R W Burgess Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Don't buy him clothes when you can fulfill his need for more tools. This tool is perfect for the man who can not read or has stepped on his reading glasses. Every half wit mechanic needs this tool! You can thank me later! Wayne 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restorer32 Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 My wife, bless her, refers to Phillips and regular screw drivers as + or - screw drivers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caddyshack Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Sweet, I need one for my right hand threads and left hand threads. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Thought the left handed monkey wrench was kept next to the striped paint and muffler bearings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander Wildeisen Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 That is a Idaho socket set. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dictator27 Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Now that really is a "combination" wrench! Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46 woodie Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 We would always screw around with new kids and ask them to get an adjustable wrench. When they got back with the wrench we would tell them that the one they had was "metric", not the one we need! Xander, I thought an Idaho socket set was a "channel lock pliers". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Marx Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Sorry to inform you, but those "channel lock pliers" are an Arkansas speed wrench. Apparently not raised in the north. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Not to be confused with the mexican speed wrench (five or ten pound) or the blue nosed wrench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 That wrench is a great idea! I've always used a crescent wrench for standard bolts and vice grips for metric bolts. That tool will allow me to have one tool that fits both. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooney3100 Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 (edited) Now that's a tool I need I can finally fix my Muffler Bearing and the Canuten valve on my truck....LOL...:) Edited December 20, 2016 by Rooney3100 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander Wildeisen Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 (edited) I am still waiting for my "slap chop" Edited December 20, 2016 by Xander Wildeisen (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 (edited) Anybody got any tartan paint? MacGregor Tartan please. Pass me the crocodile spanner (pukpuk spanner in PNG, pron. pookpook). Edited December 20, 2016 by Spinneyhill (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill pritchett Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 (edited) Wayne, I know it works for SAE and metric. However, what about us who have British cars that use Whitworth. Perhaps, there is an accessory to the wrench for those who need that British standard. I am very disappointed that you did not include the British version. I do have a left handed Monkey wrench for Whitworth nuts so they do make them. Very surprised about how little you know about tools. Why this year for Xmas, Santa is bringing me a left handed T-shirt for the Monkey wrench. All you have to do is ask Gloria. This way I will know which hand to use with which tool, instead of having to guess all the time. Don't even start me on screwdrivers, let alone pneumatic grinders. To top it off when I use lug wrenches I have to guess which shirt I have to wear and when I do late 40's Chrysler products I go nuts so I hope you are happy. Edited December 20, 2016 by bill pritchett revision (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capngrog Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 5 minutes ago, bill pritchett said: Wayne, I know it works for SAE and metric. However, what about us who have British cars that use Whitworth. Perhaps, there is an accessory to the wrench for those who need that British standard. I have an app on my smart(?) phone that allows it to be plugged into the wrench so that it can be used on Whitworth fasteners. This includes both the right and left hand Whitworth fasteners. If you do a standard Groggle Search under the term, "double ended, medium torque, multi-span, post-calibrated wrenching device", you'll see the app listed. It can be yours for a fee of $19.96! Cheers, Grog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill pritchett Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 No smart phone but I added an app to my air compressor so I know which way to turn the wrench on when I plug it it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R W Burgess Posted December 20, 2016 Author Share Posted December 20, 2016 20 minutes ago, bill pritchett said: Wayne, I know it works for SAE and metric. However, what about us who have British cars that use Whitworth. ...... .I hope you are happy........ Bill, I am always happy! Son and wife just left shopping, my buddy "Jack" and I are getting along just find, thank you. You speak of whit-something, here I just learned sec. Grade English????? Grog, don't confuse matters, Bill is already doing a great job of that!!? Cheers....breakfast of champions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill pritchett Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 British Standard Whitworth (BSW) is one of a number of imperial-unit-based screw thread standards which use the same hexagonal bolt head and nut sizes, the others being British Standard Fine thread (BSF) and British Standard Cycle. These three are collectively called Whitworth threads. Santa uses North Pole left twists if I remember correctly. He has to plug in thought as he runs at 330W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restorer32 Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 And of course all this is reversed south of the Equator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 23 minutes ago, bill pritchett said: British Standard Whitworth (BSW) is one of a number of imperial-unit-based screw thread standards which use the same hexagonal bolt head and nut sizes, the others being British Standard Fine thread (BSF) and British Standard Cycle. These three are collectively called Whitworth threads. Santa uses North Pole left twists if I remember correctly. He has to plug in thought as he runs at 330W. Keep a watch for the RR & B F-head engines at car shows this season. You will see the wrench in post #1 is definitely used for servicing the exhaust manifold studs for that engine. Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plymouthcranbrook Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 I used to drive my nephews crazy when I told them to get me an adjustable wrench from the tool box and then sent them back for the "Metric" one. Took them a while to catch on to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie G Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Do they come in girl's hand sizes? :-/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Marx Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 While we know the wrench fits the Canuten Valve, don't forget that darn Canuten valve is connected to the Framis which is a bigger problem when it comes finding that Arkansas Speed wrench in the correct size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 It does not seem so long ago that old men played those tricks on me, told me about "coming up on the rocks and shoals", pinching with their gnarly old fingers, and all that other mean hearted stuff. Now that I am one, I remember and don't abuse anyone but old farts. A very early memory is sitting in a barber shop listening to the owner tell his cronies about a young kid asking for a shave and how he had given him one that would hurt for a week. And they told me I grew up with little respect for my elders or authority. Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R W Burgess Posted December 22, 2016 Author Share Posted December 22, 2016 19 hours ago, AnniesSS said: Do they come in girl's hand sizes? :-/ Here you go Annie, one for him, and one for you!!!! Merry Christmas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28 Chrysler Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Here is a complete wrench set , open end and box end. Perfect set for your small tool box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Henderson Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 (edited) Just like mine, The tools are missing a part....the band-aids. Edited December 23, 2016 by Dave Henderson add picture (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Walling Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 On 12/20/2016 at 2:02 PM, capngrog said: I have an app on my smart(?) phone that allows it to be plugged into the wrench so that it can be used on Whitworth fasteners. This includes both the right and left hand Whitworth fasteners. If you do a standard Groggle Search under the term, "double ended, medium torque, multi-span, post-calibrated wrenching device", you'll see the app listed. It can be yours for a fee of $19.96! Cheers, Grog Grog, I googled it and it came up with your post! Google will never let you down! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R W Burgess Posted December 23, 2016 Author Share Posted December 23, 2016 I am sure glad you guys are using my accumulated wisdom for your shipping this year. I spent many years in my red neck garage to earn my crooked fingers and broken ankle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R W Burgess Posted December 23, 2016 Author Share Posted December 23, 2016 I am sure glad you guys are using my accumulated wisdom for your shopping this year. I spent many years in my red neck garage to earn my crooked fingers and broken ankle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 I have an adjust-a-box... somewhere (don't think have see in a decade or two). Old Jags need Whitworth. See here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Roth Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 When we first bought the 365,xxx mile 1960 Valiant V-200, it was burning oil at a rate of 15 miles per quart. Prior to affording the 60/40 mix for 4 successive oil & filter changes to free up and flush the sludge, my factory-untrained Muck-kanik used his Left-handed SAE Vice Grip to install the J. C. Wit-Less Smoke Sifter to minimize hazards to our New Jersey mosquitos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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