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Love me some 4" tools.

Picked up this Amazon Basics wrench on a deal. Surprisingly it's buttery smooth, no grinding, no pinch points, or burrs.

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Jeff said:
Love me some 4" tools.

Picked up this Amazon Basics wrench on a deal. Surprisingly it's buttery smooth, no grinding, no pinch points, or burrs.

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4" adjustables are my favorite adjustable wrench.
 
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I sure hope it didn't cost any more than those little 4-inch Crescents that Don and I got suckered into buying! :lol:
 

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Jeff said:
Love me some 4" tools.

Picked up this Amazon Basics wrench on a deal. Surprisingly it's buttery smooth, no grinding, no pinch points, or burrs.

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I actually watched the video. Guy had the wrench oriented the wrong way for the direction he is turned it.
 
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dutchgray said:
That has been tested and it really doesn't matter which way you use an adjustable.
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Who tested it?

For the use in the video posted, sure, it doesn't make a difference.

I've used them the "wrong" way and the "right" way as well, you can get away with it many times either way.

If I'm loosening or tightening up some angle stops on a compression fitting using two adjustable wrenches, you can rest assured they're both orientated the "right" way.

:deadhorse https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/crescent-wrench-directional-arrow.467179/
 
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It really doesn't make any noticable difference, used properly you will not have issues pulling on it either way, used with a hammer or pipe you will break them pulling either direction.
I own a lot of adjustable spanners and not one has a direction arrow on it
 
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Meursault74 said:
Who tested it?

For the use in the video posted, sure, it doesn't make a difference.

I've used them the "wrong" way and the "right" way as well, you can get away with it many times either way.

If I'm loosening or tightening up some angle stops on a compression fitting using two adjustable wrenches, you can rest assured they're both orientated the "right" way.

:deadhorse https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/crescent-wrench-directional-arrow.467179/
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The only person I know of is tubalcain aka mrpete222 on youtube.

 
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KnurledNut said:
@Jeff
Thanks for the pics and video.
Looks decent for a cheap one.
Fair warning: those 4" adjustables are contagious!

If anyone buys from Park Tool, they have a generic one on clearance for $1.00.
https://www.parktool.com/en-us/product/4-inch-adjustable-wrench-paw-4
If you buy 75 of them, you'll get free shipping. :lol:
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I have two of the "Park ". Added them to the order I made a while ago. They don't say Park anywhere on the wrench. They're worth a buck for sure, saves a trip to the garage. They're not great quality though. I played with one and the fixed jaw got a little dent in it when I used it
I have another 4 in wrench I got from Amazon but it wasn't amazon brand for a few bucks more last year, it's a step up in quality.
The price has gone up since then though.

Powerbuilt 944039 4" Adjustable Wrench, Silver - - Amazon.com

Powerbuilt 944039 4" Adjustable Wrench, Silver - - Amazon.com
www.amazon.com

it even has the arrow for direction,
 
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Tools4Me said:
The only person I know of is tubalcain aka mrpete222 on youtube.

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I watched some parts of those. Seems he's doing destructive testing of the wrenches

If I can use the adjustable wrench in the "right" orientation, that will be my preference. In my experience it's less likely to slip and round off the nut. If I have to use it in the 'wrong" direction because of some interference issue I will. We've all probably done this.

If the orientation doesn't matter to you or the guy in the video, then go on as you see fit.

I think the only wrench I have that has an actual arrow on it is the 4" one I linked above.
 
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The idea I think is to put downward rather than upward force on the movable jaw. Allows friction to hold some of the (edit--Spreading) force instead of all going onto the wrench's knurl.
I think the wrench works best when about half way open from closed. Not so good when the wrench is used on something so big that it is all of the way or at least most of the way opened up. Time to go get a bigger one (or better yet a proper fitting WrightGrip combo or a Williams Superwrench.

Right or wrong way doesn't make much difference on low torque situations like turning an already "broken loose" nut
Used to take off the 15/16" nuts that secure the blade on "Craftsman" lawn mowers with (?) 8" adjustable before I was old enough to know better
miss the Sears with its tool dept. that used to be in walking distance from when I was about 10 years old
 
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Wakefield said:
The idea I think is to put downward rather than upward force on the movable jaw. Allows friction to hold some of the force instead of all going onto the wrench's knurl.
I think the wrench works best when about half way open from closed. Not so good when the wrench is used on something so big that it is all of the way or at least most of the way opened up. Time to go get a bigger one (or better yet a proper fitting WrightGrip combo or a Williams Superwrench.

Right or wrong way doesn't make much difference on low torque situations like turning an already "broken loose" nut
Used to take off the 15/16" nuts that secure the blade on "Craftsman" lawn mowers with (?) 8" adjustable before I was old enough to know better
miss the Sears with its tool dept. that used to be in walking distance from when I was about 10 years old
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No matter which way you use one the forces are trying to push the two jaws apart, the forces have to equal, its basic physics.
 
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dutchgray said:
No matter which way you use one the forces are trying to push the two jaws apart, the forces have to equal, its basic physics.
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It's not just force though, it's also moment about the base of the beam (jaw). As mentioned, having the reaction force at the tip of the moveable jaw allows friction to help lock it in place, reducing load on the rack/worm. And the fixed jaw is skeletonized about its base, so limiting moment there helps as well.
 
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