Need a good Adjustable Wrench.

[MacMcMacmac]

https://gcsurplus.ca/mn-eng.cfm?snc=wfsav&sc=enc-bid&scn=589837&lcn=750152&lct=L&srchtype=&so=DESC&sf=ferm-clos&lci=L750152&str=51&lotnf=1

There are about 4 boxes of 12 and 6 inch Proto adjustable for sale. Plus another two boxes of Proto screwdrivers. Any kind you like a long as they're flat bladed.

 

[liliysdad]

https://gcsurplus.ca/mn-eng.cfm?snc=wfsav&sc=enc-bid&scn=589837&lcn=750152&lct=L&srchtype=&so=DESC&sf=ferm-clos&lci=L750152&str=51&lotnf=1

There are about 4 boxes of 12 and 6 inch Proto adjustable for sale. Plus another two boxes of Proto screwdrivers. Any kind you like a long as they're flat bladed.

That would be cool if they weren’t in Canada. I was excited.

 

[cad70]

I have the 6" and 8" S-K adjustable wrenches. Smooth as butter.

8" Adjustable Wrench

8" Adjustable Wrench

sktools.com

 

[Crabman]

The Queen actually resides in Key Largo.

AFRICAN QUEEN

africanqueenflkeys.com

I am another fan of older Proto adjustable wrenches.

 

[LopezBart]

@LopezBart Is that The African Queen ?

Nope... that's our Otter, 19' OA. The African Queen is a 30' riveted steel boat, currently in Florida as Crabman points out. We also have Rainbow, which is 26' OA, a Ship of Theseus Navy whaleboat that was completely rebuilt after a fire. Rainbow is awaiting some engine work that requires my shop to be finished so I can move my machine tools from CA to WA.

 

[nh_yota]

The Harry J Epstein Co. sells a variety of NOS Crescent wrenches:

Crescent

The Harry J. Epstein Co. - USA Hand Tools - Surplus/Retail/Liquidation

www.harryepstein.com

I've bought a few during Epstein Days over the years.

 

[liliysdad]

The idea that folks here, who typically have very well equipped boxes, have one or two…or even zero…adjustable wrenches is wild.

I have a drawer that it nothing but adjustable and pipe wrenches. I have adjustables in every road and portable box. My main box has two adjustables each in sizes from 4” to 24”. They are absolutely indispensable tools.

 

[mike93lx]

The idea that folks here, who typically have very well equipped boxes, have one or two…or even zero…adjustable wrenches is wild.

I have a drawer that it nothing but adjustable and pipe wrenches. I have adjustables in every road and portable box. My main box has two adjustables each in sizes from 4” to 24”. They are absolutely indispensable tools.

I have no idea how many I own, which feels like about the right number

 

[liliysdad]

I have no idea how many I own, which feels like about the right number

I think somewhere between “none” and “all of them” is likely the right amount.

 

[Lorydr]

I would only use my larger adjustable wrench as a last resort. And about never for a smaller one.

 

[liliysdad]

I would only use my larger adjustable wrench as a last resort. And about never for a smaller one.

Everybody's different for sure...but there are so many scenarios where an adjustable is as handy as pocket on a shirt.

 

[LopezBart]

I would only use my larger adjustable wrench as a last resort. And about never for a smaller one.

I used an adjustable wrench yesterday to rotate a stuck hex-handled steel punch to free it, and to twist an Allen wrench.

 

[Lorydr]

I saw this wrench online and I would want it.

 

[KnurledNut]

I always chuckle when all the hens come out to cluck about the inferiority of adjustable wrenches whenever they are mentioned. There’s a big wide world of industry out there and if you come out from the sheltered life under the hood of a Camry you’d see they have their place. Perhaps not under the hood of said Camry, but in the hands of thousands and thousands of tradesmen in the mines and shipyards and oilfields and boiler rooms and power plants and factories and machine shops and equipment shops that keep this country moving every day. Part of being a good hand is knowing how and when to use everything at your disposal.

I used a 12" adjustable this week to remove a busted hydraulic line on a piece of heavy equipment that unexpectedly failed. No one had tools let alone a 1-1/4 wrench. Really needed a fourway angle wrench and a crowfoot but I was able to bust just enough knuckles to get the cursed hose out. The job got done that day because I used the only thing on hand. Well, that and a hammer. Sometimes you just have to go caveman on stuff.

 

[four.cycle]

GAH!
The OP is lookin' for a 6-incher!

--> LOBTEX <--

 

[redwrench60]

I used a 12" adjustable this week to remove a busted hydraulic line on a piece of heavy equipment that unexpectedly failed. No one had tools let alone a 1-1/4 wrench. Really needed a fourway angle wrench and a crowfoot but I was able to bust just enough knuckles to get the cursed hose out. The job got done that day because I used the only thing on hand. Well, that and a hammer. Sometimes you just have to go caveman on stuff.

I’m with you. Sometimes you have to do whatever it takes. The real world doesn’t wait for everything to be perfect.

Sometimes an adjustable is the perfect thing. Particularly if the bolt, tube nut or fitting is large but the space is small and a combination wrench in the appropriate size is too long to fit.