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Is There Such A Thing As
An adjustable wrench that stays adjusted? One in which the moving part doesn't move until I want it to. I'm talking about a "thumb wrench" or crescent type wrench.
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MAC has one that worked real well for about ten years then loosened up some. It's a 12" er. Don't remember the model number. AW something....  It also opens up to 1 3/4"
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The size I use the most is the 8" one.
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How about this?
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These stay adjusted. 
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The Snap-On metric crescent wrench stays put pretty well.
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These hand wrenches have a good grip
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Those winters get really long up there don't they? That's the only way I can see one dreaming up this.
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Does that come in a left handed version?
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Crescent wrenches are why people end up using pliers on nuts and bolts.
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I studied two years in Diesel Mechanics and then worked in the trade for several more. I remembered how disappointed I was ten years later to see a co-worker I respected using a crescent wrench. It was the first time in ten years I had seen one in the trade. Don't use one unless you mind rounding off a bolt, nut or fitting.
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What is a METRIC crescent wrench???  
I do know people that won't touch a crescent wrench but I'm not one of them.
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I studied two years in Diesel Mechanics and then worked in the trade for several more. I remembered how disappointed I was ten years later to see a co-worker I respected using a crescent wrench. It was the first time in ten years I had seen one in the trade. Don't use one unless you mind rounding off a bolt, nut or fitting.
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When I was a working die maker, we used adjustable wrenches all the time. They ranged in 18" to 24" and were used on bolts with 1" and larger threads.
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I climb 30' ladders and walk across 130 degree roofs to repair rooftop air conditioners. I have several sets of tools in my van, but carrying a full set of wrenches up a ladder and across a rooftop in addition to the rest of the equipment needed for repairs sometimes is not an option. An adjustable wrench is more prudent on such an occasion.
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I had no idea anybody made such a thing! If I ever bothered to fix anything any more and didn't have the right size combo or box wrench, that would be great if it fit into the needed space.
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250mm for the right handed and 10" for the left.
I would have never spent the money on a Snap-on but found one on the street while riding my bike. All I can say is it's tight and smooth, The best adjustable I've ever had.
I've bought lots of Snap-on combos, ratchets, sockets, screw drivers, hammers and such but never would have thought about buying their crescent.
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