Adjustable Spanners

[david lang]

Hi All

Can you still get those adjustable spanners/wrenches that resemble the letter 'F' rather than the letter 'Y' ?

Much bigger capacity and they are easier to get into some areas.

Dave

[The3rd Earl Of Derby]

Like these?

Benjamin Middlethwaite

[zymurgy]

tool section of Ebay is where you need to be. I've not seen a modern version.

Cheers

Paul.

[david lang]

Same princple as a 'Y' shaped adjustable with the wheel & worm screw, but 'F' shaped.

I think Footprint used to make them years ago.

Dave

[david lang]

Nearly but not quiet.

Longer & thinner in the body.

Dave

[Dave Plowman (News)]

I got one within the last few years but can't for the life of me remember where. It's not got a brand name on it so no help there.

Yup. Something like this?

[Set Square]

I haven't seen any in the shops for years. I used to have a really good one, which I broke while trying to undo a towbar nut on my car.

I often look for a replacement at car boot sales. I managed to get one, but it's smaller than the one I broke. I'm still looking for a bigger one.

[Russ]

Stilson wrench (sometimes known as 'pipe wrench')

is the type of spanner you are on about.

You can still get them.

[david lang]

29907

Thanks!

Dave

[david lang]

Dave Plowman got it on the nail!

Thanks

Dave

[Grumpy owd man]

Not exactly what you want , nowt like it really, but Bahco have brought out a 'Plumbers Adjustable spanner' I have just bought all my engineers one each. It is the size of an 8" wrench [that would be 8", then!!!] but opens up to about 40mm. They are on ebay occasionally.

BAHCO 9031 ADJUSTABLE WRENCH 8"

[mike]

Cracking things - I had one nicked years ago and I've always missed it

Thanks to both Ds!

[John Stumbles]

Oh my ghod! My dad used to have one of those (it's prolly still around if I were to dig around).

Bloody terrible it was too :-)

[The3rd Earl Of Derby]

You're dad was Noah!!

-- Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

[Frank Erskine]

MY dad had two of those :-)

[<me9]

I've got three, two small ones and one larger one. One of the smaller ones is modified to tighten castellated nuts.

[John Stumbles]

You make it sound like something new: I've been using one for at least 2 years (and bought a second a year or so ago). I get mine from our excellent local everything-mongers, Drews in Reading, for a bit over £20 (with trade discount)

[Cordless Crazy]

I still use mine. Is called a 'King Dick', well at least thats what plastered on the side

-- Cordless Crazy

[John Stumbles]

I think that's what they must be trying to sell me in all those emails that get caught by my spam filter :-)

[david lang]

John Stumbles wrote: I still use mine. Is called a 'King Dick', well at least thats whats

I get those as well. Do you think they know something?

Dave