[Shop-talk] Crescent stainless "gear wrenches"

[john niolon]

Karl,

Sears sells the gear wrench brand in swivel head, stubby and standard flat 
like you have... they run them on sale regularly... right now I 
think...check sears.com

john



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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Karl Vacek" <kvacek at ameritech.net>
To: <shop-talk at autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 8:54 PM
Subject: [Shop-talk] Crescent stainless "gear wrenches"


>A couple of years ago, Costco had sets of Crescent brand stainless steel 
>"Gear
> Wrench"-style combination wrenches.  7 wrenches for $19.95.  5/16 to 
> 11/16 -
> if they went another couple wrenches larger it's be even better, but these 
> are
> fine as is.  Flat ratchet on one end, open-end on the other.  These are
> completely flat wrenches rather than bent or offset, so they don't have or
> need a reversing feature - just turn the wrench over.  They're fairly thin 
> and
> get in lots of places.  Fine-tooth ratchet too.
>
> Sadly, I only bought one set for myself, and never really tried them for a
> long time.  The open end part is a little large and clunky, so I just left
> them in the package for a year or more.  By the time I began to use them, 
> it
> was too late to buy more.
>
> Has anyone seen these recently ?  The stainless construction is a great
> feature for slobs like me who occasionally get a wrench wet and don't wipe 
> it
> really well before setting it down - often on the floor  ;-)
>
> Alternatively, what brands of these things are good ?  The ones I see at
> Sneers and Sawbucks seem awfully thick, and wouldn't get onto a nut or 
> bolt
> head anywhere near a vertical surface.
>
> Thanks !
> Karl
>
>
>
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