[Milsurplus] set screw question -

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I wasn't talking about using cheap wrenches.  But about salvaging a good 
one damaged however.  Unlike some other tools, L-shaped and straight Allen and 
Bristol wrenches are usually the same spec material from end to end.  Some 
of my Xcelite drivers are up to half an inch shorter than when I bought them 
30-40 years ago.

In a message dated 11/9/2009 7:07:09 PM Central Standard Time, 
jfor at quik.com writes: 
> Using poor quality wrenches, even if newly ground, is a really BAD idea,
> IMO. The material is soft and the stresses very high, especially on tiny
> sizes. You may well do more harm than good.
> 
> -John
> 
> ===============
> 
> 
> >Hutch,
> >
> >If you grind between 1/32" and 1/16" off of the end of the wrench (more
> >for
> >larger size wrenches) you get a new wrench, albeit slightly shorter.  You
> >can do that several times before it gets too short to use.  Be sure you
> >hold
> >the wrench perpendicular to the surface of the grinding wheel so that the
> >end is square.  This also works with rounded off Bristol wrenches,
> >including
> >the Xcelite ones.  Use light cuts and don't overheat the wrench while
> >grinding.
> >
> >In a message dated 11/9/2009 6:46:27 PM Central Standard Time,
> >olegerityincj at austin.rr.com writes:
> >>Dan -
> 

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