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Re: A rather useful tool


 

Actually I have an adjustable wrench just that size,
Of course I don't use it very often.
John Mattis (retired mechanical?engineer)

On Mon, Mar 4, 2024 at 7:43?AM Charles Kinzer <ckinzer@...> wrote:
Amusing photo.

You might now consider just displaying it as a "wall hangar".? Of course, if you have ever seen what was used in a place like an old railroad roundhouse, or ship builder, that's still a pretty small wrench.

Charles E. "Chuck" Kinzer


On Monday, March 4, 2024 at 05:01:54 AM PST, Miket_NYC <mctaglieri@...> wrote:


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.

Mike Taglieri?

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