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Man's finest invention?
Any particular favorites?
The Spanish made Channellock version are pretty decent IMHO.
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When we were kids they were called "West Virginia Socket Sets"
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Diamond - because that is what dad used.
Epstein didn't kill himself.
"Play Cinnamon Girl you Sonuvabitch!"
Biden didn't win the election.
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Most of mine are Crescent brand, Made in the USA. Got some Proto brand as well.
Talk is cheap. It takes money to buy whiskey.
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Sam; Good afternoon to you sir, I hope the weekend was a good one for you all. When we started to see metric marked adjustable wrenches up here, we couldn't resist trying to convince the gullible that one needed an older standard measure wrench for the North American stuff and a metric one for the Euro and Japanese made stuff. As I recall I had at least one guy convinced...  Indeed though Sam, no tool kit is complete without a good set of Crescent or adjustable wrenches AND a bunch of different sizes of adjustable water pump pliers! On my bloody '03 Dodge pickup a guy needs to have a complete set of metric, standard and Torx bit sockets too. Who's brilliant idea to sprinkle the truck with fasteners with all three types I can't say Sam - but they surely did....  I can't say if it's man's greatest invention - the strike anywhere match comes to mind there - but it's up there alright. All the best to you all this week Sam. Dwayne
The most important stuff in life isn't "stuff"
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Crescent and Bonney here..
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Jamestown, NY is the birth place of the Crescent Wrench.
I too am a fan of the Spanish made Channellocks. The Bahco variety is also pretty sweet.
If you put Taco Bell sauce in your ramen noodles it tastes just like poverty
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~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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Crescent wrenches are fine and all, but a set of Knipex channel locks are the cats pajamas.
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VA, around here they sometimes double as hammer.
ADD, Mudstud, those are familiar names!
I have old clunker that is stamped Tiger Brand. It is a chunky and generally unhandy tool.
Dwayne, good afternoon to you as well!
Everything is moving along fine here. We are currently in the 1-2 week behind schedule routine(aka spring). Branding and hauling out pairs to pasture, should be in the field seeding but the old Versatile needed a little work.
Which brings us back to the topic of the adjustable wrench.
When used in combination with normal wrenches in tight places they really shine....
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My dad carried a Wizard 12" everywhere he went
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Snap on was better than Mac, but not by much.
Hard to believe that a premium tool would have jaws that were not parallel.
Crescent and Channel Lock brands are pretty good.
American made Craftsman were okay too. The three pack was how I bought them.
I am MAGA.
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Farmers wrench,
every tractor need one in the tool box.
Of course back then, you could fix stuff with a wrench, pliers and a screwdriver.
Parents who say they have good kids..Usually don't!
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Yep, crescents, channel locks, and vise-grips although not always the best tool for the job, are just damn handy.
AND LET'S NOT GET STARTED ON THE NEEDLE-NOSED PLIERS!
Epstein didn't kill himself.
"Play Cinnamon Girl you Sonuvabitch!"
Biden didn't win the election.
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A lot can fixed with a pair of knipex cobra pliers and a crescent wrench.
I carry a 4” channellock wrench in my pocket everyday.
Dave
�The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it.� Lou Holtz
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Crescent wrenches are one place where I prefer the foreign made version.........since so many vehicles now have metric fasteners.
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Sometimes, the air you 'let in'matters less than the air you 'let out'.
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When we were kids they were called "West Virginia Socket Sets" Grew up in TX we called them OK sockets sets.
Ed
A person who asks a question is a fool for 5 minutes the person who never asks is a fool forever.
The worst slaves are those that put the chains on themselves.
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Crescent wrenches are one place where I prefer the foreign made version.........since so many vehicles now have metric fasteners. what brand of metric adjustable wrenches do you prefer? do tell
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When we were kids they were called "West Virginia Socket Sets" Grew up in TX we called them OK sockets sets. We called em mescan speed wrenches..
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