Tennessee Trapper Tom Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 I have a toolbox in my truck, the wife’s SUV, my boat and then the cabinet full of tools, and a toolbox in the house. I’ll be darned if when the wife needs a tool, she’ll go get what she wants from the shop, and will then leave it anywhere she had used it. I’m always taking stuff back to the shop. After putting up with this for 44 years, I’ve finally accepted that she won’t change, and I can’t make her. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawhorse Kid Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Did it look anything like this? 1/2 guage wrench Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kloehr Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 My lady has a set of tools in her RV. When she has needed another tool for something, she asks me. It is not that she could not get it herself, but my stuff is a pain to go through as she does not know where what she seeks might be. Lots of drawers and boxes. So I get it for her, and then it goes into the RV in case it is needed again. So far, I have not needed to replace anything as I have had spares. But I may be down to a handful of 10 mm sockets and the same for 1/2" wrenches. Even though I have wrenches in open, box, ratchet, offset, and in Craftsman, Sears, some Proto or SnapOn, and even Drop Forged. Drop Forged are usually the first up for loan as they are the easiest and cheapest to replace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 12 hours ago, Perro Del Diablo said: Ok which one of you hooligans take my 1/2 inch wrench? Just what makes you think that it was one of US anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smuteye John SASS#24774 Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Sawhorse Kid said: Did it look anything like this? 1/2 guage wrench I keep mine in the closet beside my .40mm pistol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perro Del Diablo Posted September 21, 2023 Author Share Posted September 21, 2023 16 hours ago, John Kloehr said: Also available in metric: Is there a left hand model Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 21 hours ago, Perro Del Diablo said: Ok which one of you hooligans take my 1/2 inch wrench? 9 hours ago, Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 said: Just what makes you think that it was one of US anyway? ................. probably the "hooligan" reference ....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perro Del Diablo Posted September 21, 2023 Author Share Posted September 21, 2023 13 hours ago, Sawhorse Kid said: Did it look anything like this? 1/2 guage wrench That's it 13 hours ago, Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 said: Just what makes you think that it was one of US anyway? So you admit to being a hooligan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 15 minutes ago, Perro Del Diablo said: That's it So you admit to being a hooligan I neither confirm or deny it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largo casey #19191 Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Had an engine at one time that had 19/32 rod nuts. Largo I usually find missing tools in my Daughters tools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smuteye John SASS#24774 Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 When Daddy retired, he got tired of hunting tools, so he gathered every wrench, plier, screwdriver, ratchet and socket, spread them out on the porch and started making sets. Come to find out, he had 3 basic metric wrench sets, 4 of SAE, 3 full combo socket sets with various spares and more screwdrivers than the law ought to allow. He took 1 set of each, along with some vice grips and a double handful of screwdrivers and put them in the car in a tool bag I bought him. Another set, he gave to a niece that had just moved out. Everything left was put in a rolling tool box in the garage. His project times have been cut in half just by not having to hunt tools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Where I work it's 5/16" open end wrenches. The most common RF connector we use (SMA) requires a 5/16" open end wrench. We have them attached with a length of small cord to all our equipment racks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smuteye John SASS#24774 Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 You need one of these, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kloehr Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 13 hours ago, Perro Del Diablo said: Is there a left hand model You mean for left-hand threads, the placement of a wrenchch on a fastener does not change based on the operator, only the thread direction. With this clear understanding, yes lefty versions are available. But they cost 50% more. I cheat and just turn them over. It is bad enough having to buy adjustable wrenches in both metric and English; I'm sure if I put my mind to it, I could make one adjustable wrench for both English and Metric, and for both right and left threads. One wrench for all fasteners! The biggest challenge might be getting approval from all the standards bodies before a patent application expires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imis Twohofon,SASS # 46646 Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 I have it on good authority that the individual sock is the larval form of the coathanger. Imis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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