On 03/07/2017 11:35 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Tuesday 07 March 2017 23:00:32 Todd Zuercher wrote: > >> Ahhh, ye old "booger" wrench, the perfect tool for rounding off "any" >> sized bolt. >> > Shhh now, Todd, you might let the cat out of the bag, and its mad enough > already. :) > > Actually, if it has a solid frame, and a well made screw, they aren't > that bad. But the $7 model? Donbesilly. But its ideal to clamp to the > mill table with something under the handle, and the screw well > tightened, and run a 1/4" end mill over it till theres only an eighth > inch left. And hide it in a drawer of the lathe till you need to loosen > those same nuts again, so there is (occasionally) a method to my > apparent madness. > > I carried a 4" real "Crescent" wrench in my pocket for almost 40 years > before I took a good look at it, decided it was worn enough to trash, > did, then have yet to find another copy of that same wrench, it could go > up to about 3/8"s of an inch which was usually enough. That 4"er was > truly a quality made tool and served me well. It was truly an old old > friend. Unfortunately, Crescent is now owned by Cooper Tools, and it is > no longer the quality product all others are compared to. Cooper is imo, > incapable of building a quality tool. > > Cheers, Gene Heskett
You ought to trythe Snap-On version of the venerable Crescent wrench. No rounding off nuts or bolts with those. Unless you don't snug up the jaws. No loose sloppy fits in the Snap-In version. My Dad got me the three piece set for my birthday almost thirty years ago and the chrome finish still looks brand new, the jaws are still solid and fit and all three down to the 4" one still get a good workout. Mark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Announcing the Oxford Dictionaries API! The API offers world-renowned dictionary content that is easy and intuitive to access. Sign up for an account today to start using our lexical data to power your apps and projects. Get started today and enter our developer competition. http://sdm.link/oxford _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
