[TheForge] pipe wrench mystery

Mon Sep 8 13:30:59 2003

Well, actually that is what you said in the first place.  I just wasn't so =
sure about it meaing what you MEANT. =20

All that comes to mind is a C-clamp, non-adjustable variety.  But usually =
non-adjustable C-clamps are used with cross-wise wedges, between one of =
the flanges and the work ( to make them adjustable).  I suppose the =
weldments you describe could have been used as C-clamps, but it sounds =
like overkill.

Nor can I see how they could now be used for their original function =AF =
namely as jaws on stilson wrenches.  We may never know...

Bruce
NJ

>>> [email protected] 09/08/03 01:19PM >>>
Bruce,

When you say "pipe wrench movable jaws" do you mean JUST the L-shaped
piece from a stilson wrench?

Right,  Just the l shaped pieces from two pipe wrenches, slanted groves =
for
gripping the pipe on the short leg of the L and threads on the long leg of
the L that would in a pipe wrench have the round knurled "nut" for =
adjusting
the fit of the wrench.

I found several of these L-shaped pieces welded together Long leg to long
leg with both short legs pointing the same direction so as to make a wide
short "U" shape.  Boy wouold a picture be worth a lot of my words.  =
Anyway,
I have no idea what they might have been used for, but I did bring home
several non welded moveable pipewrench jaws to add to my collection of =
pipe
wrench parts, one from a 48" wrench, which is bigger than I'd like to use.

Jeff Valentine, dancing this morning as the temp was 66 at 7AM.

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