Stuart:
Sorry, I don't think I posted very well, I was thinking of the metric set. Not BA. Don't do anything with BA now although I still have the taps, dies etc. I have a Bedford set of BA O/E spanners with damn great heads, but also have an Elora set of combination spanners which are much better. Only draw back is they are 0 2 4 6 BA only.
But the metric finger set are for M3, 4, 5 , 6, 8 ... can't see I have any use for the M6 & 8 ... got Mole grips for them
Chuck:
They can be very useful, on the BA type I used, you just poke a nut in the socket and point your finger at the screw or whatever and wind it on. Easy ... mostly. These seem to have fingers to grip the hexagon, so I could imagine just pushing the nut straight through ... ?? Maybe it doesn't happen ...
Lew:
We used them a lot, servicing teleprinters and all the similar stuff in the RAF.
While we are on the subject of not seeing things, what happened to the 'Quick Wedge' screw starters ??
IIRC they were made in Salt Lake City, they were simple but effective little devices ..
Obtainable in UK some years ago, but not anymore it seems.
Do they still exist over there ??
BC
EDIT Forget the last bit Lew, found some in UK ...
Tried a few months ago and got zilch ..