RCStocker
Well-known member
I have a No. 51 Eklind tool made in Chicago.
It is a large flip out hex wrenches.
This is one hell of a tool. I got it used for $1.50 in a thrift store.
Before I started this last vacation I am still on I had to use it.
I have a 30 year old gas edger. The blade was loose. I put a new one on earlier this year. I put the nut on by hand then gave it a snug with a wrench.
I went to tighten it and it would not budge. It take a 5/16" hex on one end and a nut on the other. I put the Eklind hex in and let it swing around to hit the axel. I put a 20 inch adjustable wrench on the nut. I got 2 little snaps and it move 1/8 of a turn. It would not move. I heated it. oiled it and nada. No did move. I clamped the hex in place and put all my weight into it and the hex twisted the end of the axel where it inserted. Mid you it was in all the way.
I had to grind the nut of and re-thread the axel.
The great part is the Eklind did not twist or bend. It is like the day it came out of the factory. I was very shocked. Even the housing did not give. I am well over 6 ft. tall and at 300 pounds. I put so much pressure I figure something would give but not the axel. I am 70 and can still bench press 275.
If you find any Eklind hex tools buy them. I have twisted the hell out of every brand made through the years. Their tools are so hard This tool has had a lot of use by the ware patterns but it is still good as new.
What a surprise.
It is a large flip out hex wrenches.
This is one hell of a tool. I got it used for $1.50 in a thrift store.
Before I started this last vacation I am still on I had to use it.
I have a 30 year old gas edger. The blade was loose. I put a new one on earlier this year. I put the nut on by hand then gave it a snug with a wrench.
I went to tighten it and it would not budge. It take a 5/16" hex on one end and a nut on the other. I put the Eklind hex in and let it swing around to hit the axel. I put a 20 inch adjustable wrench on the nut. I got 2 little snaps and it move 1/8 of a turn. It would not move. I heated it. oiled it and nada. No did move. I clamped the hex in place and put all my weight into it and the hex twisted the end of the axel where it inserted. Mid you it was in all the way.
I had to grind the nut of and re-thread the axel.
The great part is the Eklind did not twist or bend. It is like the day it came out of the factory. I was very shocked. Even the housing did not give. I am well over 6 ft. tall and at 300 pounds. I put so much pressure I figure something would give but not the axel. I am 70 and can still bench press 275.
If you find any Eklind hex tools buy them. I have twisted the hell out of every brand made through the years. Their tools are so hard This tool has had a lot of use by the ware patterns but it is still good as new.
What a surprise.