Egon
Epic Contributor
Ahh shucks, I do have a variety of real hammers and even several home made wooden mallets.
I also have a few crescent type wrenches ranging from a 24 down to less than a 6 in. Several are top drawer quality and can easily handle a snipe. The rest are bottom drawer types but still function well. They actually get used quite frequently mostly in the backup mode. Sometimes they will have to act as hammers but then all my other wrenches also serve in this capacity.
And yes, the direction I pull in is towards the movable jaw. The cheap ones have a tendency to slip if used the other way!
I also have a few crescent type wrenches ranging from a 24 down to less than a 6 in. Several are top drawer quality and can easily handle a snipe. The rest are bottom drawer types but still function well. They actually get used quite frequently mostly in the backup mode. Sometimes they will have to act as hammers but then all my other wrenches also serve in this capacity.
And yes, the direction I pull in is towards the movable jaw. The cheap ones have a tendency to slip if used the other way!