In article ,
wrote:
Can anyone recommend where to buy box spanners either a bricks and
mortar shop or online?

It rather depends on what type. They might be BA sizes for model etc work
or one for removing an immersion heater.

In general few bother with them these days since deep sockets are so
readily available.

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Dave Plowman London SW
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

In general few bother with them these days since deep sockets are so
readily available.

I recently needed a box spanner (gold-coloured thin metal) where a
chrome-vanadium socket wouldn't have done was when taking a bathroom
basin tap apart to get at the seat, re-grind and fit a refurb kit. I
'real' socket would have been too large externally. Luckily, I found an
old spark plug spanner (21mm for the tap) and 19mm at the other end.
Using thin metal rods through it just bent them, so I used the Haynes
classic "2 opposing nuts on a bolt" trick at the 19mm end with a big
adjustable spanner. Just the job!

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
wrote:
Can anyone recommend where to buy box spanners either a bricks and
mortar shop or online?

It rather depends on what type. They might be BA sizes for model etc
work or one for removing an immersion heater.

In general few bother with them these days since deep sockets are so
readily available.

I do carry several box spanners in the 'plumbing kit'. A set for doing up
the nuts when fixing monoblock taps and one that fits 1/2" & 3/4" backnuts -
useful when they are stuck firm, although you have to remove the pipework
first.


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Dave
The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 23:30:01 +0000, The Medway Handyman wrote:

I do carry several box spanners in the 'plumbing kit'. A set for doing
up the nuts when fixing monoblock taps and one that fits 1/2" & 3/4"
backnuts - useful when they are stuck firm, although you have to remove
the pipework first.

Spot on that man. And if you have 2 you can stick the bath one over the
spout of a basin tap to hold it steady while you use the basin-size one to
undo the backnut!