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What's-It Forum => What's-It Forum => Topic started by: HeelSpur on December 04, 2012, 04:49:20 AM

Title: What was this used for?
Post by: HeelSpur on December 04, 2012, 04:49:20 AM

This was in the "everything for a dollar bin".
Got it out of curiosity as usual.

(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j368/wvabe/010.jpg?t=1354566678)

Title: Re: What was this used for?
Post by: krusty the clown on December 04, 2012, 06:54:47 AM

it's a ratcheting tube nut wrench. after a tube nut is loosend with a line wrench those are used to speed up removal.

Title: Re: What was this used for?
Post by: wvtools on December 04, 2012, 07:02:05 AM

They are also called flare nut wrenches.  Imperial Chicago made one very similar in construction to your Herbrand.

Title: Re: What was this used for?
Post by: HeelSpur on December 04, 2012, 07:12:57 AM

I would have never guessed that it was a flare nut wrench, thanks guys.