[Milsurplus] set screw question -

[J. Forster]

True. I was just commenting on the Harbor Freight reference.

-John

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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
>>
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>>
>>
>> >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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