On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:52:07 -0500, dpb wrote:

mm wrote:
On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:34:38 -0500, dpb wrote:

Meat Plow wrote:
On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 05:27:06 -0700, Sacramento Dave wrote:

Chanel Locks, that's how us Plumbers do it
On an ornamental chromed pipe?
All it takes is a rag in the jaws to avoid marking it -- although I
certainly have seen a lot of jobs where obviously either channel-lock
pliers or a pipe wrench were used directly -- mostly in commercial
installations where one would presume the work was a "pro"...

A pretty thick rag, I think. I've seen things get scratched right
through a rag. In fact I've fallen and drawn blood from my leg
without even damaging my pants.

Well, it presumes at least a modicum of care is taken and, yes, it takes
more than a single layer of t-shirt. I normally use an old wash rag or
similar...

Salvage some strip on rubber inner-tube 1 X 12 inch or so. Wrap around
and pipe wrench it up, or channel lock pliers. Save to strip in the
plumbing bag for later use.

--
Oren

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