That should read ''water pump pliers''

SV


"DSK" wrote in message
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"Frank Boettcher" wrote
Hating those adjustable spanners that are used to adjust
shaft packing
glands, I bought a couple of big box wrenches for almost
nothing at a
plant closing auction, cut the handles off and I had the
nicest set of
packing gland adjusters in the harbor. They were not non
ferrous
striking wrenches but they probably had a new cost of
several hundred
bucks apiece. When I sold the boat, I meant to get them
off, and
forgot.


Bummer.
I've bought a fair amount of stuff at auction too. But I
don't see how to put a box end wrench on a packing
gland...
a big tubing wrench, maybe.


Scotty wrote:
I had some of those striking wrenches, size 2'' - 5''.
I
gave them to my buddy who works on steam engines. I had
no
idea they were that expensive.


Cool huh? Maybe I can get prices like that for mine,
except
I really want to hang on to them.

DSK