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dpb

On 04/01/2016 7:15 PM, wrote:
On Fri, 1 Apr 2016 14:31:31 -0700, Art
wrote:
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I just found a Snap-On V520B 5/8" open-end angle wrench, as their web
site calls it. It looks like a typical open end wrench but with a more
°extreme angle on the "jaw" portion - looks like about 45° rather than
the typical 30°.

Can anyone explain why such an item exists? What purpose does it serve
beyond that of the more familiar open end wrench?
It allows you to get an open end wrench onto a bolt or nut you can
not get onto with a standard-offset open end wrench.

Gee- ya think?????

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