I saw a similar set, don't remember the brand, the 'demo' wrench was
missing. Since you can grab one end of the demo wrench to see the ratchet
action I suppose that it just to tempting to the slime ball theif.
Larry Hoy
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shop-talk-owner@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shop-talk-owner@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Gerald Brazil
> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 8:01 AM
> To: shop-talk@autox.team.net
> Subject: Can anybody explain this?
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> I was recently shopping at Menard's and saw a Stanley tool
> set that interested me. It was a set of combination open end
> and ratchet wrenches. The ratchet wrench end attracted me
> because it was fine toothed and would operate in a very
> restricted place. I was just about to buy it until I noticed
> that the set didn't contain a 7/16" wrench. I thought at
> first it was missing in this set, so I looked at others on
> the peg at other sets and none of them had a 7/16" wrench.
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> If there is anybody in the tool business that should know
> what they are doing it is Stanley. They must have some reason
> for not including the most commonly used size wrench in most
> tool boxes...what is it?
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