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Offline HeelSpur

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What was this used for?
« on: December 04, 2012, 04:49:20 AM »
This was in the "everything for a dollar bin".
Got it out of curiosity as usual.

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Offline krusty the clown

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Re: What was this used for?
« Reply #1 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.

Offline wvtools

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Re: What was this used for?
« Reply #2 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.

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Re: What was this used for?
« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2012, 07:12:57 AM »
I would have never guessed that it was a flare nut wrench, thanks guys.
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