i adjusted my valves the other day and knew ther had to be a better way then needle nose plires. i had to readjust after the cam break-in but this time i made a new tool for the tappet adjuster. what i used was a sheet-rock screw with a #2 square head. i used a 1/2 inch long pice of metal tubing smaller then a pencle in dia. as a spacer and screwed the screw into a 1.5" long x 3/4" round pice of wood. worked like a charm.

 

I always use one of the big phillips fender screws with the nut on. This works perfect.