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The man at his bench felt distraught, with his wrench not as strong as he thought. The wife had the spare in the bedroom with care for a business-end thicker she sought.
There once was a man from Saskatchewan For crusty tools he did lust upon He found just the thing, a wrench fit for a king And indeed, in it's name it did say soFor the thrill of the peanut gallery He sent his fine tool to AvE With less than a moment of awe It was straight in the torque'matic's jawsBut upon such a rigorous test And against the worthy Wright's wrench The old wrench fought well, but in battle it fell And blew it's one nut prematurely
Important Technique Information: A forgotten trick (unless you were taught by a grandfather who used these a hundred years ago) for increasing the strength of the wrench: Place a nut of the same size as the one you are removing into the "opposite-side-jaw", that will transfer much of the force directly to the frame and not through the threaded post. That back overhang is there for important reasons, including right angle turning.
TheRazzeus There is a ledge on the back end of the wrench that can accept nuts as well he is saying place a nut there of the same size as the nut you are clamping down on and it will decrease side load on the frame basically not allowing it to spring open as easily
I started a new job at a machine shop a few weeks ago, and I bet I could find a use for it there! You and Abom79 both inspired me to start a new career, and I am very grateful for the time you guys spend making videos. Thanks!
Actually kind of clever the way that one failed. By selecting a material for the nut to be a metal softer than the thread, the tool can fail and the only cost in repairing it is another nut, and a few minutes filing the metal out of the threads. Also not really worth welding one of those tools back together, they're drop forged, so it'll never be that strong again.
bur1t0 agreed. It’s designed to fail at a certain point and be easily mended after. Yes the other tool failed at a higher point but it also destroyed the tool to the point where welding it back together is both a higher skill task and kinda pointless because you’re rejoining the weakest part of the tool with a weaker joint. Realistically how often is a tool gonna be under that much strain anyways? Much better to have to replace a nut and refile, than weld a tool back together.
I would love to have it. My dad is retired Ford Tractor/Agricultural Mechanic witch I learned the trade just as he did. When I was out of High School there was no calling for Ag Mech. I side tracked and went Automotive. He would just love it. It has a lot of resemblance to the old ford tools in the tool boxes on some of the 1950-1960 era tractors. Love your channel.
Back in the day, those were referred to as a "monkey wrench", not a spanner wrench. I have a vintage one that belonged to my great grandpa. My grandma has told me that she remembers him using it to repair things. I think it is dated 1890 or close. They were designed to hang onto a square nut or bolt head. Hex wasn't even a twinkle in their eye back then. I think Jody at "Welding Tips and Tricks" can weld water to water.
I just adopted my grandfather's old tools (He's still alive, but at 94 and selling his home, he's not using them anymore) There's a lot of old hard american made tools from the era before chinese imports and I couldn't be happier!
Oh, and I suppose I should say I'm throwing my hat into the ring as well! It would nice to have something to give to my grandkids in some far flung weird cyberfuture.
You lucky bastard!!! I got just a few of my dad's tools when he passed away. My elder brother got the wooden custom made carpenters tool chest with inserts made for hand saws, brace and bit, chisels, hammers, etc. And he doesn't even get hard when he drives by a hardware store, like I do. Life ain't skookum
My Stash of Handed down Grandfather tools were stolen out of my garage while I was at work by a crackhead a few years ago. I really miss the old, all metal Porter Cable Circular saw I cherished and still used...
I've had an ancient British made version of one those in my toolbox for years. It works terrifically well as a wrench, clamp, hammer, or even as a small handheld vise!
Thats what I was thinking. Want to buy another and test it oriented the other way? The outside corner of the square test chunk was bearing against the tip of the moveable jaw and the base of the fixed. The top jaw then acts like a lever increasing the strain on the nut.
You're "supposed" to use a full box end of the appropriate size which puts even amounts of pressure on all 6 sides/corners of a hex head, and allows for more angles of engagement. Square nuts have advantages that don't necessarily come up often, like being able to put a square nut in a slot so it doesn't turn but is replaceable if the thing strips or wears out, and keeping more of the meat of the flats of an adjustable or open ended wrench on for better leverage. As well they are easier to manufacture.
I think the biggest reason we don't use the square nuts anymore is machine automation. Square nuts don't have as many flats and therefore are harder to line up in automated machines. For the HAND JOB they would work fine
First Last With an attitude like that, I guess you're ready for marriage and hang up pick pocketing for a backup career option. It'll work out somehow and don't feel slighted ,having never popped a cherry. 😂😂
I love watching his channel I usually set it at 1.5 speed and let er rip... He gets so detailed ... I wish O could have afforded his power hammer... would absolutely love to have one of his wrenches Many Blessings , SMR
If i'm ever feeling a little down I just grab an AVE vijao and in 10 or 20 minutes I have an impossible grin and the feeling that I've just been blessed by a master. Thanks
I, being a young machinist and learning more each day, and one of our engineers (they ain’t all so bad, in fact it was he that introduced me to the channel!) are both big fans, and would thoroughly enjoy that fancy antique nut clamp. ❤️
I've had a set of Hazet ratchets, not sure which model they were, but they were the absolute worst shite I've ever used... Apart from that 1/4" kamasa ratchet. Anyway, the sockets and regular spanner/wrenches are nice. Hazet makes a lot of junk.
There's no bigger compliment than writing a joke or a saying that becomes part of someones vernacular. Maybe an eyes, ears, move your beers t-shirt should be in the works? lol
A custom wrench so fine, I wish there's one that's mine. At first I was amped, But then noticed it's stamped. Ich will dieses Schwein (nicht). Keep the crappy one that's got your initials on it, send me the new one you ordered instead, untainted by your shop smegma.
I was trying to see how good these tools are n i found u. I gotta say ur a straight forward guy n i love how u have no censorship about ur comments pretty fucking funny lol. Im definitely gonna watch more.
Great trip down memory lane with this one... Reminded me of the King Dick my brother found on the side of the road as kids. Was pretty beat up, but still worked a treat. Thanks heaps for sharing once again.
A friend eventually found one he's lost a few years earlier up in the house guttering. A bit of work with a wire brush and some oil had working fine, if a little rust pitted on the bits that didn't matter.
So since I still owe my old man a christmas present for last year this would be great. 60+ years and still going. Metal worker and hella fond of old style wrenches. So ill trust my luck and if it comes hard on hard my legal tender. Consider my name on that list.
Look at that Boba Fett Slave1 bespoke cosplay paint job vice grip! Also, I ordered my own from HTR last week, but I wouldn’t cry if you wanted to send the extra one to NH.
Keep yours I'll take the stripped one! But yeah it was made special for you bud. Love the videos thanks for all the insight. I've been fixing even more broken tools since I started watching.
Been watching for years. Absolutely love your channel. This video got me thinking you should start or or join in a company making old school tools for guys that want to pay for quality and can't find what they need at the antique store. Cockford Ollie has a nice ring to it.
Would an ACME thread be stronger? I'm curious what thread the original wrench had. I'm gonna go buy one from HTR anyway. At the very least it will be useful for removing unwanted knuckle skin.
I have a couple old ones which use ACME or similar threads, mine also appear to be cast steel as they have a bead running around the perimeter of the tool. Not used them to anywhere near their strength limit, in theory, it should be a stronger design. The main advantage is that ACME has a very aggressive thread pitch so the wrench is quick to adjust. I rarely use them on fasteners, where they shine is bending steel while welding.
I want that for my kid. I watch regularly, but just found out he's been secretly watching your channel too. The language doesn't offset the content. He's 12, has helped on 6 engine swaps (always runs the cherry picker), and can do a bit of welding. To much to mention here.
Regarding AvE' s language, I've heard people complain that he's using too much language. Not too much FOUL language, just over-all too much language. Let that sink in, as the faucet said after giving the door a light tappi-tap-tap. I wonder if not much of the complaints actually come from people who just can't navigate their way through the intricate puns mixed with sprinkles of Canuckistani French.
I personally dig all of the enginenerding and the depths he goes to explain things. Those who complain are those who cant comprehend that which he spews. I definitely don't understand everything he says, hes got a doctorate for fucks sake, but I do constantly learn something from uncle bumblefuck
@@Gameboygenius i like how He mixes the languages, as well as how good He pronounces german words for a canadian :D i love canadians, they excuse themselves if they robb someone xD
I'd somehow missed it the first go-round and it didn't matter that I had a mouth full of food when I heard it, but when you said Saskatchewan Socket Set I busted a gut. Best laugh I had all week. Which is sorta sad when you think about it.
Surely replacing the nut, should you manage to break it without massive abuse, be a piece of piss compared to replacing the clampy bit? That seems like good design, making the easiest bit to replace the weakest.
That would be an amazing prize. It would make a great addition to my toolbox and would probably get all my sons' interest spiked in machining and older tools
AvE possibly... ha ha. Mechanical engineering professor. Same thing I'm going for. Been a machinist for 19 years and figured I'd go learn me something.
Do you by chance know the deaf welder dude that was on Hoonigans channel not long ago? He apparently works at NASA as well, although not sure if Langley. Dudes a boss.
@Robert Sand: Aren't you too busy at STZ to be trolling on Ave's? Seems the d00bie haters drove your companies stock down to just a few points off its 52 week low. You need to work harder, YT less.
There is a video.. lol I think it did more than it was ever intended to do though! Not bad for and old style wrench that was intended for square nuts. And look at it this way, the tool didn’t fail, the thumb screw did. You could remake that in no time and be back in business.
That's what I was thinking too. Control the failure mode with the nut threads. I know it was lower energy at breaking, but also prevents catastrophic failure with shrapnel flying everywhere. Oh, sell it for $40 and the nuts for $10. Don't sell the printer, sell the toner....
