At 12:30 AM 6/2/2012, you wrote: >either. > >What I'd love to find is something that uses a screw to pull a wedge >through the boot. It would be child's play to chuck the screw into a >battery drill. > >But I can't quite envision the whole thing. So: PIClist to the=20 >rescue, I hope. > >Anyone have any ideas? If I understand your problem correctly, this is what I'd use:- http://www.speff.com/pliers.jpg http://www.hellermanntyton.si/productdetail?PRODUCTID=3D621-10810 Best regards, Spehro Pefhany --"it's the network..." "The Journey is the rewar= d" speff@interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.co= m Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.co= m --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .