I have a similar one. They make good improvised hammers
I have a similar one. They make good improvised hammers
Mine can be switched to turn either clockwise or counter-clockwise. Must be a newer model....
Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times.
back then the wrench was primarily used on the old square type nuts. it was called a MONKEY WRENCH.
I have one centered on a length of chain used as a decorative Gate Weight.
Casting for .38 spec, .44 spec/mag, .45 Colt, 38-55, 45-70 and .50ML.... and the boy's slingshot.
Shake'n'bake powder coating is amazing. Thank you to the guys that developed and shared the process.
Today... Large vice grip for nuts. Ball peen for "those other nuts".
"Behold The Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world". John 1:29
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If you had a left handed one, you might have a matching pair.
Micah 6:8
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
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I may be discharged and retired but I'm sure I did not renounce the oath that I solemnly swore!
My neighbor had one made of brass, destroyed it using it for a hammer.
When the furniture plant I worked at was shutting down the foreman in the finishing room gave me a new 12 in. adjustable wrench made of brass. It makes a wonderful tool for installing breach plugs.
Somewhere in my stuff I have one about 9" that is marked FORD in script. It came in a tool set for a model T. I also have a 16" combination wrench that has flat jaws and pipe jaws. They were standard issue on steam locomotives. Heating and subsequent cooling and the constant pounding/vibration by the reciprocating parts can cause water and steam leaks. Mine is marked GNR for Great Northern Railroad.
BIG OR SMALL I LIKE THEM ALL, 577 TO 22 HORNET.
LIKE !
Lets form a club ... NoMA ... No Metric Allowed
My grandfather's workbench / garage had 4 monkey wrenches ...
2 rather big ones 10" - 12" , a medium size - 7" and a little baby wrench 4 " long ... I have that one in my tool box ...
It always reminds me of my Paw-Paw .
Gary
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After you handle one of these babies you can understand why some companies required you to wear steel toed shoes.
A GUN THAT'S COCKED AND UNLOADED AIN'T GOOD FOR NUTHIN'........... ROOSTER COGBURN
I have one I use to remove and replace the bushing atop my RCBS press. It’s the only one of convenient size that opens up far enough. It came down from my grandfather who worked at Ford for a time.
I’ve seen them with “Fordson” on them. Maybe part of the tractor tool kit. One of my elderly neighbors said they used to call them “knuckle smashers.”
never pick a fight with an old man - if he is too old to fight he will just kill you -
in this current crisis our government is not the solution , it is the problem ! -
ILLEGITIMI NON CARBORUNDUM
as they say in latin
I use mine to grab the receiver on lever action rifles to remove the barrel. Has much wider jaws than any Crescent wrench. Put leather on the jaws, of course, to not mar the finish on the rifle.
In school: We learn lessons, and are given tests.
In life: We are given tests, and learn lessons.
OK People. Enough of this idle chit-chat.
This ain't your Grandma's sewing circle.
EVERYONE!
Back to your oars. The Captain wants to waterski.
never pick a fight with an old man - if he is too old to fight he will just kill you -
in this current crisis our government is not the solution , it is the problem ! -
ILLEGITIMI NON CARBORUNDUM
as they say in latin
In school: We learn lessons, and are given tests.
In life: We are given tests, and learn lessons.
OK People. Enough of this idle chit-chat.
This ain't your Grandma's sewing circle.
EVERYONE!
Back to your oars. The Captain wants to waterski.
Beemer: I bet that one of yours, being the size you indicated,was forged for the Louisville & Nashville Rail Road. My Great Grand Dad cut ties for them when they were running track in Arkansas before the Civil War.
oksmle
So where did the term "Monkey Wrench" come from????
The World English Dictionary gives a nautical definition for monkey, as a modifier "denoting a small light structure or piece of equipment contrived to suit an immediate purpose: a monkey foresail ; a monkey bridge."
So an adjustable wrench, "contrived to suit an immediate purpose", in place of standard open end wench.
There are many other myths about it name.
Invented by a guy named Charles Monk that was supposed to have invented it.
He didn't.
Another is that boxer Jack Johnson invented the wrench while in prison.
Racial slur.
He had nothing to do with it.
First came on in the 18th century for the nuts on wagon wheels.
Nuts, bolts were hand made back then, and not always the exact same size.
A Monkey wrench has no teeth on the jaws.
A Pipe wench has teeth. It made to turn pipes.
Tools are so interesting.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |