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Old August 31st 13, 03:49 PM posted to rec.autos.tech
AMuzi
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Default Tool Talk - Big Wrench

On 8/31/2013 9:36 AM, jim beam wrote:
> On 08/30/2013 09:41 AM, AMuzi wrote:
>> On 8/30/2013 10:44 AM, jim beam wrote:
>>> On 08/29/2013 08:25 PM, AMuzi wrote:
>>>> On 8/29/2013 9:26 PM, Vic Smith wrote:
>>>>> What's the biggest open end wrench you've used? Any
>>>>> dimension.
>>>>> Nut size, length, or wrench weight.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Special Snap On 1-1/4 open end, other end is a 1-3/16
>>>> flare.
>>>> 16" overall, 1lb 12oz.
>>>> It fits a specific application, not an every day tool.
>>>>
>>>> About 8:00 on this wall:
>>>> http://www.yellowjersey.org/photosfr...t/TOOLWALL.JPG
>>>>
>>>> Mine's 40+ years old.
>>>
>>> where the heck's your campy wheel dishing tool dude?
>>>
>>>

>>
>> They are above the truing stands (out of photo) with the
>> Wheelsmith,
>> Park, Var and Minoura dish gauges,

>
> oooh, aaah... i like var and campy. hate park - many of
> their tools are great, but wheel dishing tool sucks. it's
> unfortunate one is such a necessity with their ts2's total
> inability to consistently center.
>
>
>> nipple drivers tensiometers and a
>> host of spoke keys for normal and Martian wheel systems.
>>
>> p.s. Do you know the application for that Snap On wrench?

>
> tell me master...
>
>


Quite an elegant tool for Chicago-built Schwinn OPC cranks
and headsets. A 15" adjustable wrench works, but this one
just feels good in the hand (the price only hurt once and
briefly)

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Andrew Muzi
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