Repairing SK Wayne forged wrench

[Nor'Easter]

In a bout of eagerness I broke my 16" SK Wayne adjustable wrench trying to left-loosey a left handed 1.5" wheel lug.

Any tips on the best way to fix this correctly? Mig is no stranger but I was not sure about the "forged alloy" part.

 

[MP&C]

Too bad it wasn't the other side, I prolly had you covered....

 

[1969]

Warranty............?

 

[dpaton]

Email SK customer service. They may warranty it for you.

 

[Nor'Easter]

Hadn't thought of warranty. The wrench was given to me by my grandfather, I figure it's from the 60s. I know SK Wayne is no longer, just "SK". I'll try it out.

 

[Bondo]

Ayuh,.... I really doubt it can be successfully be welded, But,.....

If I were to try, I'd bevel the break, 'n stick weld it with a Nickle rod,....

 

[Tronyadorable]

Preheat to 400F and weld it with 7018, put it back in the oven for a half hour, turn off the oven and leave it in to cool.

 

[Greasymofo]

Hmm yeah thats rather unfortunate man. It alwasy ***** to break a good tool. Not sure of any way to fix it but ill hope for the best. Post a pic when you fix it! Good luck!

 

[Aerogt01]

Based on my experience with them they will warranty this without question.
Their current catalog doesn't show a 16" however, only 15 or 18.

 

[2mJps]

Ayuh,.... I really doubt it can be successfully be welded, But,.....

If I were to try, I'd bevel the break, 'n stick weld it with a Nickle rod,....

I have a 24" diamond cresent and a large pipewrench that broke and i mig welded them. They both have saw a cheater pipe alot with no problems. I have found several things that were broken and thought why not try it and i cant remember a failure yet.

 

[SM Racing]

Its a forged alloy. Shouldn't be too hard to TIG weld. Use the proper filler rod, bevel the corners and make a couple of passes. I wouldn't stick weld it nor MIG weld it. Grind it and see what color the sparks are as they shoot off the material. This will give you an idea as to what material it is.

 

[raf0419]

In a bout I broke my 16" SK Wayne adjustable wrench

[emoji123] you da man! Good luck with the repair



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[galute]

It's gonna be difficult to weld that and make it work unless you have a way of milling the slot back out for the slide. You're gonna need 100% penetration to make it hold which is going to leave a small bead on the inside.

 

[Nor'Easter]

I just spoke with SK.

They say it will be warrantied but my old one will be scrapped, I don't think I can let a wrench given to me by my grandfather be scrapped just for a new wrench.

Is there a consensus on repair? I only have mig but could have it tig'd.

The slot can easily be machined to circular again should filler material get inside it. I am thinking it can be bevelled, welded together, then machined flat.

 

[MP&C]

I'd repair it like your grandfather would have. Lincoln buzz box, nickel rod, and leave that repair proudly showing...

 

[rsanter]

If it was me I would do a web search for a used one and buy the replacement. Doubt it will,cost that much

I would either hang that on the wall as a momento or fix it and then hang it on the wall as a momento

Bob

 

[Nor'Easter]

If it was me I would do a web search for a used one and buy the replacement. Doubt it will,cost that much

I would either hang that on the wall as a momento or fix it and then hang it on the wall as a momento

Bob

I've searched around and only found 10" or less (I did buy one).

 

[Noland]

Its a forged alloy. Shouldn't be too hard to TIG weld. Use the proper filler rod, bevel the corners and make a couple of passes. I wouldn't stick weld it nor MIG weld it. Grind it and see what color the sparks are as they shoot off the material. This will give you an idea as to what material it is.

This is how I would go about it, itll be plenty strong