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ChrisNeilan wrote:

ERLover wrote:

swampgator wrote:Maybe, you are talking about the same thing I am. I watched Youtube video where the man used the new Harbor Freight open end wrenches for turning sizes, also. You turn the object down to the size of the opening of the wrench. I think he also ground down one side so it is shorter than the other. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4gO1jA2d0g

Steve, the old swampgator

I would think a 6" Dial Caliber like mine, that on the dial reads in 1/64s and .01 would much easier to have around then a set of wrenches.

True, but.... If you sharpen a leg of the wrench, you can use it to cut small tenons when turning projects on a lathe. Makes it a snap! Hint, don't use your good wrenches!

CN I can see that for turners.

Norm on New Yankee Workshop did this many years ago for turning a tenon I believe.

I gave it a try a few times and it sure does work. I think there is a thread here some place where I have shown this.... or maybe I posted it somewhere else. Anyway I keep a cheap set of wrenches in with my lathe tools just for this purpose.

Ed

ERLover wrote:

swampgator wrote:Maybe, you are talking about the same thing I am. I watched Youtube video where the man used the new Harbor Freight open end wrenches for turning sizes, also. You turn the object down to the size of the opening of the wrench. I think he also ground down one side so it is shorter than the other. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4gO1jA2d0g

Steve, the old swampgator

I would think a 6" Dial Caliber like mine, that on the dial reads in 1/64s and .01 would much easier to have around then a set of wrenches.

I totally agree except I have never liked the ones that have both scales. Just harder to read with a quick look. Woodcraft sells one with a 1/64" scale only and of course you can interpolate to 1/128" if needed. I just love it and use it ALL the time. It verifies the Wixey digital read out I have on my SS Pro Planer is dead on.

I have had it for years and a couple of years ago one of my cordless drills fell over an broke the glass on the dial, and bent the plate with the numbers on it. I don't leave it lying around any more. It turns out the glass over the dial was very thin. I kept it and contemplated buying a new one. Then it dawned on me to take it to a watch/clock repair place. The guy says sure, give me about 20 minutes. He straightened the number plate and put what looks like a bullet proof crystal over the dial. It is now better than when I bought it.

I also have one that is marked in thousands. That one is from Lee Valley I think.

Michael, try it both ways.

Absolute accuracy it not the objective.

Turning to size ± ? is.

Calipers ok for final measurement(not spinning).

Open end wrench is much quicker and not detrimental to expensive measuring tools. Easier to hold also.

jsburger wrote:

ERLover wrote:

swampgator wrote:Maybe, you are talking about the same thing I am. I watched Youtube video where the man used the new Harbor Freight open end wrenches for turning sizes, also. You turn the object down to the size of the opening of the wrench. I think he also ground down one side so it is shorter than the other. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4gO1jA2d0g

Steve, the old swampgator

I would think a 6" Dial Caliber like mine, that on the dial reads in 1/64s and .01 would much easier to have around then a set of wrenches.

I totally agree except I have never liked the ones that have both scales. Just harder to read with a quick look. Woodcraft sells one with a 1/64" scale only and of course you can interpolate to 1/128" if needed. I just love it and use it ALL the time. It verifies the Wixey digital read out I have on my SS Pro Planer is dead on.

I have had it for years and a couple of years ago one of my cordless drills fell over an broke the glass on the dial, and bent the plate with the numbers on it. I don't leave it lying around any more. It turns out the glass over the dial was very thin. I kept it and contemplated buying a new one. Then it dawned on me to take it to a watch/clock repair place. The guy says sure, give me about 20 minutes. He straightened the number plate and put what looks like a bullet proof crystal over the dial. It is now better than when I bought it.

I also have one that is marked in thousands. That one is from Lee Valley I think.

On mine the outer scale is in fractions, inner in Decimal that is a bit harder to read, but in Wood Working I am in Fractions, plus I have Decimal only one that reads to .001 if I need it for fine metal work, ect. I think I got the Fraction/Decimal from Rockler not Wood Craft, but one of the 2.