Make your own Jumbo Socket DIY *no welding required*

[@ericnobbs1754]

That thing you were asking about is the sand point for a driven well pipe. It's threaded to accept the screened pipe that goes at the bottom of the well. Basically, it lets you pound a piece of pipe into loose or sandy soil where you can't drill. You keep adding sections of solid pipe and pounding the down until you hit a good water flow or something that's too hard to drive the pipe through.

[@Phred_Phlintstoner]

Thank you. That was my first thought as well. I wasn't 100% sure, but I was gonna suggest that that's what it was myself.

[@corey6393]

Came here to say the same thing. I helped my dad drive anew sand point well when I was a young teen. It was in the basement of our house, so we only had room to go about two feet at a time. It wore me out, I can only imagine how my dad felt after doing that all day.

[@myrrhavm]

@@corey6393 But then when that is in the earth do you unscrew it to place the pump?

[@myrrhavm]

Look up flag pole or post finial.

[@saltycreole2673]

Thank you. I couldn't concentrate on the video without that info. Really, I couldn't!

[@spettro9]

You absolutely are one of the most ingenious people making these kinds of videos. I always learn something.

[@sixtyfiveford]

Hey thanks

[@donaldlawton7384]

I made a sprocket socket for my harley .at the time low dollar for the socket was $200 . So bought the socket at farm& fleet ,cut it at the factory weld.and welded a 6" tube joining the socket together👍. Thanks again Derek

[@yodasbff3395]

Very clever way to make a socket 👍. Ginger always makes me laugh, she has endless energy. 😄

[@sixtyfiveford]

She will never stop.

[@MAZEMIND]

I really like the dog at the end of the video. 😇

[@handyhippie6548]

the first cv half shaft i swapped i just hammered a piece of chain link fence top rail over the nut and drilled a hole for a jack handle through the tube, and turned it off. because back then easily finding a 36mm deep well socket was not gonna happen. worked like a charm, and it's still in a box somewhere i'm sure since i never throw anything away that i might find a use for in the future. like you i now have thousands of dollars in hand tools i have bought as i was working over the years, but when i was starting out in the 80's you did what you had to do to get the job done.

[@MaxGiganteum]

Necessity is the mother of invention! Best wishes! 👍🏻👨🏻‍🔧🇺🇸 - Max Giganteum

[@michaelabraham9177]

Good ideas. I weld for a living. Every once in a great while we gotta build, or fix stuff that I don't like buying expensive tools for.

[@eladlutz]

Great idea. Proves again that necessity IS the mother of invention!

[@sixtyfiveford]

Very true!

[@rsz90182]

I actually made one out of a 2.5" OD steel pipe to remove the propane tank valve by cutting out slots on each side and then using a pipe wrench to grab the round end. Great ideas!!!!

[@sixtyfiveford]

Very cool!

[@TheAwmartin]

Couldn’t you have used the pipe wrench on the valve itself?

[@timothywilliams2021]

A lot of propane tanks have a gaurd around the valve. It would be difficult to do. My buddy owns a propane shop and essentially did the same for changing valves.

[@daithiosioradain3380]

You can use the same method on much thicker walled pipe by heating the pipe to a dull red heat so it forms easily. I'd tap the flats back in too while it's hot. Better leave it on the nut to cool so it doesn't shrink so much the new socket is too small. Bonus is the heat can seep into the nut and help free it. Another trick is right after forming the hex, while still on the nut, move the other end of the pipe in a little circle to give a flared lead in for the nut. Leave the pipe long and ideally use a welding torch so you can quickly heat just the bit you want to form or the pipe can deform above the nut. Filing or turning a chamfer inside the pipe also helps get it started.

[@KamalasVACANTwomb]

Great info

[@jonathansherwood5841]

We welded a piece of flat plate and a nut on the end of our custom sockets, and then you covered that - as if right on cue! @10:45 Absolutely right. Why spend the dough on something you may use only a few times? If you need to use it more often, then it can be beefed up, or it may be time to purchase the appropriate tool. My father had some tool kits from Japan and the sockets looked very much like this. Good quality pipe formed into a socket on one end and a set of holes on the other end for turning. Even came with a round bar to use as a handle in the kits. Thank you for sharing how to do this. This trick will save many people time and money down the road. 🐺🔧

[@1970chevelle396]

That dog loves that snow blower.

[@jasondye8620]

Paint them flat black so you can use them with an impact.

[@theartsandcraftscave5953]

🤣🤣🤣 that's great. U are a true comedian lol

[@jdretiree2433]

That dog is a keeper. She is so loving and playful.

[@Uticagreens]

Simple, yet brilliant solution to a common problem. Thanks. But Ginger is still the showstopper!

[@stevethemaintenanceguy8023]

The spike is made as a head for had driven shallow wells. I use them to make holes to run wiring under concrete or driveway. Hammer it through a trench wall to another trench on the other side. You just add pipe as needed for depth or distance.

[@davereichert]

I used to see sockets like these included with the little repair kits that were onboard on older Honda ATV's and Trail bikes, they aren't meant for heavy use, but they work in a pinch!

[@ShedTV]

My Dad has a box of old box spanners (not sure if you call them that in the US) which are a tube with a hex formed at the ends. They got hammered onto stubborn nuts, but I never thought of making your own. Cheers Moe, for another inspiring video!

[@emeltea33]

What he made we call sockets. I thought your spanners were what we called wrenches.

[@ShedTV]

@@emeltea33 Predecessor to the modern cast or machined socket were the old tubular steel type usually a different size at each end and with a hole for a bar to turn them; stangely these were called box spanners in the UK. And yes, we do call wrenches spanners. Apart from monkey wrenches, pipe wrenches and torque wrenches. Torx and Allen wrenches are called torx and Allen keys, just to add to the confusion!

[@emeltea33]

@@ShedTV Thanks. Box spanner makes sense. Sounds like the older Wyle ones are what's still employed for plumbing sockets (faucets). We call the latter ones all the same.

[@bbjazzmanjazzman7721]

Here in the southern states we call that type of home Crafted tool a "DookeyChute"!!cause it looks like an outhouse special..

[@chipperkeithmgb]

I’ve Made some myself heat the pipe bosh it on the nut job done

[@absolutetinker1267]

Another good reason to make your pipe based sockets is when you need a thin walled socket to fit a nut or bolt in a location where a normal or impact socket thickness makes them impossible to use.

[@ls2005019227]

Handy tip when you need a socket in a pinch! Kinda reminds me of a Stihl spark plug wrench. Thanks!

[@Dancing_Alone_wRentals]

For months I've been thinking this channel had the most useful tips , hands down. tHanks for the video, tHanks for the videos.

[@sixtyfiveford]

Thanks

[@wayneroberts5774]

About that thing you were asking what it is I agree with the first person that said something after you started I think it is a well point. My grandfather lived along side of the river and he would drive one of those into the ground to get water out of the ground without drilling a well

[@geobrown9413]

Good one! I got tired of pipe wrenching the upper ball joints out my Mopars...so made sockets. Wrapped a 1/8" strap around a new ball joint and welded it to a short pipe length, with a 3/4 " square on top. Made two, one for cars and another for trucks.

[@sixtyfiveford]

Awesome

[@billrithmiller8696]

The spear that has threads is for the end of a sand point, I do believe. You screw that piece onto the Sandpoint pipe and drive it into the ground. (Sandpoint is a DIY well).

[@silvergrizzly316]

Moe, thank you sir for helping me with your videos, the only content I can stay focused on with the brain fog of this virus. God Bless you my friend 🙏 Jay.

[@Eyes0penNoFear]

Getting at least 20 minutes of sun every day has helped with brain fog for me. Also, if you can get your doc to prescribe Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) that has been a game changer for me and multiple others I've talked with. LDN is often given for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, which has similar symptoms to Long Covid.

[@silvergrizzly316]

@@Eyes0penNoFear thank you, my doctor prescribed me a high dose antibiotic and it seems to be doing well with the lingering sinus and congestion. The brain fog is getting better also but whatever it was seemed to be trying to take me down into a depression but that, thank God is getting better too. After 13 days counting today, I feel like I'm coming out of this crap!! What's crazy is that I've got everything against me, overweight, high blood pressure, diabetic, chronic bronchitis and asthma but ive got the good Lord on my side and that's all that matters. Thank you for your reply, my friend. Jay 🙏

[@iamc3522]

That is such an ingenious idea sixtyfiveford, i also made one of those for our 6x6 truck spindle nut. I have a great respect for you

[@bill4123]

I used your method with a pvc pipe and heat gun to make a socket for a chrome plated tapered nut. Thanks for sharing your method!

[@crusinscamp]

To grab a thin-wall tube with a pipe wrench, slip a socket (that just fits inside) the thin-wall tube to keep it from collapsing.

[@iFixJunk]

Your ingenuity never ceases to amaze me, sir!

[@POLOLOUS3]

Love it your the best man. Biggest truth here is the need to only having to use these large socket 1-3 time in our lives.

[@zx8401ztv]

Tube sockets are ideal for recessed spark plugs, i have a few of them in my toolbox of crud. I save solid metal rods from printers and such for drifting bearings out. I don't see much metal pipe going for cheap, but ill keep your idea in mind :-D

[@DaBossk]

Hey guy!! Long time no see. Happy new year!

[@zx8401ztv]

@@DaBossk Hello trouble lol :-D I hope you have a happy new year and a healthy one :-D Personally i think christmas needs to be two months long, it always seems so short lol. I went down the shop yesterday and prices are getting silly, i was going to buy a bottle of milk, instead i bought a cow it was cheaper :-D Mad days but we will cope, get some tea/coffee down your neck :-D

[@chrissscottt]

Great tips. All the more reason to keep the random bits of pipe stashed under my house.

[@sixtyfiveford]

Always need a good stash of random pipe.

[@MaxGiganteum]

Us machinists & fabricator guys always keep a crate or ten of random metal bits, bars & tubes laying about... you never know when you'll need a chunk of metal for whipping up a replacement part or for a repair of some kind. I've scrounged suitable used metal from all sorts of used equipment, automobiles, appliances, toys, random household items, alongside a roadway, alongside railroad tracks... I could go on and on. The great thing about large appliances is the sheet metal. If you have a way to shear it to size and a small brake, you can fab up containers for projects, roofing, siding, signs, etc. Example? I know of a few guys that cut the roof off a few cars and fabbed up a metal roof for a shed. Cost? Time and effort... the metal was free. How did it look? Professional! The point is that it's wise to keep some parts & pieces in storage racks or a bin for future use depending on what your capabilities are and based on what you do. It's nice to just grab what you need and go while saving time, energy & money. Peace & good vibes! ✌🏻👨🏻‍🔧🇺🇸 - Max Giganteum

[@67shovelhead]

Cool tip!! Just because I'm lazy I was thinking a press would be another way to get the tube formed over the nut.

[@staind288]

If you have one. Many diyers dont

[@dalemcinnes1834]

Most people have a vice. Dale in Canada 🇨🇦

[@staind288]

@@dalemcinnes1834 a cheap one from harbor freight or princess auto and break when used as a vice

[@railerz101]

Damn, that is a good idea whenever you are in need of a socket. Last week I needed a 36mm. If thought about this then. I would of had the job done quicker. Thanks for the awesome idea

[@tek4]

That metal thing is a well drill head. Its good for sandy or soil that ain't got too much rocks and it works to set a old-school hand pump well

[@BruceLyeg]

Nice tip. I could have used this a few years ago when I needed to take off a hitch ball and didn't have the right socket or wrench with me. I had no idea what that this was till I read some of the comments. It would make a great geocache though!

[@SHooT-THe_FuKn-MooN]

so happy i stumbled upon ur channel looking howto remove a deep head bolt. now learning how to make my own sockets, impressive! your a highly skilled individual thank u. new to farm acreage life so i needed this knowledge

[@sixtyfiveford]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@jerryshelby3700]

Love your workshop. Looks personally organized.

[@rickgames634]

It's actually a genius trait, similar to KZbinr AvE

[@taylorsellers5244]

@@rickgames634 big fan of AvE 👍

[@wayneo7307]

That Thing is For Making A Well ( Point ) . Hand Dug Well . Thanks for the Trick on Homemade Socket Making Moe . Your Dog is Too Cool !

[@sixtyfiveford]

Thanks 👍

[@bsrcat1]

I've seen that Spike before. My family does concrete. Say somebody wants to run electrical underneath the the driveway. You could dig a trench on one side, when you thread section of pipe as long as your trench on to the spike and then you hammer until it comes out on the other side. The last section of pipe to get started on after you're through you attach the conduit to and pull it through. That's how they did it back in the day. Now that use a pipe with a pressure washer on the end and water drill the tunnel. If the ground doesn't have good drainage, then this can be really muddy and you break out the old school tools.

[@jamesstoffel6835]

Great engineering advice - thank you for posting! I am sure to use this now in my metal shop!

[@RGV2300]

I definitely gotta try this, thanks a ton man, you always have an ace under your sleeve.

[@ronmurphy9819]

Thanks. That idea gives me a fix for the nut on my lathe tool post. I’ve been wanting to fix a tool there temporarily to use instead of the end wrench. Thanks again 😊Ron

[@sixtyfiveford]

Right on

[@MikeyMack303]

Very nice. it reminds me of the spark plug tool in a motorcycle tool kit! And in some older import car tool kits!

[@sixtyfiveford]

Great point!

[@brianwelteroth9248]

Came for the Ginger moment, not disappointed!

[@shannonbradley963]

Awesome vid Moe. Put one inside the other with a 1/2 drive socket/drive in the middle then u have a homemade flip socket with the two sides u need for the side by side !

[@sixtyfiveford]

Good tip!

[@robertbob5683]

I seen some plumbers use something similar to that it was for pulling copper pipe through a main water line that was lead out to the road

[@lare5177]

Park Lawn Cemetary 4:15

[@karlfrink5357]

That spike is often driven into grass to hold something like a flag pole or something similar. You can plug it when not in use so it doesn't fill with junk.

[@agentcovert]

The mystery tool is definitely a Stake of some sort maybe for an umbrella or something similar..couldn't find anything on it exactly but could also be for diy water well drilling too..

[@chuckster6513]

Great video for tight fisted folk like me ! That dog cracks me up everytime you show it biting at something. Thanks a bunch. Work safe, Be Well Stay Warm

[@sixtyfiveford]

Thanks.

[@jackgraff420]

I just did this to make a 3/16 square socket because they don't even make them that small. Great advice

[@grannysgarage8101]

Those quick sockets for the vise..... genius!

[@contemporaryprimitiveman3469]

This is a helpful video! I have big nuts! They are on a rough cut brush mower for the blade pivots. I just need to remove to sharpen every couple years or replace when shot out.

[@sixtyfiveford]

It's impressive what they can do. Here is a clip of one removing a 3 inch nut with an impact kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5KkpmiCf8yWj6ssi=aUir6T4QAjg6tuhD&t=4m57s

[@HFG]

Great trick. That looks like how every one of my axle nut sockets are actually made. Thanks 👍🏼

[@sixtyfiveford]

You bet!

[@troubleshooter1975]

Excellent demonstration of ingenuity! Thanks

[@sixtyfiveford]

Glad you liked it!

[@kokanut92]

So clever, so many cool tricks on this channel!

[@89G]

The good old "snow quench". Great info... I hadn't thought of this before. Thanks!

[@homemadetools]

Nice; this is a rare homemade tool. We shared this video on our homemade tools forum this week 😎

[@mongomay1]

Use a hose clamp big enough or some kind of tie wire to hold the plates together at the nut level to get your uniform weld tacks in place. A piece of stranded wire stripped and hammered flat would make a good on the fly shim material that will not stick to your welded material. Great idea, I have only made flat bar wrenches for holding sheaves and other assemblies while loosening the bolts or nuts.

[@TheInsaneShecklador]

2:57 I seem to remember this same question over on Garage Journal a while back.

[@hobyjackson9542]

It's a Lawn Socket for flagpoles. you can find aluminum versions on Amazon.

[@gasNmudtv]

Awesome tip to make sockets. One thing tho, you could harden the socket by quenching it in motor oil. I learned this as a millwright

[@lewiemcneely9143]

I've seen sockets like yours for basin stuff and plumbing stuff. If it works, it works. If I need a BIG socket I go bum pne or bum the socket and owner. That usually works best and Ginger will be eating grass balls before too long. BLESSINGS!

[@danbywater6333]

That thing is a pipe reamer for a pipe threading machine it reams off the sharp edge of like up to what looked like 3 inch pipe. My dad was a heat man and he ran gas lines into everything from apts to industrial applications and there was one of them in the gas line van I used it when I would run gas lines in new houses

[@playsportfun3356]

On your Jack spanner wrench? Heavy plate, cut a hex? Making your own sockets. What a great idea!

[@fraydnot]

Make sure you stamp them Moe Man , made in USA. Thanks for the educational how to upload.

[@junkman6261]

Great how to videos. Never a boring one

[@sixtyfiveford]

Thanks

[@macswanton9622]

Ginger always reminds me to upvote

[@johnsmith-sw7ii]

Not sure but could be a torpedo point for running a pipe or wires under a sidewalk

[@Popeyes66]

Ginger is a funny guy. Great DIY sockets.

[@denjhill]

Love this channel, one of my favorites. Simple, low cost solutions to life's everyday problems. And that dog is as crazy as mine when it comes to snow.

[@jjock3239]

I was wondering how you acquired the Mastercraft sticker. To me, and any Canadian with a Canadian Tire store nearby, that name would represent one of the store tool brands. It just made me wonder if you were aware of the brand, or does it represent something else. I have made large sockets like yours over the years, but I always used the press to stretch the metal over the nut, and I never hammered the flats after pressing them. I liked that idea, and am going to incorporate that into any future sockets I make, and I am also going to use your idea of welding around the base of the new socket. Both, very good tips. People often ask me, why I keep all the assorted pieces of pipe, and making single use sockets and for joining other pipe is the reason.

[@sixtyfiveford]

That MasterCraft logo is actually formed/raised letters from the side of a riding mower hood I worked on years ago.

[@jjock3239]

@@sixtyfiveford That makes sense, because they also have lawnmowers and an array of other merchandise with the same brand logo, including tools and tool boxes. I was just surprised to see it in the US.

[@sixtyfiveford]

@@jjock3239 They're very rare in the US. That's one of the reasons I took the logo off.

[@billarroo1]

This is a really GREAT idea ! I bought an axle socket cost me over $100.00. Also the vise swivel nut wrench, Keep it Going !! Thanks

[@robertjimmie8886]

We had one of those spike things you asked about as a flag pole holder for front yard spike went into ground just below surface and flag pole screwed into it. We had several for our front yard for flag day, Veterans Day, 4th, etc

[@diecastgoblin]

Ayyy you have an ACD. That's awesome. I have a blue heeler myself lol. It's actually my profile picture. But they are prolly the smartest breed of dogs I've ever worked with.

[@sixtyfiveford]

That's awesome. I've ran out of things too teach her.

[@D2O2]

I use this method of making sockets all the time. I especially like using PVC pipe to make sockets for bulkhead fittings, just heat the pipe until pliable and slip over the nut and let cool.

[@LMde20]

Yeah, pvc works great, along with two part repair putty, and acrylic clay. I've seen pvc used extensively in the spa industry, for pipe and jet fittings. The 'pro' ones are expensive since they're so large.

[@RRaucina]

I have some HUGE sockets. It's a 48" Rigid pipe wrench. For the stubborn ones, a large chisel and a 5# hammer. And a torch for back up.

[@ellerybice3787]

A modern day toolsmith you are. 🫡

[@stevedittrich4411]

In a pinch, I have used a set of plumber's wrench sockets for larger sizes. They go up to around 1 1/2 inch diameter.

[@KonKrom]

And You mister are truly greatest.

[@hobtink]

And you’ll have it with you where you need it without breaking up your shop socket set and risk loosing an expensive socket on the trail. The wide weld bead is definitely suggested because I would be surprised if a thin wall pipe hammered over a nut to form a socket could withstand 100-250 ft pounds required to loosen the nut or bolt before the thin pipe wall yielded and/or split. But good ideas to have tools needed for emergency repairs in hand on the trail. I would probably go ahead and drill a through hole in the tube because the force needed to break large nuts and bolts loose, especially threaded fasteners subject to years of water and mud trail riding is also likely to cause damage or failure of a 3/8” ratchet’s internal components. Also carrying a wire brush and penetrating oil or WD 40 at a minimum is a good idea. WD 40 for displacing water from wetted electrical and electronics connectors.

[@TotoGuy-Original]

its probably a ground spike for an umberella thing. and the plug is for covering the hole while its not in use. could also be for a washing/laundry line the carousel ones.

[@tanksoldier9770]

Ìt never crossed my mind to build a socket i sure could have used your brain power in the past thanks.

[@sixtyfiveford]

Thanks.

[@markcdeyoung3118]

Another awesome idea .. I was going to try this once for my 8N Ford hub nut but I managed to use my My monster adjustable wrench ..325 ft. Lbs. Of torque is quite a bit

[@sixtyfiveford]

Yeah, that's a lot of force.

[@rustyshackleford498]

Tip of a Sandpoint, for usually a hand driven water well.

[@sixtyfiveford]

Thanks

[@rustyshackleford498]

@@sixtyfiveford you're welcome! Love the content, I'm always learning something handy from you.

[@marsdenbalaska6523]

"Forrest Lawn" is a cemetery a famous one but after seeing the comment about a sand point well sand point I think that's a definite possibility to be true but you decide, my brother! Love your frugality and know how bc I too am of the same opinion great tooling is not always able to be just purchased plus you added the craftsmanship of Adapting And Overcoming ALL-ANY OBSTACLES So in closing keep sharing bro we are all of one consciousness and Of One Heart Space❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥😍

[@marsdenbalaska6523]

If that's you, 65, then pls accept all apologies for the desire to knock someone's block off!?🤦😁

[@roccocroce]

haha crazy dog. puppers needs their own channel

[@joncooper9966]

My dad had a park lawn device in his front yard for a flag pole, probably not the intended use but it worked.

[@thcall6441]

Flag pole holder. Thanks for the tip. Looks like one of those cheap spark plug wrenches

[@geigertron3000]

WOW! you just saved me some MUNIES!!!! just about to go buy a big socket to remove the transaxle mounts for my ghia! 🤘

[@sixtyfiveford]

Have fun!

[@Ecosse57]

that dog is insane. insanely cool. great tip, sir!

[@sixtyfiveford]

Right?!

[@sakaraist]

very easy subscribe. Maybe it's just because our tool & parts market in canada is absolute mangled, but bigger sockets cost a literal arm and a leg sometimes here. Plenty of places to find some cheap, if not free scrap pipe though. Will definitely be keeping this in mind for when i'm in a pinch.

[@heliarche]

Something I'm trying right now... I scrapped an old chest freezer a while back. Between the inner and outer shells there was maybe 30' of 3/16" stainless steel tubing. It sure looked great for brake lines. I broke one of my double flare bits trying it out but I can get a single flare on it just fine. I've used single flare on regular steel lines and had it work for brakes but I'm not sure this stuff is going to seal. Nothing really to do with this video but thought you might be interested.

[@MrJman26211]

A JART! (Lawn dart) lol. No, seriously, I actually thought it it looked kind of like a reamer, but I honestly couldn't tell ya. I myself have made a few of those "homemade" sockets... at work might i add. Millwright for a living. Thanks for sharing!

[@OtherDalfite]

Really cool trick. Will definitely keep this in mind for the future

[@knavekid]

That unknown part looks like something my father had in the early '60s. It was pounded into the ground in our yard and on days when he would display the American flag, he would go into the yard with a flat blade screwdriver and stab the ground until he located this. He then removed the plug and inserted the flag pole. In the evening, he removed the flag and replaced the plug. As far as I know, it is still buried in that yard, long forgotten. We moved from that house 60 years ago, so who knows!

[@wtbm123]

Reminds me of a hot water tank element socket .

[@Festoolification]

Park Lawn thing, ground anchor set in ground permanently to receive a sprinkler hose and head? Brass plug to stop threads/inner body getting gummed up?

[@sweetbeat7]

Pure genius. Love your videos. Thank you from UK X

[@sixtyfiveford]

Glad you like them!