On 7/20/2010 12:03 PM, Dave__67 wrote:
On Jul 19, 10:01 pm, John wrote:
At the moment, I really only need three (ordinary) wrenches for my
new Snappy quickchange drillbit adapters. An old friend said that
open end wrenches tend to spread with a lot of torque. A cheap set of
Stanley wrenches at the local megastore has a lifetime warranty, but
shipping would be more than the cost of one wrench, sounds like a
silly warrantee.

Is carefully using a vice grip on the threaded nut part of a Snappy
quickchange adapter likely to destroy it? The base can be held with
the included hex nut and a socket wrench.

Otherwise... Suggestions for a small wrench set?

Thanks.

Maybe a tubing fitting/flare wrench?

Much better capability than an open-end wrench, fits around a shaft.

http://www.redhummer.com/myhummer/to...s/flarenut.jpg


Dave

When I needed one of these to disconnect the furnace in my hunting
camper, the price seemed a bit dear (wait for appreciative groans to
subside...), so I just cut a clearance slot with a cutoff wheel in a
cheap box wrench. Worked OK for the two times I needed it. One of the
advantages of cheap Harbor Fright tools is there is so little to lose.

David