Egon
Epic Contributor
It's a definite, anyone requiring a snipe on an adjustable wrench is a Spanner!
patrick_g said:Bob, Where were you when I needed you!!!!
N O W you reveal your words of wisdom after I have already become a scarred veteran before getting on the path you describe.
I will say though that in my experience (perhaps not typical) that often things break because of a weak point or bad design aspect and change IS NEEDED to correct it. Sure, this is often when the THING is stressed beyond its intended use or when cost cutting may have reared its ugly head a tad too high.
With mechanical things I find that if I don't buy too cheap I don't have to do so much repairing and redesign. Still, I find a lot of things that JUST NEED IMPROVIN'.
Unfortunately I sometimes make changes that fall under the heading of "Bob coulda told me that was a bad idea" and I have to try to UNFIX it.
I still need to UNFIX my PhD (Posthole Digger) that I fixed because it couldn't be atteched to my 3PH (at least the way I was trying to do it.) I had never used one or seen one used before and I tried to use the top lift which is supposed to be removed for PhD application. I was blissfully ignorant and cut the attachment on the PhD off and rewelded it to fit the top lift (which it was never intended to mate with.) It kinda sorta fits on the tractor where the top lift attaches and operates just fine but needs to be cut apart and returned to stock dimensions. A classic example of IMPROVING something that was already right but I was too ignorant to know.
Oh well, it still works and every time I see it I am reminded to be more careful before attacking what looks to be a dead simple easily understood item.
Pat
AlanB said:No adjustable wrench should be used as the tool for final torque of a bolt/nut.