"Mark Rand" wrote in message
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On Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:34:36 GMT, "Leo Lichtman"

wrote:



The movable jaw transmits its moment into the slot in the handle, which is
likely to be weaker than the stationary jaw. So you want it to receive
less
moment. Therefore, turn the wrench so the force on the movable jaw is
away
from, the tip.


Count that five for those that understand moments. I could never
understand
how people could convince themselves that the other way was right.


Mark Rand
RTFM
Is it possible that the "right way" was really established for the "monkey
wrench" with the jaws at right angles to the handle? It would seem obvious
that you would not want to pull them in a direction that might cause them to
slip off.

I also wonder if anyone has done any actual testing to establish which way
the wrenches are stronger?

Another thought is that if you put a very long "cheater" on the wrench the
pulling force on the wrench handle can be very small. Maybe we need to use
them the "right" way for short handles with lots of pull and then turn them
over to the "wrong" way when we put a "cheater bar" on!

What if you folded the wrench head over so the jaw opening faced the handle?
Which way should you pull it then?

This question really should be resolved so we can get on with other equally
important matters.

Don Young