Perro Del Diablo Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 Ok which one of you hooligans take my 1/2 inch wrench? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kloehr Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 It was not me, but do recall a 1/2" wrench and a couple coins out of the pocket turns it into a 10mm. Might be a clue, someone desperate for 10mm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 Is this it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Rich Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 Send me cash and I'll help you "find" it. kR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 Was it a Crapsman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 You can substitute a 12 mm in a pinch. Unless, of course, you are missing that one too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 I don't understand the question. The way it is phrased, it sounds like you only have one half inch wrench. I have more than a dozen. Open end, box, combination, gear wrenches, sockets - deep and shallow in three different drive sizes. Only having one half inch wrench is like only having one knife, or one 22 rifle. Inconceivable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 12 minutes ago, Pat Riot said: You can substitute a 12 mm in a pinch. Unless, of course, you are missing that one too. No! That’s actually the 13mm!! 12mm is slightly larger than 7/16”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderRiverCowboy Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 1 hour ago, Perro Del Diablo said: Ok which one of you hooligans take my 1/2 inch wrench? Hmm was it a Gear wrench ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderRiverCowboy Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 1 hour ago, John Kloehr said: It was not me, but do recall a 1/2" wrench and a couple coins out of the pocket turns it into a 10mm. Might be a clue, someone desperate for 10mm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 I have a couple of extras. Stop by and you can have one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smuteye John SASS#24774 Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 While you're at it, keep an eye out for my 25 foot tape measure, will ya? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrel Cody Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 2 hours ago, Perro Del Diablo said: Ok which one of you hooligans take my 1/2 inch wrench? You'll find it right after you buy its replacement... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smuteye John SASS#24774 Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 When I went out, back in the day, to get my own tool kit, I bought one of the deluxe Craftsman sets AND a basic set in SAE and Metric so I had a pair of wrenches in the most common sizes. I did it so I had a wrench for both the bolt and nut or both sides of a bicycle tire but it also cut down on the hunting for the right wrench by, at least, half! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 Say what you will of Hazard Fraught, this is pretty clever.... https://www.harborfreight.com/10mm-metric-essential-socket-set-10-piece-58957.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 2 hours ago, Blackwater 53393 said: No! That’s actually the 13mm!! 12mm is slightly larger than 7/16”. Dang! You’re right. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perro Del Diablo Posted September 20, 2023 Author Share Posted September 20, 2023 45 minutes ago, Tyrel Cody said: You'll find it right after you buy its replacement... Usually how it goes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kloehr Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 4 hours ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: Is this it? Also available in metric: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 1 hour ago, Tyrel Cody said: You'll find it right after you buy its replacement... That's why I have more than a dozen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smuteye John SASS#24774 Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 I prefer the combo SAE and Metric model, myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 1 hour ago, Pat Riot said: Dang! You’re right. Thanks. You’ll also find that 3/8” will sometimes fit 10mm or vise-versa, 5/8” can sometimes be used for 16mm, 3/4” will work on 19mm, and 5/16” is exactly 8mm. The only one that is directly interchangeable is 5/16 and 8mm. The others will work most of the time, but variances in manufacturing tolerances of both wrenches and fasteners will dictate how well they work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 4 hours ago, Perro Del Diablo said: Ok which one of you hooligans take my 1/2 inch wrench? Don’t feel too bad! I have a huge SnapOn tool chest, another large standup toolbox, a smaller roll around toolbox, three tool carts, and a head tall large drawer cabinet for large specialty tools, and half the time, I can’t find a half inch wrench either!! The laugh emoji is there ‘cause it don’t do a damned bit of good to cry!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 I think that there is a definite correlation to 10mm and 1/2” tools vanishing and missing socks. Somewhere there’s a little demon or an inter-dimensional being with a strange mental quirk that causes them to collect these thing or it’s just their duty to make men crazy. They’re the same little suckers that cause small springs to bounce their way right out of whatever you’re working on and into an unknown realm. Never to be seen again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 27 minutes ago, Blackwater 53393 said: The only one that is directly interchangeable is 5/16 and 8mm That was my understanding. Someone needs to tell Harbor Freight. Ever since they came up with that stupid - I feel I must repeat that term, stupid - side mount battery terminal, it's used a 5/16 wrench. Normally I would use a 5/16 socket on a quarter inch drive ratchet, but they're so damn sloppy these days that they won't stick on the ratchet, and the socket falls off and it's down there somewhere inside of the car. So while I was looking at Hardpan's 10 mm socket thing I saw this. My first thought was that was a good idea. The socket can't fall off. But then I thought - 10 mm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chantry Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 You left it on the top of your vehicle at the last SASS match you went to. Or it went to the same place as the missing remote and the other sock that made up the pair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 A wrenching loss. When my wife takes and misplaces one, I just buy another! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Presidio Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 6 minutes ago, Rip Snorter said: A wrenching loss. When my wife takes and misplaces one, I just buy another! Would that work if'n the missing item be the wife? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 1 minute ago, Presidio said: Would that work if'n the missing item be the wife? Nah, after 40 years be tough for either of us to train a replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 6 hours ago, Pat Riot said: You can substitute a 12 mm in a pinch. Unless, of course, you are missing that one too. .......... but a 13mm is a better fit ...... unless you've got small nuts ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 I coulda helped you out if you were looking for something a little smaller .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 3 hours ago, Rip Snorter said: When my wife takes and misplaces one, I just buy another! Uh-Huh…your wife takes and loses your tools…riiiight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 Just now, Pat Riot said: Uh-Huh…your wife takes and loses your tools…riiiight. Yup! She designed, built and maintains the pumps and filters for a good sized Koi pond. Yesterday she killed a rattler in the pump house before she called me to get rid of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 Seems to me that if she designed built and maintains pumps and filters, she ought to have her own tools and not be using yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 It has never worked that way, and doesn't happen often enough to matter. I even bought her and each of my kids their own basic tool box. Worked with the kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 just recall what is hers is hers what is yours , is hers also CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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