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| From | benj <none@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | sci.physics |
| Subject | Re: A wrenching problem |
| References | <kOOdnZXbtONBt6nLnZ2dnUU7-a0AAAAA@giganews.com> <pan.2015.10.31.02.57.03@localhost.localdomain> |
| Message-ID | <MZ6Zx.41$9I7.23@fx12.iad> (permalink) |
| Organization | TeraNews.com |
| Date | 2015-10-31 13:35 -0400 |
On 10/30/2015 10:56 PM, Fabian Russell wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Oct 2015 21:43:40 -0500, Sam Wormley wrote:
>
>>
>> An excellent design using a 15° offset in open end wrenches, for hex
>> bolts and nuts. Simple mathematics really.
>>
>
> Even better is the use of a ratcheting wrench. No offset and
> no math required:
>
> http://store-planetools.com/ratchetingboxwrenchaviation7-pieceset.aspx
Yeah even better to use a wrench that won't fit the space! I love ivory
tower types who have it all figured out and nothing they say really works.
Those particular ratcheting wrenches are stamped cheapo crap with very
large ends that won't fit tight spaces (the spaces around nuts and bolts
are always tight due to Murphy's Law). There are better ones.
I have some Sears wrenches that are forged and have ends only slightly
bigger than your standard box-end wrench. Not bad. Of course a socket
set is the usual solution to no space around the bolt or nut.
As for the box end tilted, it's true that it helps access. So some brain
at Craftsman made these ratcheting wrenches (as above) and put swivels
on the ratchet ends. One of those ivory tower things that sounds so good
in your head but is really dumb in practice. What happens is that loose
end then tends to flip up and come off the fastener. Great.
When you think about it, it is very interesting that the old inclined
plane fastener has served mankind so well for so long in spite of all
the cussing they have produced when stuck or inaccessible.
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A wrenching problem Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 21:43 -0500
Re: A wrenching problem Fabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain> - 2015-10-31 02:56 +0000
Re: A wrenching problem xxein1@att.net - 2015-10-31 10:06 -0700
Re: A wrenching problem benj <none@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 13:35 -0400
Re: A wrenching problem Fabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain> - 2015-10-31 18:06 +0000
Re: A wrenching problem jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-10-31 19:03 +0000
Re: A wrenching problem Fabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain> - 2015-10-31 19:33 +0000
Re: A wrenching problem jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-10-31 19:50 +0000
Re: A wrenching problem benj <none@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 17:07 -0400
Re: A wrenching problem Fabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain> - 2015-10-31 22:22 +0000
Re: A wrenching problem benj <none@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 23:12 -0400
Re: A wrenching problem Fabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain> - 2015-11-01 04:04 +0000
Re: A wrenching problem "Ross A. Finlayson" <ross.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 21:29 -0700
Re: A wrenching problem Fabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain> - 2015-11-01 06:28 +0000
Re: A wrenching problem olli.dp3@gmail.com - 2015-10-31 23:09 -0700
Re: A wrenching problem benj <none@gmail.com> - 2015-11-01 10:49 -0500
Re: A wrenching problem Fabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain> - 2015-10-31 18:26 +0000
Re: A wrenching problem benj <none@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 16:56 -0400
Re: A wrenching problem Fabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain> - 2015-10-31 21:25 +0000
Re: A wrenching problem Fabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain> - 2015-10-31 21:33 +0000
Re: A wrenching problem benj <none@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 22:56 -0400
Re: A wrenching problem Fabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain> - 2015-10-31 19:04 +0000
Re: A wrenching problem benj <none@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 17:25 -0400
Re: A wrenching problem dvus <dven1@adelphia.net> - 2015-11-01 08:29 -0500
Re: A wrenching problem benj <none@gmail.com> - 2015-11-01 10:21 -0500
Re: A wrenching problem dvus <dven1@adelphia.net> - 2015-11-01 22:43 -0500
Re: A wrenching problem R Kym Horsell <kym@kymhorsell.com> - 2015-11-01 18:48 +0000
Re: A wrenching problem Fabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain> - 2015-10-31 20:13 +0000
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