THOUGHT OF THE MONTH

Whilst fitting the manifold studs I was thinking how we all take our workshop portable battery operated power tools for granted. The speed brace I was using is over 50 years old and is part of a Britool socket set that I had as an apprentice, that had considerable use studding up the crankcases of large air compressors where we had no power tools, and a speed brace was included in most socket sets. In those days the company I worked for manufactured its own studs with the base end thread machined slightly larger than the nut end so the stud screwed tightly into the casting, hence the need for stud drivers and a speed brace.