Craftsman Metric vs Imperial Adjustable Wrenches

[Jacobs976]

Got another little adjustable wrench last week and realized I had two Craftsman one's now. Thought it was kinda funny that one's metric though.

Should I toss them both in the box so I have imperial and metric adjustables?

 

[AEAdam]

Got another little adjustable wrench last week and realized I had two Craftsman one's now. Thought it was kinda funny that one's metric though.

Should I toss them both in the box so I have imperial and metric adjustables?

This is so dumb. You are so dumb. The inch adjustable has jaws that are .500” thick and the metric are 12.7mm thick for the different stds of nuts.

 

[AEAdam]

You can’t put metric and inch sized tools in the same box or drawer because they will convert like how stuff becomes magnetized if you leave a magnet on it.

 

[nicks78camaro]

You can’t put metric and inch sized tools in the same box or drawer

This is how a World War starts

 

[isb cornbinder]

I have this adjustable wrench. It is metric on one end and SAE on the other. I put my big adjustable wrench in the milling machine and removed the SAE to make it metric only. I did not like the name SQUIRREL on the tool, so I milled that off. Now it does not know what to do with nuts.

 

[Pinemarten]

Now you just need to find a rare Craftsman Whitworth adjustable wrench, to complete the collection.

 

[AEAdam]

This is how a World War starts

Also how we crash rovers on Mars.

You know those ingenious martians are probably fixing that rover as we speak. I wonder what kind of adjustable wrench they use.

 

[Meursault74]

I have this adjustable wrench. It is metric on one end and SAE on the other. I put my big adjustable wrench in the milling machine and removed the SAE to make it metric only. I did not like the name SQUIRREL on the tool, so I milled that off. Now it does not know what to do with nuts.

I heard the roadies for this band prefer that brand of wrench.

 

[isb cornbinder]

Now you just need to find a rare Craftsman Whitworth adjustable wrench, to complete the collection.

I have several sizes of British adjustable wrenches. They are made by KING ****. I have the impression both are BSW. (back left)
The adjustable on the lower right is for bent fasteners.

 

[Retired dozer fixer]

WTF??? For real??

 

[Leaflessshadetree]

I have/had an adjustable that has millimeters on one side and inches on the other, Both handle length and graduations on the jaw openings.

 

[AEAdam]

I have/had an adjustable that has millimeters on one side and inches on the other, Both handle length and graduations on the jaw openings.

Those graduations on the jaws are hilarious. I wonder what the manufacturer was thinking. “The ONLY tool you need. It actually doubles as a micrometer!“

 

[MarkH]

Got another little adjustable wrench last week and realized I had two Craftsman one's now. Thought it was kinda funny that one's metric though.

Should I toss them both in the box so I have imperial and metric adjustables?

Damm another wrench type we will need to have fractional and metric for. Guess having to have multiple socket, wrench, nutdriver sets got the sales peoples minds working.

 

[lardy1]

P.T. Barnum smiles down.

 

[isb cornbinder]

WTF??? For real??

What are you referring to?

 

[CFC2]

This thread is hilarious.

 

[oldschoolcraft]

I recommend cutting the head off the metric one off and welding it to the bottom of the SAE one. This way, you just carry a single tool, and with one 180 degree turn, can switch between them.

Very convenient. Imagine you're working on a fastener, unsure if it's SAE or metric, you try the SAE side first and it doesnt quite lock on, flip it over and viola. Or maybe it is an SAE fastener but it's rusted, the metric side might fit better.

 

[chevy.stroker]

Those were made in the late 70's when US cars were being manufactured with both metric and SAE. Today they are all metric.

 

[EDRJR]

I saw a metric adjustable wrench in the early 70's. The thread pitch on the adjuster was metric according to the hanging card it was fastened to. I should have bought it, I could have won a lot of bets with it.

 

[AEAdam]

With this sort of tool engineering genius, it’s no wonder Craftsman is still around. I hear they are working on a 2pc set of water pump pliers, in inch and metric sizes. I have their metric paint brush set and its awesome.