Passing Lamp Socket, Tool, Thingy!!!
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Sound advice. Sorry, couldn't help myself. 
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From dictionary.com:thingy
[thing-ee]
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noun, plural thingies.
1.
Facetious. any small item whose name is unknown or forgotten.
adjective
2.
of, relating to, or characteristic of inanimate objects.
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Good Picture for reference to make your own socket. As mentioned you can use a deep well 9/16 six point socket and a some ingenuity to make your own.
I've posted before about this most convulated set up .... Here was reply then.
I've just got to believe that me and the drunk at the end of any bar in North America with about $100.00 and a couple of hours could come up with something better than the design, and I use that term very loosely ( convoluted ) set up that H.D. uses ... I forgot what a pain in the a$$ this job is/can be ... Yes, I have the socket ( made one years ago ) for my '92 ... I think that the "design" must have been left over from a John Deere, no make that a Massey Ferguson project that didn't pass engineering ... Maybe I'm just getting too damn old to screw with this stuff or perhaps I ( me and the drunk ) didn't imbibe quite enough before I started the job ... Anyway, it's done now and I've tightened it just enough to give it a "smack" the next time I need to adjust the damn things!
I've posted before about this most convulated set up .... Here was reply then.
I've just got to believe that me and the drunk at the end of any bar in North America with about $100.00 and a couple of hours could come up with something better than the design, and I use that term very loosely ( convoluted ) set up that H.D. uses ... I forgot what a pain in the a$$ this job is/can be ... Yes, I have the socket ( made one years ago ) for my '92 ... I think that the "design" must have been left over from a John Deere, no make that a Massey Ferguson project that didn't pass engineering ... Maybe I'm just getting too damn old to screw with this stuff or perhaps I ( me and the drunk ) didn't imbibe quite enough before I started the job ... Anyway, it's done now and I've tightened it just enough to give it a "smack" the next time I need to adjust the damn things!
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idiot:
noun
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Informal. an utterly foolish or senseless person:
If you think you can wear that outfit to a job interview and get hired, you're an idiot!
2.
Psychology. (no longer in technical use; considered offensive) a person of the lowest order in a former and discarded classification of mental retardation, having a mental age of less than three years old and an intelligence quotient under 25.
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You are absolutely correct Mark, however you might want to consider that this thread is quite old ... BTW, welcome to the Forum