Interesting variation. Did you get one Craig?
@someidiot 's comment about function is interesting too. If the lock presses in on the worm gear it "could" clamp. Otherwise it would do the opposite.
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Interesting variation. Did you get one Craig?
@someidiot 's comment about function is interesting too. If the lock presses in on the worm gear it "could" clamp. Otherwise it would do the opposite.
i was hoping someone would have first hand knowledge- but i figured it was worth the $30 to see myself. Just ordered - to arrive today.
Edit - Amazon arriving Nov 5
In the link in my post above - the wording implies it clamps. Near the bottom of that link there is a short video that shows that it does indead clamp. The reviewer said: “like an adjustable and visegrip combined”
Yep! (see pic below from the link provided) - it is both left handed & metric on one side and right handed and imperial when you flip it over. Amazing!!!
CW 😎
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historicalarms
Ultra Member
If used to just lock that damn worm from easily turning I can see advantages, but actually locking the jaws onto a nut...not so much
KootzDragon
no problems... just challenges
Today's finds...
From left to right we have ...
1. An 18" Walworth "Genuine Stillson"
2. Another 18", but this is a Cochran Model 1910 (check out the pivot mech atop the adjuster barrel
3. A 14" E.T.F. Ltd piece. Under ETF it has St. Catherine stamped
4. At 9" long, all I can see on this shifting spanner is an encircled letter E, and evidence that this guy spent more time in the hand as a hammer then as a wrench...
5. Another 9". A Frost & Wood. This one's got a step on the fixed side of the jaws. No hammer use that I can see. But...cast clearly on one side of the grip is Made In Canada.
The FIL must've hit a lot of yard and estate sales here methinks
140mower
Don
I was digging around and discovered that I have one of those too.......
Ya, I am a plus sized guy...... what's yer point? 😛
It's not the size of the dinghy, it's how well you man the oars...? 🙄
140mower
Don
I received the new clamping adjustable wrench today.
It looks very good but just a bit rough around the edges- fit and finish is ok at best but it does look solid and serviceable.
First impression is that it works as advertised.
Do I like it? YES!
Buy again? Maybe (as a gift for son and son-in-law)
It arrived clamped tightly onto a 12m nut. I tested its clamping power by clamping it onto a 36” long piece of 1/2x6” flat bar and I picked it up via the new adjustable clamping wrench.
OK - but how strong is it?
I put a piece of 1/2” flat bar in the bench vise and tightened the wrench on it. Then, with the help of a pipe extension, I applied about 130 ft.lb of torque and it held solid.
I have a friend that says ‘if you have 5 of anything, then you have a collection’. Apparently I have a collection of 10” adjustable wrenches. (Several came from a Kijiji tool box purchase that was stuffed with an abundance of quality tools). Anyhow - this gave me lots of wrenches to compare to this recent addition.
The Fuller, top right in pic, (made in Japan) is IMO the best overall. Taking a close look at its worm-and-rack adjustment, it is by far superior to the rest.
My newly purchased clamping adjustable wrench appears to be the worst in this regard:
But it works and has a smooth movement.
It looks very good but just a bit rough around the edges- fit and finish is ok at best but it does look solid and serviceable.
First impression is that it works as advertised.
Do I like it? YES!
Buy again? Maybe (as a gift for son and son-in-law)
It arrived clamped tightly onto a 12m nut. I tested its clamping power by clamping it onto a 36” long piece of 1/2x6” flat bar and I picked it up via the new adjustable clamping wrench.
OK - but how strong is it?
I put a piece of 1/2” flat bar in the bench vise and tightened the wrench on it. Then, with the help of a pipe extension, I applied about 130 ft.lb of torque and it held solid.
I have a friend that says ‘if you have 5 of anything, then you have a collection’. Apparently I have a collection of 10” adjustable wrenches. (Several came from a Kijiji tool box purchase that was stuffed with an abundance of quality tools). Anyhow - this gave me lots of wrenches to compare to this recent addition.
The Fuller, top right in pic, (made in Japan) is IMO the best overall. Taking a close look at its worm-and-rack adjustment, it is by far superior to the rest.
My newly purchased clamping adjustable wrench appears to be the worst in this regard:
But it works and has a smooth movement.
Yes - dark and scary. Halloween appropriate.
Delayed delivery but Amazon is still crashing the competition.
Well it absolutely does clamp!
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Pretty simple but yes the adjustable screw needs to be quite finger tight before squeezing the clamping handle.
It kinda works like a visegrip - but not as much tightening. More like very tight but not visegrip tight.
I don’t like using visegrips on a fastener (nut or bolt head) because they can f-up the corners. This new tool is a big improvement over an adjustable wrench. But then - any auto mechanic would rather be caught dead rather than be seen using visegrips or an adjustable
(Cowboys, home diy-ers, farmers, miners, lumberjacks, and fishermen use an adjustable wrenches but not real mechanics.)
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@CWret you need one of these to round out your collection. Dual scale metric and imperial, 3/8" drive, opens up to 29 mm 😉
someidiot
Well-Known Dismemberer
Gee, I'd sure like to be a "real" mechanic. Sounds like those guys never have to deal with rusted-out fasteners. That'd be swell, 'cause then I'd be able to get rid of all my nasty old amateur-knuckle-basher vise-grips.
Sorry @someidiot - no offence intended. Yes visegrips have there place, but many times an amateur so-called home mechanic will use them improperly or because they don’t own a full set of wrenches. My point was (even though i said it poorly) mechanics have many thousands of dollars worth of tools and they take pride in owning and using the right tool for the job.
IMO - An adjustable wrench or visegrip is seldom the right tool compared to the correct sized wrench. Farmers and miners don’t carry a lot of tools and often have to do a quick fix up to get to the end of the day - a visegrip and/or an adjustable can save the day.
IMO - An adjustable wrench or visegrip is seldom the right tool compared to the correct sized wrench. Farmers and miners don’t carry a lot of tools and often have to do a quick fix up to get to the end of the day - a visegrip and/or an adjustable can save the day.
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Those look really handy Dave! I have something similar with small open end wrenches, but not adjustable. I think they are called crowfoot wrenches. The primary difference is that they are not adjustable. Adjustable would be nice.