BenT  thats the only tool kit you carry on your person?? hehe
ok its almost friday and i need a break from work.

Joe

-----Original Message-----
>From: BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
>Sent: Jul 12, 2006 10:37 PM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: what tool am i looking for? Limited vanagon content ...
>
>On 7/12/06, Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@mts.net> wrote:
>> First of all let me say that I am so pumped that I was able to fit
>> four 12 foot by 2 foot Suntuf corrugated plastic panels in my
>> Westfalia I could just spit.  The sales guy at the lumber yard
>> couldn't believe it when I popped the trunk and loaded it in.
>> Neither could I.  The panels are for a shed I'm building, my first
>> (and potentially last) project depending on my success.
>>
>> Can somebody tell me what tool I'm looking for?  The panels come with
>> these special screws, roofing screws that have a rubber washer
>> attached.  The head of the screw is hex shaped but instead of
>> inverted like an Allen key it is extroverted (ha, is that the right
>> word?) like a typical bolt.  I can screw them in by hand with a
>> socket but there must be some sort of attachment I could use to drill
>> it in.  What the heck do I ask the guy at the hardware store for?
>>
>> Thanks as always
>> Jeff
>
>The manual ones are just called nut drivers, Jeff. They come in different
>sizes so bring your screws. The fasteners you are describing are simply
>hex-head screws. They sell bit kits which has a hex or square drive that you
>put on your drill and the sockets are interchangeable for different sizes.
>
>Here's a sample of one particualrly elaborate kit. This obviously has more
>sizes sizes than you need. This will give you an idea of what you are
>looking for though.
>
>http://www.allproducts.com/tool/tui/d15-drot004aja.jpg
>
>
>BenT