I bought a set last year at Christmas at Sears. They had both flat and
angle, english and metric.
Ben Zwissler
bjzwissler@comcast.net
Columbus, IN
1966 TR-4A IRS
1973 MG Midget
1980 TR-8
2003 Honda ST1300
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From: shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net
[mailto:shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Karl Vacek
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 9:55 PM
To: shop-talk@autox.team.net
Subject: [Shop-talk] Crescent stainless "gear wrenches"
A couple of years ago, Costco had sets of Crescent brand stainless steel
"Gear Wrench"-style combination wrenches. 7 wrenches for $19.95. 5/16 to
11/16 - if they went another couple wrenches larger it's be even better, but
these are fine as is. Flat ratchet on one end, open-end on the other.
These are completely flat wrenches rather than bent or offset, so they don't
have or need a reversing feature - just turn the wrench over. They're
fairly thin and get in lots of places. Fine-tooth ratchet too.
Sadly, I only bought one set for myself, and never really tried them for a
long time. The open end part is a little large and clunky, so I just left
them in the package for a year or more. By the time I began to use them, it
was too late to buy more.
Has anyone seen these recently ? The stainless construction is a great
feature for slobs like me who occasionally get a wrench wet and don't wipe
it really well before setting it down - often on the floor ;-)
Alternatively, what brands of these things are good ? The ones I see at
Sneers and Sawbucks seem awfully thick, and wouldn't get onto a nut or bolt
head anywhere near a vertical surface.
Thanks !
Karl
Life is like a jar of jalapenos --
What you do today might
burn your butt tomorrow !!
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