Barry Oliver <barrysuperhawk@insightbb.com> wrote:
> jon@dakota-truck.net wrote:
>>
>> 1/4" bolt = 7/16" wrench
>> 5/16" bolt = 1/2" wrench
>> 3/8" bolt = 9/16" wrench
>> 7/16" bolt = 5/8" wrench
>> 1/2" bolt = 3/4" wrench
>>
>>
> I am going to print that....
I can always remember 1/4" = 7/16", probably because I use that
size a lot (and also because I seem to have developed a bad habit of
not putting my 7/16" wrenches back and thus never being able to find
one when I need it. Which, ironically, is a lot. Its kind've
annoying, actually.) Anyway, I have to think harder about the other
bolt sizes. However, if you start with 1/4 = 7/16 though, and convert
both to 16ths, (i.e. 4/16 = 7/16), the numerator of the wrench is 3/16
larger than the bolt thread. This works up until you get to a 1/2"
bolt where all heck breaks loose and that goofy numerator jumps by 4
instead of 3. So... Probably not an incredibly useful thing to have
to store in your brain since it only works for a small range of sizes,
but on the other hand its a very common range, so who knows?
Probably faster to just try wrenches until one fits, grunt in a
satisfied manner, and then forget to put the wrench away so that you
can spend a half an hour looking for it next week when you are in a
hurry.
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