Offshore tools get a bad rap many times...this big ass adjustable came from Princess Auto...your way its Harbour Freight...I do a good inspect on stuff I buy whether it's Snap On, Cresent or otherwise...I've used the PA adjustable a few times and I'm happy with it...I guess at the end of the day it's QC and yes I know putting a bar on it increases the torque and may overload its capacity but it delivered...I remember in aviation we had operations with 2 guys, a long pipe with one more on the socket end on an sizable L type handle torquing 1.5"+dia bolts...sometimes stuff broke inviting injury...I witnessed that... Other times it was a ratchet, and other times torque multipler ratchets...but back in the day some of those modern things were unavailable...the torque was determined by pli washers and wiggle tools... That's where I got the leverage know how...isn't right but many times bails you out without a hernia...and as you say, you still have to have an idea of what your feeling torque wise...
Gotcha......I have a fair collection myself...no double headers though... @Paul, I looked for patents on the double ender...couldn't find it... Found this though... https://patents.google.com/patent/US1133236A/en ...1915...hasn't changed much eh...I'm amazed...
You may laugh, but I’ve done this several times, when the proper pin pops out and gets lost……..usually in the mud. The ones with tapered handles are actually the best as they jam in there and don’t bounce out ! .
Here are a couple more pix of this. Note that the handle is not only curved it's offset a tad. Yes; you're technically correct. Have you never asked your wife to hand you a Kleenex and gotten a Puff? Or gone to the Frigidaire to get a Coke but in reality you were going to the Whirlpool for a Pepsi? It's all good though. We get your drift. We also understand that you might not be old enough to remember calling a refrigerator a Frigidaire.
And when you tool hoarders cark it those wizz-bang old tools will be transformed into Kias because your kids will chuck them straight into the scrap bin because there's nowhere to plug in the laptop.
I was just pulling your chain... We didn’t have Frigidaire up here I don’t think. We use Scottie’s up here and Kleenex just pulled out of Canada last month. But I can always tell the difference between Pepsi(good) and Coke (less good). Remember those Taste Tests? Always got them correct. More to the point though I thought this whole thing was due to photo shop. But I like the reasoning of having a doubled ended adjustable wrench!
About 15 years ago when I started my current job in maintenance, our scrap bin had a bunch of ratchet parts and adjustable wrench jaws, wheels and axle screws plus other tool pieces, as it had been decided we weren't going to repair these tools anymore. I've seen Crescent jaws in junk stores with old price tags on them, so they once were an item at least at some hardware/tool stores.
picked up another odd one this, a Handy Boy made in USA by Diamond Tool and Horseshoe Co in Duluth MN pliers with crescent style wrench on one arm and flat blade screwdriver on the other
I have a Diamond Handy Boy too, there were several different sizes - I think 6" and 8". They're pretty hard to find and highly prized by collectors so they usually aren't cheap. Going back to the original post about adjustable wrenches, besides selling them with their own brand name, Diamond used to make them for a bunch of other companies too. There's more info on the company at the Alloy Artifacts website. http://alloy-artifacts.org/
I love the alloy artifacts website! Couple years ago I was able to collect a set of pebble pattern Plomb ratchets to go in my old SK toolbox. Very satisfying.
My grandmother gave this tool set to me in about 1963, I actually used it to change tires on my car I think she picked it up at a sale, she was a sharp lady...I should have taken all the advice she gave me
The combo wrench is a Crescent 6 and 8 in, I need to find a jaw for it. The Lil 4 inch I found in a car recently
Why on earth did Mossberg choose the name "Auto Clé"? I suppose it means "wrench" in French, but that's not well known to English speakers, and it's also not necessarily obvious how to pronounce it.
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