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DIY post/pin socket for pin lock kegs.

I was at Menards the other day and it crossed my mind that I needed make one of these so I could place the o-rings on my pin lock dip tubes.  I picked up a Mastercraft deep well 13/16″ socket, finally got around to cutting the slots in it today, and it works great.  My socket as it came out appears to the left, it took about 15 minutes with some very flimsy/lightweight cutoff wheels in my Dremel-like tool.

As I was looking at the picture, it occurred to me that it might save someone some time in the future if they could simply mark and cut rather than line up and mark the pins.  Pretty straightforward to do with either a six point or twelve point socket.  I’ve attached a couple of pictures below that show which of the points you’d need to cut for both a six and twelve point socket.