ok so not quite woodwork, but bare with me.......
About 10 years ago a uni mate of mine went to a bike show (as in motor bike) and came back with some "super wrenches".
A few weeks later he told me how good they were and I told him to grab me a set when he sees them next.
6 months later and the next bike show comes around, I get a set.
Not the tool for all jobs, but one hell of a hand when things go wrong.
typical uses are basically anything thats hard to grip or is ceased. They also come in handy for plumbing jobs and anything that involves gripping a bar/shaft. Think mull-grips on steroids.
The advertising as I remember was a picture of a guy holding himself up on a scaffold pole with 2 of these. They basically grip what ever is in the jaws harder the harder you pull down. The jaw is spring loaded and by releasing pressure and rotating back against the spring the wrench can be "rachetted".
The jaws are serrated so damage occurs (naturally) to whatever you are using the wrench on.
I think I paid around £40 10 years ago. They were advertised at the time for bikers to carry with them instead of a set of spanners.
I`ve found them really useful over the years. Just thought they deserved a heads-up as they got me out of a stuck situation again today (ceased bolt).
steve
About 10 years ago a uni mate of mine went to a bike show (as in motor bike) and came back with some "super wrenches".
A few weeks later he told me how good they were and I told him to grab me a set when he sees them next.
6 months later and the next bike show comes around, I get a set.
Not the tool for all jobs, but one hell of a hand when things go wrong.
typical uses are basically anything thats hard to grip or is ceased. They also come in handy for plumbing jobs and anything that involves gripping a bar/shaft. Think mull-grips on steroids.
The advertising as I remember was a picture of a guy holding himself up on a scaffold pole with 2 of these. They basically grip what ever is in the jaws harder the harder you pull down. The jaw is spring loaded and by releasing pressure and rotating back against the spring the wrench can be "rachetted".
The jaws are serrated so damage occurs (naturally) to whatever you are using the wrench on.
I think I paid around £40 10 years ago. They were advertised at the time for bikers to carry with them instead of a set of spanners.
I`ve found them really useful over the years. Just thought they deserved a heads-up as they got me out of a stuck situation again today (ceased bolt).
steve
