to nitpick at, there’s isn’t anything that really constitutes the price difference. Give them to some Ethiopian who has never been on the ToolGuyd fanpage on Reddit and he will struggle to tell you which it better.

The Kobalt ones though, they feel cheap with their stamped metal parts.

>tfw Irwin holds a full grown man while Knipex needs help to hold a mere child

>>1637577
Fwiw this guy’s review, he gave a couple pairs to a career plumber who had never used that type of tool before. After some weeks or months, he actually preferred the Irwin over the Knipex because of the Irwin grip. After he got his hands on the comfort grip Knipex Cobras, he still couldn’t really say one was measurably better than the other.

At the same price, I would take the Knipex solely because German QC > Asian QC. But considering the prices, the Irwins might be a better purchase for lots of people.

>>1637581
>>1637577
>the guy who tried to discredit objective evidence because it was posted on garage journal is now pointing to some faggots subjective opinion on a blog as if its meaningful

What a fucking world we live in.
Remember anons, be very weary of who you take counsel from.

>>1637599
He has visual proof. An adult man is heavier than a young child.

>>1637602
Visual proof of what. That he is too incompetent to do the basic cobra test that every other reviewer figured out? On the Knipex test equipment that came with the Knipex tools?

Retards like you are why amazon is filled with fake reviews and hardware stores are filled with chinkshit.

>>1637577
>ash wednesday mark on his kid
Fucking Catholics

>>1637581
If they prefer Irwin over Knipex they're not people, they're mongs.

>>1637599
>be very wary of who you take counsel from
Fixed.
Weary = tired.
Wary = cautious.

>>1637563
I had a pair of those channellocks. Bought them, promptly bent the shit out of them trying to grip the bolt on a battery terminal clamp, and I'm just a little fella (5'9" 150lbs). I don't even lift. How on earth did those get so worn?
>>1637607
Met a Catholic the other day, he said it was the best religion because he could do whatever he wanted, commit any sin, as long as he confessed it to a priest. That struck me as an odd way to follow a god who commands people not to do bad things.
>>1637640
You beat me to it, anon. Casual butchery of the English language is appalling.

>>1637605
>denies photographic evidence

>>1637608
When they had similar grips, he had a hard time deciding between the two. If you like the bigger grips, you can always buy the comfort grip Knipex and I’m pretty sure most people would say they’re better than the Irwins. But 2x-4x better like the price suggests? Nobody but the shills are saying that.

>>1637656
I found those cheap ass channellocks and some other pliers in the back of a van rusting away. I’m not surprised you broke them.

And the best reason to be Catholic is so you can get Catholic chicks, especially the Latinas.

>>1637793
>>denies photographic evidence

Im not denying it, the photographs prove how incompetent he is.

>>1637656
>, he said it was the best religion because he could do whatever he wanted, commit any sin, as long as he confessed it to a priest.

Except you know, mortal sins. But its all relative to how orthodox you are or are not.
The only good thing about Catholics is how flexible the church is.
They make shit up as they go.

The new pope doesnt fully condemn gays, believes on evolution (guided by god), believes in climate change, believes in contraceptives. All shit they changed their mind on from like 20 years ago.

>>1638196
>Religion is bollocks
Who knew?
>believes in climate change
You can't "believe in" climate change, you either believe it is real, or you don't. Climate change is not a religion.
inb4 brainlets that also think atheism is a religion

>>1638195
>flat earther

>>1638572
Well it depends on how you define religion, doesn't it. If all you know is the Catholic Church is what a religion is, then obviously not. But if you define a religion as a template of beliefs then atheism would count. Now there are certain facts that have been measured by "climate scientists", some which can be shown untrustworthy, but others not as much. In addition to that, the subject of "climate change" also includes narratives to explain data, models to describe climate, and predictions of future conditions. All of this isn't science and can only be taken as true as an article of faith. So yes, there's a lot to disbelieve about "climate change". Also the insistence that someone else accepts something as "science" without questioning it is just as scientific as the churches stance on "geocentrism or we kill you".

>>1638196
>believes on evolution (guided by god)
that's been the official Church position all along. The guy who first suggested the Big Bang theory? He was a priest. It's only american fundie retards who don't believe in evolution.