Posted by Sherman in Idaho [50.52.24.75] on Monday, September 14, 2015 at 11:25:08 :
In Reply to: Re: Why are all box wrenches 12-point? posted by Kevin in Ohio [192.182.188.144] on Monday, September 14, 2015 at 09:19:04 :
Couldn't get the tubing wrench on it -- handle too short and spring too close. Got lucky in this case and got one loose with a long-handled open-end wrench without rounding the screw off, so hopefully they'll all be that easy. I'm still going to get a set of those 6 point wrenches from Sears. It occurs to me maybe those "go-through" sockets would work in this case, too. Never have really found a use for them.
It still amazes me how no matter how many wrenches you have, there's always a time when you need one a little bit different. I pity the poor guys who had to make do with nothing but a monkey wrench.