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Hand Nut Drivers for My Fastener Kit

A set of hand nut drivers was part of the tool collection I bought for the project.

By Steven Smith · Camper Van Freedom

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Hand Nut Drivers for My Fastener Kit

My purchase and Amazon option

A set of hand nut drivers was part of the tool collection I bought for the project.

The featured Amazon option is Klein 631M Magnetic Nut Driver Set.

Where it fits my build

I cut and drilled aluminum bracket pieces for the roof cameras and lights. The camera mounts needed additional holes and adjustments as I brought the assemblies together on the extrusion.

I sprayed the camera-mount pieces with black bedliner during the fabrication sequence. The coated brackets then formed part of the roof camera and light arrangements shown in the diary.

A black-coated bracket from my roof camera-mount work.
A black-coated bracket from my roof camera-mount work.
The camera mounting arrangement with its drilled attachments.
The camera mounting arrangement with its drilled attachments.

My build notes

The black finish was one stage within the mount fabrication. The holes and profile connections still determined where the pieces could sit, so the diary records the drilling and fitting alongside the coating.

The bracket shape, drilled holes and coating were separate parts of finishing the mount.

Alternative products

Two alternatives to compare

The Klein 631M set uses magnetic tips, while the 631 set uses a conventional nut-driver format. The two-piece 646M option trades a broader size selection for longer shafts.

Klein 631 Nut Driver Set

Klein 631 Nut Driver Set

This seven-piece set supplies individual SAE nut drivers. The hollow shafts provide clearance above a nut while the cushion-grip handles turn it by hand.

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Klein 646M Long-Shaft Nut Drivers

Klein 646M Long-Shaft Nut Drivers

This pair includes quarter-inch and five-sixteenths-inch magnetic nut drivers. Both tools have six-inch shafts for reaching recessed hardware.

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Questions from my build

What coating did I record using on the camera brackets?

Black aerosol bedliner.

What happened before coating?

Cutting, drilling and fitting the aluminum mounting pieces.

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