$1 Pexto Plumbers Wrench Scrapyard Rescue :)

[mattthemuppet2]

went looking for a scrap treadmill at the scrapyard the other day. Didn't find one, but did find a rusty plumbers wrench next to a pile of bolts. Also found a couple of nice chunks of alu (1 1/2 x 2 x 4 or 5in) and an alu heatsink. $1 for wrench, $1 for the alu

didn't think to take a before picture, but here it is after a night in the electrolysis tank, a bit of wire wheel work and some shims to take up the slack in the moveable jaw.



jaw opens 2 1/4in and is 1 1/2in deep. Don't know what I'll use it for, but it'll probably come in handy at some point. I'll also make a couple of wooden inserts for it at some point. I'm just happy to have saved a workable tool from the crusher

 

[hackley69]

Nice find.

 

[mattthemuppet2]

thanks, it was a gem in the rough Went back and got a 10in v pulley for $4 that I'm planning on using in a power hacksaw build. I think "local scrapyard" has to be a requirement for wherever we live next!

 

[Andre]

Very nice cleanup. Now you need to make wood handle inserts to finish the job

 

[FOMOGO]

Nice wrench, has a great finish. Looks like it may have been used to adjust the Doppler modulation on the combustulator drive on Flash Gordons spaceship. Mike

 

[mattthemuppet2]

Very nice cleanup. Now you need to make wood handle inserts to finish the job

thanks! some handles are planned, just have to build a bench sander first

Nice wrench, has a great finish. Looks like it may have been used to adjust the Doppler modulation on the combustulator drive on Flash Gordons spaceship. Mike

it's been used hard but it'll be a handy thing to have around. flash gorden, now that brings back memories! i shall henceforth be known as Matt the Merciless. mwah ha ha!