jon@dakota-truck.net wrote:
> 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.
>
>
I thought that was why god created crescent wrenches...
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