making wrenches

[mikel]

I saw some here made there own thin wrenches for blade changes. They ground a regular wrench down to fit. What type did you start with? Chrome plated ? Steel/forged non plated ?

Can you show a pic of the final tool?

I need one for an old Delta Turrett Radial Arm saw. The notched arbor is too thin for my wrenches.

The old blade is really stuck. It has a bronze nut on a steel shaft. I need the wrench to get it off.

Been soaking with Penatrating oil notta. Guess I'll try heat next...

...mikel

[mikel]

I did not want to buy a whole set of thin wrenches.

...m

[messmaker]

I made mine out of an extra non plated wrench that I had in the junk drawer. I ground it down until it fit my needs and then painted it to match the tool it worked with.

[mikel]

Can I buy a non plated wrench anywhere? I need a good garage sale.

...mikel

[LCHIEN]

Can I buy a non plated wrench anywhere? I need a good garage sale.

...mikel

Pawn shop...
they sell individual wrenches for around a dollar each.

[eezlock]

making wrenches

You might want to check with an auto parts supplier or tool store and ask if they still have any of the tappet wrenches that mechanics once used to
adjust valve tappets with several years ago.Those should be thin enough to work if they have the size you need.

[ragswl4]

Don't know if one of these is the correct size, not exactly cheap, but at a source.

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/searc...rd=thin+wrench

Also try a Google search for "thin wrenches"

[mikel]

Cool. I will have to find a bigger sears. the local sears hardware does not have them...

I'll take some measurements and have a look. We need better pawn shops too...


...m

[LinuxRandal]

Sears also sells the tappet wrenchs individually.

Do you have a manual for your saw? If not, I would check owwm.


Something I learned a LONG time ago, the hard way; if a nut is stuck, make sure it's not a left hand threaded nut.

[ragswl4]

Something I learned a LONG time ago, the hard way; if a nut is stuck, make sure it's not a left hand threaded nut.

My Craftsman RAS arbor nut/shaft is left hand thread, I would guess the Delta is probably the same due to the direction of rotation of the blade. I learned about left hand threads when I owned a '69 Dodge Charger. One side had right hand threaded lug nuts, the other side was left thread. Broke two lug bolts before I figured it out. Once again, should have read the book.

[cgallery]

McMaster sells thin wrenchs individually, pg. 2699 of their catalog. A 3/4" (for example)is $13.89, so not cheap. But maybe not too bad.

[mikel]

I thought I looked at the thread direction. I will check it again. Thanks for sources. I looking now...

...m

[Cheeky]

what size wrenches are needed for blade changes (too lazy to go in the garage )?


I bought some cone wrenches a couple days ago at Dick's Sporting Goods, which were half off. Cone wrenches are for repairing/removing hubs on bicycles. They had the standard Shimano sizes: 13, 14, 15 mm.

i wrenched at a bike shop throughout hs and college, and never bought a tool set......still regret it. I bought 6 cone wrenches, a pedal wrench, headset wrench for about $23 bucks plus tax. Pedros is the brand....good stuff.