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TOOLS AND THE SHOP => MECHANIC HAND TOOLS WE USE => Topic started by: hofferwood on April 16, 2019, 07:09:58 PM

Title: Kind of an odd duck
Post by: hofferwood on April 16, 2019, 07:09:58 PM

I forgot I had this.

Title: Re: Kind of an odd duck
Post by: goodfellow on April 16, 2019, 07:19:39 PM

Great old wrenches Chuck!  The classic tapered beam was always very appealing to me

Title: Re: Kind of an odd duck
Post by: hofferwood on April 16, 2019, 09:19:09 PM

Thanks Ray.
What I see as unusual are the sizes-----9/16" and  7/16".   

Title: Re: Kind of an odd duck
Post by: fatfillup on April 17, 2019, 04:26:28 PM

Quote from: hofferwood on April 16, 2019, 09:19:09 PM

Thanks Ray.
What I see as unusual are the sizes-----9/16" and  7/16".

Are you referring to 7/16 being paired with 9/16 or different standard then SAE?

Title: Re: Kind of an odd duck
Post by: hofferwood on April 17, 2019, 05:27:45 PM

Quote from: fatfillup on April 17, 2019, 04:26:28 PM

Quote from: hofferwood on April 16, 2019, 09:19:09 PM

Thanks Ray.
What I see as unusual are the sizes-----9/16" and  7/16".

Are you referring to 7/16 being paired with 9/16 or different standard then SAE?

Yup Phil, It's usually 9/16 and 1/2" ----that's all,, just unusual to me-----------I don't get out much---LOL

Title: Re: Kind of an odd duck
Post by: bonneyman on April 17, 2019, 09:06:47 PM

I personally like the 1/2" x 9/16" combo, but having the ends two sizes off makes it easier to distinguish in a tool tray. 

Much more helpful with metric wrenches! ;D