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I'd also be disappointed but even if they were to oblige and sell a single hex bit my guess is it will come from Japan and you'll be on the hook for shipping which would no doubt well exceed the tool value. If you persist, convince them to sell a single then pay a bunch of money for shipping on...

Would you please share the source for these?

That is a Swedish pipe wrench. Can't speak to the Icon version but expect it would be good quality. I like them a lot as they have a powerful grip but they do take some getting used to after using Stillson types for years.

Another academic discussion I see but I'll play. Who sells wrenches in 5mm increments? Does anyone make fasteners in these "missing" sizes you seem concerned with? Perhaps a correlation, as I eluded to before.

Popular wrench sizes would logically correspond to popular fastener sizes. Litte need for tiny increments in big fasteners. Check out standards for different fasteners.

Anecdotal experience is the larger size fasteners are less fussy about wrench fitment. Even my el cheapo HF wrenches are sized well.

I'd bet heavily this is coming from under the door, perhaps wind driven.

All of the "classic" car restoration parts companies would have them, albeit at a premium. Dorman in the auto parts stores or Hillman at a hardware store ought to have them(at least available) too. Those perhaps also imported versions being sold at a premium from the restoration parts houses...

FYI I have a few of these HF wrenches so got curious and measured to see how true to size they are. 1 3/8 (1.3750) measured 1.381 1 1/2 (1.500) 1.515 1 3/4 (1.750) 1.775 1 7/8 (1.875) 1.890 2" measured 2.012

https://www.harborfreight.com/jumbo-sae-combination-wrench-set-6-piece-61513.html The larger the fastener, the larger the fit tolerance. In these sizes bulk is strength. Without a big cheater I couldn't imagine breaking them. I shudder to think what those proud folks in Kenosha ask for theirs.

Nice to have appreciative friends

Had a tamarind Jarritos yesterday. Sad to say it was in a plastic bottle, still cane sugar tho.

That is ridiculous and proof that these stores are run by idiots without a lick of common sense. Pop the piece needed from the set on the shelf and do whatever they'd normally do with the originally purchased set had you returned the entire thing. SMART folks might then discount the new set...

"Walls are currently wide open" Maybe consider running wire to several locations in case your first choice doesn't work out well. Bell wire is dirt cheap. ALSO, I'm pretty sure these can hooked up in parallel so you could have them at more than one place. FWIW mine are by the man door.

For me? I'll apply "vintage" to older items I'm selling if there is any chance of it being a collectible or a desired earlier version of something. Vintage= $$, old = $;) My 50 year old combo wrenches and sockets? Old. Same age tappet wrenches? Vintage.

Define "vintage" please. Some of my everyday wrenches and sockets are 4 to 6 decades old.

metal looks soft :cautious: No shortage of USA manufacturers that will build to price rather than quality, slap a picture of old glory on the package and expect you to think its better than the imports because of that picture. I don't recall Milwaukee ever having any especially good reputation...

I suspect there is more to the story that ieatswampass:rolleyes: hasn't shared

I once had an overheated recip saw ooze grease like that but it has yet to break in half. Not for nothing I also have a hard time assigning much credibility to someone that goes by this fellow's handle. Seems the folks at Milwaukee felt same and they had the tool in hand. Wouldn't have cost...

Perhaps you would but unless the daughter is a Ninja evasion seems a better tactic.