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Title: Today's Find (5APR13) -Revisted
Post by: Wrenchmensch on April 05, 2013, 02:24:47 PM
Despite warnings of rain for this morning, it dawned beautiful and got better all day.  Here's what I found today:

- A 6 1/2-inch pair unused Diamond Horseshoe pliers;
- an 11-inch unused Harley-Davidson 3/4-inch combination wrench; and
- an 8-inch Moore Drop Forge monkey wrench (now cleaned up)


Title: Re: Today's Find (5APR13)
Post by: Papaw on April 05, 2013, 02:32:51 PM
I like the monkey wrench best of all.
Title: Re: Today's Find (5APR13)
Post by: Bill Houghton on April 07, 2013, 12:38:52 PM
At first I thought the wrench was bent, and then I realized that the cast handle is riveted to the shank; and I imagine the pressure from the movable jaw, transferred to the handle through the adjusting screw, has pushed it out of alignment.  Neat looking wrench.
Title: Re: Today's Find (5APR13) -Revisted
Post by: Wrenchmensch on April 08, 2013, 09:21:32 AM
Bill:

You've got a good eye.  Last night, I applied a couple of well-placed hits with my Dad's old 4-pound hammer, aka the Persuader, to the loose handle rivet. That action had two good effects. It aligned and tightened the handle, and it secured the adjusting screw in its socket. The second picture of the wrench shows these results.
Title: Re: Today's Find (5APR13) -Revisted
Post by: Papaw on April 08, 2013, 10:03:00 PM
Job well done, Bob!
Were you wearing your Tool Talk cap?
Title: Re: Today's Find (5APR13) -Revisted
Post by: Wrenchmensch on April 09, 2013, 08:28:39 AM
I wear my Tool Talk hat everywhere and all the time, except in church.