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Re: Craftsman Quick Wrench

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Subject: Re: Craftsman Quick Wrench
From: Richard Beels <beels@technologist.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Jun 1999 13:38:26 -0400

> Its actually better than asking about 
> which air compressor to buy.
The Devilbuss upright for $400 seems to be the popular one....

> Plus, with real Vise-Grips you can set how tightly you want them to
clamp.  I 
> really cranked them down on a rear wheel cylinder bleed screw (after I 
> twisted the brake pipe off!) with the cylinder in the bench vise.  STILL 
> couldn't get the bleed screw off!  I was replacing the cylinder anyway, but 
> didya ever have one of those days when you just HAD to get that dang thing 
> loose?!?
You can set the tension with the Crapsman tool as well.  There is a
thumb-wheel inside one of the grips.

> Also, have you tried the new Vise-Grip nut-grabber?  (That sounds bad!)  It 
> has a special jaw that really grips a hex nut.  A good buy IMHO.
I have a set of those also.  Useful with the rounded ones.....

Cheers!


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