Is there a tools to remove this nut?

[RTM]

????

Made perfect sense to me, except that metric he threw in there to mess with us

I'm assuming the three mm is his guess at the size of the slots. The result is a low budget spanner, as Dave said

 

[Beerhippie]

Make your own spanner; it's British

Thanks for the translation, but looks like Gibberish to me.

 

[Jacko264]

Like this angle makes it stronger
Graham

 

[Jacko264]

No gibberish just common sense yes 3 mm or 1/8 th if you like is a guess on my part for the slots
G

 

[Oregon Dave]

No Corded Power Tools just common sense yes 3 mm or 1/8 th if you like is a guess on my part for the slots
G

Homemade spanners have been suggested several times upthread; OP has been AWOL & no news about the 'Status of the Nut'.

I don't like to go off topic, but re: gibberish.
I was at Heathrow, having a drink at a bar; English bartender, Australian lady on the next stool. We had so many laughs when one would speak a word the other two had never heard of until it was spelled, then we recognized it - same mother tongue.

At a different time I walked up behind a club soccer game; did not recognize a single word being yelled.

BeerHippie probably wasn't being disrespectful; he just wasn't at the bar.

 

[Jacko264]

All good here I was just throwing a idea in the ring to try and help

 

[crguy]

Like this angle makes it stronger
Graham

Most angle iron isn't hard enough to do that. It isn't like the nut is finger tight.

 

[Jacko264]

If he try’s it time will tell🫣

 

[RTM]

Most angle iron isn't hard enough to do that.

Files are real hard, maybe notching one the right size.. Wear safety glasses when cutting or using, so when it grenades on you..


And no, just to be clear, in case the emojis weren't enough, don't do this. A file is hard, but VERY brittle.

 

[whateg01]

WTF... The angle iron used this way doesn't have to be hard.

 

[crguy]

WTF... The angle iron used this way doesn't have to be hard.

Did you miss the part about the nut being rusted solid in place?

 

[Mintgrun]

There's not much left of that crusty "nut" and it looks undersized compared to the wooden part, so I'd just slice into it and split it to get it off and then make a new one to go with the new wooden piece. Chances are, the threaded end of the shank has been hammered on and it will no longer spin off.

I'd just leave it as is and be content with owning a funky old tool that looks its age and is still capable of doing the work it was designed to do. (Making stuff look like-new again is overrated).

 

[DRRummel]

No gibberish just common sense yes 3 mm or 1/8 th if you like is a guess on my part for the slots

The slot is 2mm.

 

[DRRummel]

When you find the tool that you want to use be sure to check whether the threads are right hand or left hand. I was surprised to find left hand threads on one of mine.
-Don

Thanks for the suggestion. The not is reverse threaded.

 

[DRRummel]

They're probably better and easier ways, but this is what I came up with. Sorry the pictures didn't post in the order I expected.

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[DRRummel]

 

[Shiftless]

Congrats on your victory over a stuck fastener. We’ve all been there and done that. Maybe not a wrench like that but we all have our war stories.

BTW, you’ve got a nice looking Wilton bullet there !!

 

[Oregon Dave]

They're probably better and easier ways, but this is what I came up with. Sorry the pictures didn't post in the order I expected.

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Ingenious concept using the impact driver to break it loose; fine build on the adapter - de-nutted!

 

[Jacko264]

Im glad you got there in the end now you have a tool for putting it back together and for the future
Graham

 

[Jacko264]

Will you be making a Handel or buying one
G

 

[DRRummel]

Will you be making a Handel or buying one
G

I was looking to buy a replacement last night but haven't found any options. I have found Ash handles for files. But nothing for a monkey wrench. I was going to make one but the tapered bore is beyond my skill set.

 

[GreyOwl]

After the work you put in for the socket, just grind a taper on one of your old drill bits and done!

 

[Shiftless]

I was going to make one but the tapered bore is beyond my skill set.

Please don’t give up after all that work unscrewing the nut.
Consider making the handle in 2 pieces so you could wallow out the tapered bore aspect of the job by cutting a groove in each half. Fit the new handle and glue the halves together.
If you have a lathe, glue the 2 halves together after reaming out the tapered bore and turn your new handle into the appropriate shape. Sand it nice and smooth and finish with boiled linseed oil for a vintage look or gloss lacquer for a wow look.
Consider cocobolo or ebony or some other exotic hardwood if you want a real showpiece.

 

[RTM]

Consider cocobolo or ebony or some other exotic hardwood if you want a real showpiece

Might as well go all in

 

[d42jeep]

Have you considered trying to glue and clamp your original handle back together? Trying wouldn’t be much of a risk in its current condition. Here is one I glued. Not perfect but usable.
It looks like your wrench may have been made by Bemis & Call.
-Don

 

[Shiftless]

Don,
Your repair job looks pretty good to me. Good work!

 

[The Cobbler]

probably better and easier ways, but this is what I came up with.

great work! and it looks like you still have a useable socket

 

[Jacko264]

Could you drill a hole though a handle and get a tapered reamer to bore the hole
G

 

[DRRummel]

Have you considered trying to glue and clamp your original handle back together? Trying wouldn’t be much of a risk in its current condition. Here is one I glued. Not perfect but usable.
It looks like your wrench may have been made by Bemis & Call.
-Don

I have wood glue, both yellow and clear. But I have seen repairs also done with UV resin. I like the idea of 5 second cure times.

What are your thoughts?

Thank you for finding the manufacturer. I was curious, but my Google image search was fruitless.

 

[crguy]

Will you be making a Handel or buying one
G

As far as I know, nobody makes handles for those.

 

[crguy]

I was looking to buy a replacement last night but haven't found any options. I have found Ash handles for files. But nothing for a monkey wrench. I was going to make one but the tapered bore is beyond my skill set.

A round file would work fine for tapering the hole. Doesn't need to be a precision fit.

 

[Jacko264]

You could drill a hole though a handle and fill the hole with a resin / glue Sealer push the steel shaft into it and clean extra off
i am talking about a new handle
G

 

[Jacko264]

There is a wood section on this forum can some one make you a replacement handle
the same as yours

 

[RoninB4]

I was going to make one but the tapered bore is beyond my skill set.

-As others have suggested a split handle will allow you to create an exact fitment to the tang. It's a bit over the top but examine how the handle for Japanese swords are constructed, ray skin wrap optional. Epoxy or resorcinol glue will hold up well, a couple of copper rives will secure it to the tang or reuse the original nut. Handle material optional but several wood species look would look great and more like the original. Congratulations on the nut removal.

 

[crguy]

-As others have suggested a split handle will allow you to create an exact fitment to the tang. It's a bit over the top but examine how the handle for Japanese swords are constructed, ray skin wrap optional. Epoxy or resorcinol glue will hold up well, a couple of copper rives will secure it to the tang or reuse the original nut. Handle material optional but several wood species look would look great and more like the original. Congratulations on the nut removal.

A split & glued handle will be ugly, just like the one pictured above. No need for that.

 

[Beerhippie]

A split & glued handle will be ugly, just like the one pictured above. No need for that.

Done right, no one will ever know. Splitting the wood with the grain is the trick. It'll go back together with no visible seam.

How do you think Native Americans drilled out the foot-long stems of their ceremonial pipes? Flutes?

 

[RoninB4]

A split & glued handle will be ugly, just like the one pictured above. No need for that.

-I disagree, if done properly only a thin line will be barely visible. I can't show you any of the handles I made for old Japanese swords as they're covered with ray skin (samegawa). The handle is for an adjustable wrench so how nice does it really need to look? Besides, fitment will be better than a circular hole and be more secure if the tool is used. JMO and you work however you want to.

 

[KnurledNut]

I'd run a belt sander or file across the bottom of that to break any peened edge, remove the old broken wood handle, clamp the nut in a vise with soft metal jaws and turn the wrench head with an adjustable wrench.

Edit: I completely missed there were two pages to this thread. I posted after reading only the first. Face palm.
The OP's solution looks like it worked well.

 

[whateg01]

...The handle is for an adjustable wrench so how nice does it really need to look?

How nice does a toolbox need to look? After all, is just a storage thing. Yet people spend a lot of effort keeping their toolboxes polished. Or a car? It's just transportation right? Why does that need to look nice?

 

[Oregon Dave]

Favor a round tapered rasp; OP has already demonstrated a degree of craftiness.

OP: Does taking a look inside; may have to clean it, of course; give you any clue how them lo' boys did it - pre-1900.