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Of course back then, you could fix stuff with a wrench, pliers and a screwdriver. Ha ! Years ago when working as a millwright that generally held to be true. Boss always yelled "Don't fix it, just get it running !"
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I was getting low on bailing wire myself and a nephew gave me some that was shiny. Thought it only came in rusty red and found hanging in barn rafters. Said it came out of Kansas, so keep an eye out in SW Kansas as its available on the black market. GW  lol
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If I could only have one tool - It would be a big Hammer!
If you can't it with that - You can fix it so nobody else can either.
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Dad always said that man with a Cresent wrench, a vicegrips, a slipjoint pliers and a multibit screwdriver could fix a powerful amount ov things in a pinch given a good length of heavy gauge wire.
My father-in-law drove a farm fuel delivery vehicle. He kept a large Crescent wrench under the seat. More than one aggressive dog got tuned up when they tried to attack him while he was making a delivery. He said he seldom came across a dog that needed a reminder.
Maybe a Crescent wrench could be a civilian collapsible baton in jurisdictions where they are illegal (Canada)? Your honor, I realized I was in a perilous situation. I tried to extricate myself but was unsuccessful. I believed myself to be under attack and in danger of serious grievious injury and or death. I grabbed what was handy, I guess I must have left that Crescent wrench under the seat after the last repair. When the person threatening me did not retreat upon seeing the wrench, but continued to approach me in a threatening manner, I set about defending myself in a vigorous manner. I beat the threatening person with the wrench until a) he ran away, b) he fell down after several blows to the head and neck area and he was no longer a threat to me. I immediately called 911. I tried to perform first aid, but I was shaking so bad I was unable to do so. EMT advised me he was DOA.
Could work.
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When I worked in a forge shop and stamping, we used huge crescent wrenches to change dies. Most of the time we had to use them with pipe extensions that were 4ft long. I had never seen wrenches that big. Some of those wrenches had been used for many years. All were USA made.
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GrandDad always kept one of those huge industrial sized Crescents Wrench’s in every tractor. Seen him get out of the tractor and kill rattlesnakes with it many times. He was not one to waste ammo.
About the only tools I carry in my Ranch truck nowadays is a huge set of Channel Locks, an Axe, Fencing Pliers, and a couple of big screw drivers.
Dad’s old Ranch Truck has enough Craftsman Tools in it to open a damned a Sears Store. I should never have to buy another tool in my lifetime as many as he had at the Ranch.
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"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston
Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
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all crescent wrenches or channel locks i've had disappear thanks to my stepsons.
God bless Texas-----------------------
Old 300
I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull
Its not how you pick the booger..
but where you put it !!
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Dad always said that man with a Cresent wrench, a vicegrips, a slipjoint pliers and a multibit screwdriver could fix a powerful amount ov things in a pinch given a good length of heavy gauge wire.
My father-in-law drove a farm fuel delivery vehicle. He kept a large Crescent wrench under the seat. More than one aggressive dog got tuned up when they tried to attack him while he was making a delivery. He said he seldom came across a dog that needed a reminder.
Maybe a Crescent wrench could be a civilian collapsible baton in jurisdictions where they are illegal (Canada)? Your honor, I realized I was in a perilous situation. I tried to extricate myself but was unsuccessful. I believed myself to be under attack and in danger of serious grievious injury and or death. I grabbed what was handy, I guess I must have left that Crescent wrench under the seat after the last repair. When the person threatening me did not retreat upon seeing the wrench, but continued to approach me in a threatening manner, I set about defending myself in a vigorous manner. I beat the threatening person with the wrench until a) he ran away, b) he fell down after several blows to the head and neck area and he was no longer a threat to me. I immediately called 911. I tried to perform first aid, but I was shaking so bad I was unable to do so. EMT advised me he was DOA.
Could work. Your honor, I applied the wrench until his nuts fell off. Problem solved.
An unemployed Jester, is nobody's Fool.
the only real difference between a good tracker and a bad tracker, is observation. all the same data is present for both. The rest, is understanding what you're seeing.
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Never seen an adjustable hammer.
Pics or it did not happen. I have one. 4 diffrent striking surfaces. Screw out and screw in replacements as needed. 3 softer heards for dead blows, and one steel head. I've seen ads for those.....IIRC they're expensive as hell. Naw, something like this is fairly inexpensive https://img.kawanlama.com/media/cat...5d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/K/W/KW0102040_1.JPGFar cheaper than an Eastwing.
An unemployed Jester, is nobody's Fool.
the only real difference between a good tracker and a bad tracker, is observation. all the same data is present for both. The rest, is understanding what you're seeing.
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An unemployed Jester, is nobody's Fool.
the only real difference between a good tracker and a bad tracker, is observation. all the same data is present for both. The rest, is understanding what you're seeing.
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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I'm gonna catch up on this thread this evening, I did see Flave got the 'ol cowboy cold shoulder....
Poor bastard!
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If you put Taco Bell sauce in your ramen noodles it tastes just like poverty
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Years ag we had a lot guys from Germany and the UK working in tool rooms. One of the Brits once informed me in no uncertain terms that “Cresent” is a brand name. The tool is properly referred to as an “adjustable spanner.” In Australia, they're called shifting spanners. They use 'em to shift a lot of [bleep] ! Handy, to be sure, but excellent at rounding off bolts heads & nuts !
Paul.
"Kids who grow up hunting, fishing & trapping, do not mug little old Ladies"
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We used to have a laborer on the jobsite we called "Crescent Wrench". He earned that nickname because every time you needed him, you'd find he'd slipped off!
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all crescent wrenches or channel locks i've had disappear thanks to my stepsons. Those fugkers sound like a real pain in the ass.
If you put Taco Bell sauce in your ramen noodles it tastes just like poverty
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GrandDad always kept one of those huge industrial sized Crescents Wrench’s in every tractor. Seen him get out of the tractor and kill rattlesnakes with it many times. He was not one to waste ammo.
About the only tools I carry in my Ranch truck nowadays is a huge set of Channel Locks, an Axe, Fencing Pliers, and a couple of big screw drivers.
Dad’s old Ranch Truck has enough Craftsman Tools in it to open a damned a Sears Store. I should never have to buy another tool in my lifetime as many as he had at the Ranch. Fencing pliers are some handy sumbeeches!
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Just about every lineman will have a 12" wrench on his belt or in his bucket. We preferred the brands that had a screw through the thumb screw vs the ones that were pinned in. We would file or cut an additional notch in the jaws so it would open enough to fit the nuts on 7/8" bolts. This probably weakened the wrench a little but we were tightening bolts on wooden structures. Also, no one wanted to climb with a 16 or 20 in wrench on their belt. The best wrenches seemed to be Blackhawk or Proto. We also had Klien, Craftsman and ChannelLock. Williams seemed to hold up ok. I was never around a Snao-On.
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Always carried the protos. Their 8” will open to 1 1/8” to fit oxy /acer regulators and victor tip nuts.
Easy to tote in back pocket or bucket.
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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What some call Cresent wrenches, are actually monkey wrenches. (Smooth parallel jaws for square nuts, and used by type setters and printer's monkeys.)
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the only real difference between a good tracker and a bad tracker, is observation. all the same data is present for both. The rest, is understanding what you're seeing.
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