Do I need Metric Wrenches??

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  • scmhogg
    Veteran Member
    • Jan 2003
    • 1839
    • Simi Valley, CA, USA.
    • BT3000

    #1

    Do I need Metric Wrenches??

    I just saw this ebay ad. I wonder if my adjustable wrenches are metric or English?

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Irwin...#ht_2932wt_939

    Steve
    I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong. Bertrand Russell
  • cabinetman
    Gone but not Forgotten RIP
    • Jun 2006
    • 15216
    • So. Florida
    • Delta

    #2
    I have a pliers that I wonder about.

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    • Mr__Bill
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      • May 2007
      • 2096
      • Tacoma, WA
      • BT3000

      #3
      Metric or English doesn't really matter with an adjustable but being a right or left handed wrench will make a big difference. However in screw drivers you definitely need both sets.



      Bill
      remember 1" = 7 in dog years

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      • LCHIEN
        Super Moderator
        • Dec 2002
        • 22012
        • Katy, TX, USA.
        • BT3000 vintage 1999

        #4
        Originally posted by scmhogg
        I just saw this ebay ad. I wonder if my adjustable wrenches are metric or English?

        ...
        Steve
        on one side of my adjustable wrenches it says 250mm and on the other side of the handle it says 10"

        so I think they are both...
        Loring in Katy, TX USA
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        • cabinetman
          Gone but not Forgotten RIP
          • Jun 2006
          • 15216
          • So. Florida
          • Delta

          #5
          Originally posted by LCHIEN
          on one side of my adjustable wrenches it says 250mm and on the other side of the handle it says 10"

          so I think they are both...
          Must be 'wrenching' to take sides.

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          • Richard in Smithville
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            • Oct 2006
            • 3014
            • On the TARDIS
            • BT 3100

            #6
            As you know, everything in Canada must be in metric. So if you plan on using an adjustable wrench north of the boarder, it had better not be imperial or you better watch out for the metric FBI!
            From the "deep south" part of Canada

            Richard in Smithville

            http://richardspensandthings.blogspot.com/

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            • bmyers
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              • Jun 2003
              • 1371
              • Fishkill, NY
              • bt 3100

              #7
              Never mind that. For me, I have to buy the left handed version because I'm a freak of nature. It's nearly impossible to find those..
              "Why are there Braille codes on drive-up ATM machines?"

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