. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . will find monkey wrenches that have beenused as hammers and spoiled. We wish to propose for locomotives awrench that cannot be used as a hammer,that will fit any nut, and by turning itover is made into an S wrench—on accountof the angle of the jaws—a wrench thatcant be used the wrong w-ay, and onewith an unbreakable handle. This wrench will answer for every needon a locomotive ; a scale on the solid jawshows just where to adjust it to fit a givensize of pipe. It is made of steel dropforgiugs throughout,
. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . will find monkey wrenches that have beenused as hammers and spoiled. We wish to propose for locomotives awrench that cannot be used as a hammer,that will fit any nut, and by turning itover is made into an S wrench—on accountof the angle of the jaws—a wrench thatcant be used the wrong w-ay, and onewith an unbreakable handle. This wrench will answer for every needon a locomotive ; a scale on the solid jawshows just where to adjust it to fit a givensize of pipe. It is made of steel dropforgiugs throughout, with ample bearings,and is practically unbreakable. For the rough work of locomotive ser-vice, we think it would be an improve-ment over monkey wrenches, and take theplace of both them and a pipe cast clamp is furnished with it to use oncopper and brass pipe without marringthem. This is no puff for an advertiser—themakers do not advertise with us—but thetool is a good mechanical job and de-serves attention. Used in connection witha keystone ratchet wrench—which is ma
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