How do you leave a crescent wrench?

[jim1987]

The "thing" is Proto pin spanner:

The one in the back right corner with the square end and open end is a valve wrench for gas valves.

The six point box in the back left was a wrench for the tail-stock lock nut on a large lathe.

Hey thanks. Now I've gotta ask what a pin spanner is for?

 

[Steevo]

Hey thanks. Now I've gotta ask what a pin spanner is for?

Stuff like this:

 

[cheechi]

Depending on the size pins, it could be used as an angle grinder wrench. There are some secure/lock out things that I'm sure it's made specifically for.

I try to avoid using adjustables because I hate them. I keep them closed so they take up as little space as possible in my box/bag/drawer. Ironically I bought the GW 24" one for shiggles. Go figure.

Edit: looks like steevo beat me to it. With a better answer even.

 

[jim1987]

Thanks!

 

[C96]

I would be more concerned with the condition I left the nut/bolt after using such an inferior tool….Lol. Not to say I don’t have them as well, just never care to use them and certainly don’t give much thought as to the position the jaws were left in…..until now!

Gee, thanks for that, now I feel compelled to check and at least make them all the same.

You guys are funny

 

[bigsexy1985]

Wow all i have to say is wow

 

[kenburkholz]

O. C. D. run away, run away!

 

[ZRX61]

Close em

 

[bluesurf]

More or less the way I found them. I also tend to put a bit of liquid wrench/oil on the threads after each use and rub the the adjuster up and down a bit.

 

[atfulldraw]

I close it all the way if I'm using it as a hammer.

Otherwise, it stays wherever it lands.

 

[Justanoldguy]

It's ****** annoying when someone leaves one open unless they're in the process of using it.

I'm the only one using my tools and I'm yet to get annoyed about it.
It stays exactly where I last used it till I use it again.

 

[bczygan]

I carefully adjust it to each possible setting, and as each setting is reached, I wipe it down with a microfiber towel, dipped in a special cleaning solution. I try to reach each nook and cranny.
After cleaning, I repeat the process with a preservative.
Then I buff it to a high luster.
Setting it to the midpoint of it's range, I check the setting with a micrometer, making adjustments as required.
Handling it carefully, wearing a new pair of white cotton inspection gloves, I insert it into it's custom kid glove leather storage pouch.
This is then placed with care, on the velvet dais, where it is displayed under a hermetically sealed glass dome.
Before leaving, I carefully adjust the lighting to show it off to it's best advantage and bid it a good night.

Or.......

I toss it casually onto the pile, with the rest of my rusty tools.

Depends on my mood.

 

[rodm1]

Hey thanks. Now I've gotta ask what a pin spanner is for?

As stated they are used for lots of things. Another use is surface grinder wheels.

http://yabe.chudov.com/Boyar-Schultz-H612-Surface-Grinder-Walker-Magnetic-Chuck-13332/13332-0007.jpg

 

[premierplayer]

I kinda thought I closed them, checked the tool box, they are pretty much all over the place, so I guess where ever it lands is the answer here.
I'm sure the pipe wrenches are stored at the last setting though.

 

[Banjorear]

never closed. always the same as I last used it.

This. Never gave it a second thought.

 

[tbaggz]

Anyone insist on all the same brand? Do you have to have every size?or a little variety.i have from a 2" to a 30" with all sizes in between.so 2",4",6",8",10",12",15",18" ,24",30".and plenty of multiples.I went on an adjustable wrench spree.gotta love having TOCD.(tool ocd).

 

[devoncoolman]

Depends if im in a hurry it gets left alone. But generally i close the jaw just enough so the rack isnt hanging out the side. Because theres 5 adjustables a couple pipe wrenches and various other tools in that drawer. If i dont close it alittle it doesnt fit back in the hole. If it wasnt that tight i would probably just leave it where i last used it. Doesnt bother me. But when it comes to slip joint pliers they always go to the smallest setting. That bothers me.

 

[HTGTS350]

Adjustable wrenches are sometimes generically called crescent wrenches no matter the brand. Like coke, xerox, etc.

Not in the civilised world, calling a shifter a crescent is like calling a Subaru a sa bah rooo, it immediately identifies you as being "not from here" and most likely of below average intelligence.

 

[atomicpunk]

I left one in the drain pan of milky rear oil it fell into for a day until I dumped it then let it drip for a few days on the drain cart, then wiped it off and put it in the toolbox drawer?

 

[Pumpman1968]

I set it back to its lowest setting as to not ruin its calibration.

Damn that made me laugh. A+

 

[Kevin54]

This entire thread is screaming OCD.

I worked with a guy who lined up all of his pencils in the drawer of his desk at the end of his workday. Erasers against the front of the drawer, points (all freshly sharpened) pointing away from him, labels all facing up.
Needless to say, breaking his pencil points, turning one or more the "wrong" way, and replacing one with a different type of pencil were all frequent late night or weekend pranks. One guy in the office even glued them all to the drawer bottom over the weekend.

Oh, and here is my adjustable wrench drawer:

As you can see, I very carefully avoid caring about where the movable jaw ends up. They do alternate directions, but that is to make enough space to fit them all in, not because I have a fetish about it.
I am betting that the one with the green handle is really bugging someone here . . . .

I would always take a guys pencil and flex it. It breaks the graphite inside of the pencil, so every time it is sharpened, the sharpened piece falls out.

I think I see a few Metric adjustables in there. Those would be the ones turned the opposite way.

 

[roketa36]

Closed for me. Find they fit better in the tool cart

 

[pepi]

Proper storage of a crescent is extremely important, if done improperly serious wrench or bodily injury could occur. Below is the OSHA official 10 step program. Follow this and make sure you a wearing safety glasses, hard hat is also suggested, however in not mandatory

Step 1 remove wrench from project
Step 2 place wrench in rear pocket or hand carry
Step 3 proceed to tool box location
Step 4 place it in a drawer
Step 5 close the drawer
Step 6 remove hands for the drawer
Step 7 turn body 180
Step 8 place one foot in front of the other
Step 9 repeat as necessary
Step10 continue until destination has been reached

Hope the information was helpful

 

[quattroJoe]

Not in the civilised world, calling a shifter a crescent is like calling a Subaru a sa bah rooo, it immediately identifies you as being "not from here" and most likely of below average intelligence.

Nah, this is a Saabaru...

 

[Fretters]

I carefully adjust it to each possible setting, and as each setting is reached, I wipe it down with a microfiber towel, dipped in a special cleaning solution. I try to reach each nook and cranny.

I take it wiping down all spanners before them going back in the box classifies as being a bit **** too then? Not that I'm saying I do like....

 

[beatcad]

But when it comes to slip joint pliers they always go to the smallest setting.

yes. always, but that is only because they take up less space closed and you can fit more in the drawer.

 

[INSP380]

After coming home early and finding the jaws open wide....I just knew they had been around some large nutz....I packed up my KRL, and left the sloppy wrench out in the cold!


Ah...yeah, never ever gave it a thought.

Steve

 

[DeliveryGuy]

I like to put loctite on the treads and tighten them closed with vise grips so that they're extra tough to open the next day.

 

[Techie1961]

Like most of you, I never gave it a thought. The bigger question is:

Do you pull to the fixed jaw or pull to the moving jaw?

My dad always told me to pull with the moving jaw towards me. My logic was to pull with the moving jaw away from me because the higher force is put on the fixed jaw at the tip and near the base of the moving jaw. Thoughts?

 

[editedforsafety]

I just checked mine in my tool box, all are about a half inch open. That's probably how they came. I don't use them, and I don't know when or what I will use them for in the future. Maybe to bend small brackets in a pinch.

I have a Chinese pair in the car with a big gaudy plastic handle that I use to take my antenna off for carwashes because it is easy to fish out of the tool bag. It stays slightly bigger than antenna size.

 

[dankicksass]

I try to leave mine in the box, picking it up means I'm not using the right tool.

 

[Charles (in GA)]

I think I see a few Metric adjustables in there. Those would be the ones turned the opposite way.

This one does turn backwards. Kinda annoying when you are using two of them and one is this Bahco and the other is an American made. Turn both the same way, one opens, the other closes. I have one my dad acquired in the '40's or early '50's that came out of a Volvo tool set.

 

[Prototyper]

For the (very small) portion of the group that closes the jaw after use, I have to ask; do you remove your shoes, tighten the laces, and tie them securely, after each wearing? Of course not, that would be a ridiculous waste of time....

 

[Outlawmws]

Subscribed for the lols...

Generally closed as I tend to stack them and I generally use mine for bending metal far more than with fasteners, (with the possible exception of the 4" I carry for those times I need to take something off at a yard sale or the like.


Closed doesn't seem to be much of a waste of time as I do make sure all of mine actually work easily. I hate it when they are full of crud and you can't just flip your thumb on the ware wheel and have it open. My Dad's were all like that when I got them 40 + years ago, and I took apart and cleaned and lubed them

 

[finn]

I usually leave mine pissed off that I didn't have the proper tool for the job and I had to use a friggin' crescent wrench which damaged the fastener and had such a big profile it couldn't quite fit in the space available, swearing that I'll never use another of those pos wrenches again.

Then I'll toss it in under the bench because it isn't worthy of a place in the toolbox.

The next time I need one i spend 20 minutes looking for it first, use it, and repeat the cycle.

 

[rshadd]

Man, you guys are doing it wrong. The bottom jaw must be aligned with the frame.

 

[454ragtop]

After years of developing my ESP skills, I now set mine to size of the nut I'll next be using it on. Real nice to grab it and it's already adjusted to the right size.

 

[zkling]

I put it in the middle, I just feel like it goes faster the next time I take it.

This, I put it so the moving jaw is flush with the end, saves storage space and your are at a statistically even size for a given wrench.

This entire thread is screaming OCD.

I worked with a guy who lined up all of his pencils in the drawer of his desk at the end of his workday. Erasers against the front of the drawer, points (all freshly sharpened) pointing away from him, labels all facing up.
Needless to say, breaking his pencil points, turning one or more the "wrong" way, and replacing one with a different type of pencil were all frequent late night or weekend pranks. One guy in the office even glued them all to the drawer bottom over the weekend.

Why do you and the others have to be an ******* just because someone appreciates organization? Had the guy that glued them down done that to me, he better had saved some of the glue because he would need them for his teeth. Serious. Just because something seems non important to you doesn't mean others see it the same way.

 

[Techie1961]

Just because something seems non important to you doesn't mean others see it the same way.

Ditto

 

[Richard Cranium]

I don't use mine often, but they go back the same size that I used then last.