Howdy,
On Mon, 17 Nov 2003, Gerald Brazil wrote:
> 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?
Well, I don't share your enthusiasm for Stanley w/regards to mechanical
tools, but whatever. No idea why they'd skip 7/16"...
That said, GearWrench (KD Tools I think?) ratcheting combination wrenches
have been around a while and every mechanic I know has them. _Super_
useful. Check out http://thetoolwarehouse.net/shop/TTW360.html
They were the cheapest place around with a good selection a year or two
ago...
Mark
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