Recent content by Mintgrun

Silly owner, that's what vise-grips are for!

I put a two foot pipe over the adjuster-arm on 10" visegrips yesterday, to spin a stuck tie rod end yesterday. Squeezed them shut with all my might to get a bite and then leaned on the pipe. No damage to the pliers and we won the fight. Visegrips make pretty good hammers too.

Vise grips are a great starting point for custom tooling. I've added a nut to the adjuster for repetitive tasks. It's a handy addition, but there isn't much clearance at the small-opening end of the range. Those look like a shop-made example of these...

It's added to my list of little leather projects too.

Doesn't that one have openings of 3/4" and 13/16"? I'm going to look at my little assortment and see if I have one that matches.

It's interesting that the scoop panel runs right up to the reinforced jaw (the same as the ones above). I see that the adjustable wrench you posted when starting the thread also has a screwdriver on the end of the handle. One of the links you shared in that thread has a wrench like this one...

I pulled this little combination wrench and screw driver out of a scrap bin last week. The Crescent wrench is shown for scale. The opening is 5/16".

Knice full knurling on that handle. I have a 1/4" SPARTA hinge handle that's similarly grippy.

I've got a nice 3/4" wrench you can have, if it's worth the price of shipping. (I'll be going to the post office to return some shoes). The chrome is a little worn, but intact. I recently found a partial set of SK WAYNE 12 point combination wrenches. I had the two smallest ones already...

I stand corrected. I assumed someone lopped off a knurled handle to make a stubby. I have yet to come across a Firestone tool, but it's not due to a lack of shopping!

I think a previous owner made it... shorter.

That's a very cool screwdriver. I have a Zenith hammer around here somewhere. I like their logo. Mine's not a clear as this one though.

:)

My tool mobile has been busy lately. Head gasket fun happening here. The big wheels are great, with all the uneven surfaces around here.

That looks similar to my OTC. All the ones I have seen have four rivet holes for the emblem, but iirc, yours has two. The bottom corners are square on my OTC box. I really like the rounded ones on yours, but also appreciate the double-rounded OTC top. So many cool boxes to choose from!