Speaking of crescent wrenches, I recently picked up a Knipex "plier-wrench"
which I now use where I used to use a crescent. There's a good photo of it
at http://www.knipex.de/index-e.htm along with a little video clip if you
click on the head of the pliers. It is a little weird, but once you get the
hang of it, they are extremely quick to adjust and the grip is pretty good,
and the flat sides tend to not damage fasteners. I found out about Knipex
from a friend who recommended their Cobra "water pump pliers". These look
like a channel lock but are actually rather different in practice. The jaws
are extremely hard and will dig into anything, and the geometry is such that
turning pushes them tighter, so they'll actually turn stuff that vise grips
won't. I've found them extremely useful for taking apart things that don't
want to be taken apart. MSC carries them, among others.
Tw
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Beels" <beels@technologist.com>
To: <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 23, 1999 12:04 PM
Subject: Re: OK, then...whose ratchets?
>
> One thing about the "ratcheting" combo wrenches. They're not
> Craftsman-branded. And if we had any doubts about the post from a few
> weeks ago that mentioned Danaher as the maker of Craftsman tools, turn the
> blister pack over. "Manufactured in Taiwan(?) for Danaher Tools, Inc."
>
> I have a square ratchet in the toolbox. It gets grabbed for the same
> things I'd a Crescent wrench for before (quick and dirty stuff)...
>
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