Handy Devices

Randy Wayne, Campbellsville, Kentucky, could no longer tighten electric fence insulators to posts because of arthritis in his fingers and wrist. He needed something that would grip the insulators for easier tightening. He found his answer in a scrap 1/4-inch-thick piece of aluminum. From it, he cut a piece 9 inches long and 3/4 inch wide. He drilled holes for 5/16-inch x 1-inch bolts. Once tightened, the bolts fit snuggly between the ears of insulators, allowing him to tighten any loose insulators he finds.

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