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My folk's extention has a couple of skylights. I'm looking to remove them as part of a bigger job but they're held down with a number of these fixings.
Any idea what tool is needed to undo them?
I'd say the holes are 10mm apart at most and approx 3mm across
Dunno, but looks like it would be pretty easy to make one with some flat bar with a couple of holes drilled and a couple of steel pins silver soldered in place.
Adjustable pin wrench?
A pin spanner would work if you can find one small enough although I think you get adjustable ones or two nails in a bit of wood to make your own and something between them to turn them as the wood would likely splinter unless they arent very tight. This of course is if they are screwed in rather than bonded in place.
Circlip pliers used like a screwdriver would work. Wouldn’t want to do many like that mind…
Snake eye/pig nose/Two-pin security screw bits.
Your tricky bit will be sizing the right ones but they are cheap
The table below shows head size (dk) and corresponding tool size. 
Thanks for the suggestions, it's given me a few pointers to investigate.
Needle nose pliers with a lever (maybe a screwdriver?) used horizontally in the crack between the noses?
Jesus there are some bodgers on here.
Thanks Temudgin. Thats a useful table.
Fwiw the reason its worth getting the right tool...
While other options might work. You just know they won't work on atleast 1. Then you will buy the tool anyway only to find your repeated initial attempts have ****ed the whole thing and you need an angle grinder.
For when you don't want people stealing you velux yeah ?
For when you don't want people stealing you velux yeah ?
There is a market for stolen once since the prices.... Went through the roof...
Jesus there are some bodgers on here.
In the spirit of bodging, my dad's going to try filing down an old screwdriver to do it 😀
He's retired and has all the time in the world, so I'm sure that makes more sense that spending about 8 quid on some security bits 😀
Jesus there are some bodgers on here.
In the spirit of bodging, my dad's going to try filing down an old screwdriver to do it 😀
He's retired and has all the time in the world, so I'm sure that makes more sense that spending about 8 quid on some security bits 😀
Ah now see... Thats not bodging thats tool fabrication a fine and noble tradition.
Ah now see... Thats not bodging thats tool fabrication a fine and noble tradition.
****ing hell... My father is a tool maker!!! Just call me Kier... 😀
Fwiw the reason its worth getting the right tool...
While other options might work. You just know they won't work on atleast 1. Then you will buy the tool anyway only to find your repeated initial attempts have ****ed the whole thing and you need an angle grinder.
So what you're saying is an Angle Grinder is the right tool. Got it.
I condsider resorting to an angle grinder as a failure.
Scariest tool i own. Requires ppe and everything compared to some safety sandals and a screwdriver.
Jesus there are some bodgers on here.
In the spirit of bodging, my dad's going to try filing down an old screwdriver to do it 😀
He's retired and has all the time in the world, so I'm sure that makes more sense that spending about 8 quid on some security bits 😀
If that proves too fiddly perhaps he could weld a Phillips screw head onto them all and then use a screwdriver.
Jesus there are some bodgers on here.
let me go and find the 50mm ish hex spanner i made from a sheet of 6mm birch ply, when my radiator endcap came loose.