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Eugen wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 11:28 am Thanks to you guys I have now added strap wrenches to the list of things to buy and I will blame you when my asks why I bought them.

Give them to her so she has some of her own tools .

Valentine's gift.









Noel

propane1 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 1:35 pm Valentine's gift.


Noel

Make sure there red ones .

The princess auto in Barrie has none in stock

Eugen wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 8:56 pm The princess auto in Barrie has none in stock

guess you will just have to get her roses .

I bought a set of those strap wrenches from Harbor Freight about 20 yrs ago. Threw them in a toolbox as a "just in case" item. I went to use one about a year ago to hold the collar of a drill chuck that was being stubborn. First time I've ever used it! And the rubber strap had apparently deteriorated with age, and it snapped right half in two!

So I dug around and found my other strap wrench, a used one I found at Goodwill. Made by Ridgid tools some time in the... 60's? Cast iron handle, with a cotton canvas strap. And it got the job done without the slightest drama.

So just an observation: the cheap Chinese models are "time-limited." If you genuinely need a strap wrench on-hand, then find a real one: steel or iron handle, with a cotton or poly based webbing/strap.

Bob

DavidBarkey wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 5:31 am guess you will just have to get her roses .

Not me Dave, Valentine's day is not something we grew up with as it didn't existed and I refused to adopt it. You will be the one getting roses for your



@thebuildist you're on to something but let's keep things in perspective. The strap wrench I have is a large size, cast aluminum handle and poly strap. Handy for holding the flywheel to undo the big nut on the crankshaft, not so much for jars. The rubber ones on sale here for $6 would be fine for small jobs and jars and last a few years, I mean what should I expect for $6? If you really wanted you could even replace the rubber strap with nylon or whatever. That being said, one thing that I find very unpleasant is the fact that many of these cheap tools break too easily, on the first few uses. It bothers me to fill up the yard with these "disposable" tools. Not only, but the "middle" class of many tools is not really predictable in quality. Either is cheap c r a p that breaks immediately, or you pay medium and might get lucky, or pay premium and get quality.
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