The alligator wrench was identified due to the way it gripped nuts. The handle of this wrench looks like a pointed fang than a modern pipe wrench. As these were primarily manufactured to handle square-shaped heads, it has become rare to see them outside of films.
This type of wrench is consists of a long T-shaped handle in a curved, serrated jaw. Its main purpose is to tighten or loosen the heads under the sink and toilet, consequently it is also known as a faucet wrench. They are available in many designs and are usually of the specific type or size of the model of gun.
These are used for gun repair and maintenance. Each side of the dog bone wrench has two box-shaped ends that have a different socket size. This wrench named after its bone-shaped appearance, which is sometimes called the dumb-bell wrench.
These are only used for bike maintenance, even though their ability to fit in small spaces sometimes makes them useful elsewhere. Some dog bone wrenches have swivel heads for greater flexibility. As the name suggests, it is used to tune different percussion instruments, such as drums.
A drum key with longer handles provides you to apply more torque than shorter handles. A drum drum wrench is a socket-style wrench available in a variety of styles. It is also known as a drum plug wrench. It was specifically manufactured to eliminate the plastic or metal dung cap on a drum or barrel.
These flat clutch wrenches consist of a U-shaped opening at one end. They are specially designed to remove fan clutches on cars. Any of this type of wrench has a square opening at the other end, providing them to double as a clutch hold tool, while a second wrench is used to turn the hex nut.
A hammer wrench is a short, thick wrench that has a block end that is used to strike with a hammer to transmit a greater amount of force. It is also known as a striking wrench. It is used to tighten large flange fittings and fasteners. A Hammer wrench also used to release stuck or rusted nuts and bolts through high force. This heavy-duty wrench is used in some metal, plumbing, or electrical jobs. This Torx key wrench is manufactured to fit into the star-shaped head of some bolts and screws. It is also sometimes known as a star-headed key.
They can be bought in the same L-shape as the average Allen, you can also buy these in a laid-back set that resembles a Swiss Army knife than a wrench set. These wide and flat wrenches are used on the conical part of a cup and cone hub. It is used to accommodate the leveling feet of a bicycle or washing machine but is sometimes used on other gentle projects where a typical open-ended wrench is too thick.
Many models come with a larger type of Allen wrench, which is used to dislike clogs. There are two types of wrench that are used for clogged waste disposal. To handle larger nuts, another type of flat wrench with a squat, U-shaped head is pivoted. This latter also used to dislike clogs in cutter variants, exactly like the Allen variants. They can be hard or soft and are used to apply tension, while the pick does its job. If you have ever seen someone lift a lock in a movie or video game and wonder why they only move one of the two tools, the stable is a tension wrench.
The spoke wrench is small in size, they are designed to maintain spokes on the wire wheels. One end is consists of a slot that fits around the spoke, during the other end has a drive head that fits around the nipple nut.
This type of wrench can be rotated in a full cycle without removing it due to its size and shape. The place to find this tool is a bike repair shop. Some changes resemble a small open wrench, while some look more like curved, flat metal.
The spanner wrench is a special specific class of equipment that has a curved end that can resemble a hook or C-shape. These types of wrenches consist of pins that permit them to be used on a wide variety of objects, ranging from spanner head screws to retainer rings. As you know now wrench is usually available either male or female. The male wrench is inserted, like the head of a screwdriver.
The female wrench has a socket that fits over the object they will be turning. We have also a Facebook community for you guys. If you want, you can join our community, here is the link to our Facebook group. Email Address. Saif M. He completed his engineering studies in and is currently working in a large firm as Mechanical Engineer. He is also an author and editor at www. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam.
Learn how your comment data is processed. The flare nut wrench also called a line wrench is a variation of an open-ended wrench takes the box design and removes a portion just wide enough to fit around a tube or thin pipe.
The head is shaped to better fit hexagonal nuts. Many plumbers almost exclusively use this tool, which works great on pipe joints and other fixtures. This T-shaped key has a square female socket and flattened handles.
The keys may have longer or shorter handles, depending on the mount of torque needed. They get their name because these keys are used to tune percussion instruments, such as drums and cymbals.
This specialty wrench may be either a straight socketed handle or a T-shape. The socket fits square tap attachments while the T-shape has a built-in adapter to directly connect bits. These wrenches are designed to aid in threading the inside of nuts and other fittings using a tap.
They can also be used in conjunction with any square-shanked bits, allowing it to serve as a drill, screwdriver, or reamer. The socket wrench, more commonly referred to as a ratchet, is actually a handle with a male adapter that is inserted into various size sockets. They are known as ratcheting wrenches due to the integrated mechanism. When a full arc is reaches, you simply turn the wrench back to the starting point without having to remove it from the bolt. The ratcheting mechanism in many models can be reversed depending upon whether you wish to tighten or loosen the fastener.
This specialty double-ended socket is used to unscrew spark plugs. It generally requires a T-bar handle but may also be included as part of a socket set. Despite their limited use, these tools may be found at any location that deals with engine repair. At first glance, this tool looks like an anchor, with the flat U-shaped head and T-handle.
However, the head is on a pivot and is specifically designed for handling the large nuts which help secure the disposal. The tool may also be used to dislodge clogs in the cutter head. Note that another form of garbage disposal wrench is also available which resembles a giant Allen wrench. Some resemble a small open-ended wrench, but most tend to look more like a little ashtray with a hole in the bottom. This wrench fits over the nipple nut on a bike wheel with the spokes slotting into the grooves around the perimeter of the wrench.
This tool takes a handle similarly shaped to a pipe wrench and uses an adjustable strap instead of a head. This strap may be made from a variety of materials and is most often used for changing oil filters. Looking more like a pair of tweezers than a wrench, this is a crucial piece of equipment for lock-picking. The best wrenches are made of alloys like chrome or vanadium, while less expensive tools are made from molybdenum steel or are simply stamped from sheet metal.
The stamped wrenches are bulkier more material is needed for strength , and are quite useful for occasional light duty. For frequent use, however, and for virtually any automobile applications, more expensive tools will prove the better investment. These are closed-end wrenches, typically with six or 12 points around the inside diameter of the jaws.
The six-pointed jaw is designed to fit hexagonal heads and nuts, while the point configuration will also accommodate a square nut. The ends of the wrench are offset slightly. Box-end wrenches usually offer a firmer grip than do open-end wrenches. The thin wall of the jaw also makes access to nuts in tight spaces easier, but there are situations where these wrenches cannot be used, since they have to be slid on over the end of the bolt.
View example on Amazon. The flat jaws of these wrenches are slid around nuts or bolt heads and levered for loosening or tightening. The open ends allow the tool to be slid over the nut in tight quarters where there would be insufficient space for a box wrench or a socket, or where the length of a shaft or pipe interferes. Open-end wrenches are the quickest and easiest wrenches to use, but they will not always fit into tight quarters. Combination wrenches have an open-end jaw at one end of the tool and a box-end wrench of the same size at the other.
However, if you require wrenches only infrequently, the added expense of combination wrenches may not be necessary. If space or budget considerations dictate buying only one wrench, an adjustable wrench is likely to be your best investment. The most widely used kind of adjustable is called a crescent wrench in honor of the shape of its jaws; another, called a monkey wrench, is less often used today.
An adjustable wrench is larger than a fixed open-end or box-end wrench, but one adjustable alone can do the work of a number of fixed wrenches. The crescent has one jaw that is fixed and one that is adjusted by turning a worm screw. Both are open-ended, but their adjustable nature also means that they can be used on inch, metric, Whitworth and other dimensioned bolts.
As flexible a tool as the adjustable wrench is, the limitations of its design prevent it from having the gripping strength of a fixed wrench. It is more likely to round the points on a nut or bolt head: especially when working with machinery, fixed wrenches are preferable.
As you use the adjustable, check it periodically for tightness, as sometimes the wrench will loosen. Make sure as well that for added strength the nut is positioned as deep as it will go into the throat of the adjustable wrench.
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