|
Registered
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Linn County, Oregon
Posts: 48,824
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by jyl
That’s what I initially thought (that counterclockwise is better). But adjustable wrenches don’t fail by the adjustable jaw tearing off, they fail by the adjustment mechanism (worm gear, teeth) getting damaged. Counterclockwise tends to force the adjustable jaw to slide, which means the force is being applied to the adjustment mechanism. Clockwise adds a rotation force to the adjustable jaw, which is resisted by the sliding parts, thus distributing the force between the adjustment mechanism and the siding parts.
That’s my theory anyway - explained it in more detail above. Whether it’s true - someone should take a couple cheap wrenches and abuse them to see.
|
Way I see it as well. The weakest point of the wrench is the worm gear/teeth...
__________________
"Now, to put a water-cooled engine in the rear and to have a radiator in the front, that's not very intelligent."
-Ferry Porsche (PANO, Oct. '73) (I, Paul D. have loved this quote since 1973. It will remain as long as I post here.)
Last edited by pwd72s; 01-08-2024 at 11:23 AM..
|