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For anyone unfamiliar with pipe wrench use, the genius of it is that the parts fit loosely and thus squeeze the pipe harder the more torque you apply to it. edi
by bittercynic 6y ago
For anyone unfamiliar with pipe wrench use, the genius of it is that the parts fit loosely and thus squeeze the pipe harder the more torque you apply to it. edit: you don't have to tighten the screw - that is just to get the jaws to about the right width.
- guenthert 6y agoYou might be thinking of the Plumber wrench.
- bittercynic 6y agoI hadn't heard of a plumber wrench before. It looks conceptually similar to vice grips, and squeezing the handles together produces the gripping force. Is that correct? I am a little more familiar with pipe wrenches, though, and even though it isn't obvious from looking at the tool, it does grip harder the harder you pull on the handle. If you've never used one, I think it is worth the price of the wrench just to experience how it works.
- lutorm 6y agoBoth use the jaw shape to bite into the pipe. The difference is that the plumber's wrench (never heard that name, the Swedish name translates directly as "pipe wrench") is that you can "help" it bite initially and that means it doesn't have to have as sharp teeth. The "american" pipe wrenches always seem to severely mar what they are used on.
- hinkley 6y agoThe pipe wrench also bites into the pipe: https://youtu.be/A5ERUP6Bt8g?t=89 https://youtu.be/A5ERUP6Bt8g?t=89 The wobble in the upper jaw is essentially the key feature of the wrench.