Last week, I changed the undersized, crappy radiator in my kitchen for a bigger one that heats the room much better.? This involved undoing big threaded components that may not have been touched in half a century.
A tool that to some extent made the job possible was a 24" Crescent wrench I bought from Harbor Freight. It cost $33, which I thought was very reasonable considering the size. Here's a picture of my newly installed and painted radiator with the giant wrench on top of it.?
It may have been possible to get this plumbing apart with a small wrench and a cheater bar, but it wouldn't have been EASY, which it was with this wrench. (Also, taking heating equipment apart in the wintertime is a bit risky because if you screw up, the house may be cold for a long time).? I can't say any of us will ever find something on a minilathe that needs?a wrench this big, but I'll find other occasions to use it, and I bet you would too.
