> A tip for extending the life of your Whitworth wrenches: Unless you
> don't have room in your application, turn them so the sliding jaw is
> getting less of the load. I thought this was understood, but have
> seen people use them backwards so often, I thought I'd mention it. I
> will now make a sorry attempt to include pictures.
>
> /\ /\
> #| |X X| |#
> # \/ X X \/ #
> XXXXXXX XXXXXXX
> XX XX
> XX -> this way XX <- this way
> XX XX
>
> Where # is the sliding jaw, and the Xs are the wrench, including the
> fixed jaw. The arrows are showing direction of handle travel.
>
> andy
>
Uh, did you mean to show the *wrong* way to use a "Whitworth" (cresent)
wrench? This is just the opposite of what I've always believed is the
"right way", so that the "sliding jaw is getting less of the load" where
# is the sliding jaw.
This is how *I* always use them:
/\ /\
#| |X X| |#
##\/XX XX\/##
XXXXXXX XXXXXXX
XX XX
XX <- this way XX -> this way
XX XX
(er, that is, *If* I were ever to use one, I'd never use anything like a
Cresent wrench on any of *my* cars! ;-)
Ah, the wonders of ASCII pictures ... ;-)
Pat Vilbrandt John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc. Everett, Washington USA
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