Spanner? - An easy one

[Richardthe3rd]

You certainly do need some fixed spanners but many plumbers rely on adjustables and bodge things.

If you have old spanners the file/grind them to fit things.

Tony

I use pump pliers for most jobs and,an adjustable bahco for rad unions etc , does that make me a bodger?????

A bit rich coming from an ex BBC employee who knows fook all about this trade and advocates crushing gas pipes behind soil stacks.

What a tool you really are Tony you certainly wouldn't be invited to carry out any plumbing/heating /gas work in my property , the diy gang might not see through you but the tradesman amongst us do.

While harsh on Tony, I've got to agree with you steelfreemason.

 

[Mark Br]

You certainly do need some fixed spanners but many plumbers rely on adjustables and bodge things.

If you have old spanners the file/grind them to fit things.

Tony

What a load of ******. My open ended spanners rarely come out of the tool bag. A selection of Bhaco adjustables every time.

Guess I'm a bodger then, but can you explain why?!

 

[Norcon]

Not sure those have the precision milled surfaces that bacho tools have.
Maybe Chinese.

You are having a laff mate!! Milled surface?? I bought Bahco tube cutters & they fell apart in a couple of months, let's keep it real here, we're Plumbers, well I'm & not some oily rag engineer.

Real Plumbers' tools get abuse & get rusty, we work with water in a dirty environment.

Milled surface....ROFL!!

The AmTec ones will do the job & do it well. Save you money & if you lose them or some cnt nicks them, your not greetin too much either.

You'd know it once you're using them for a while. Some of the machining on cheapo tools leaves a lot to be desired.

But still if you're content with tat that's your choice mate.

 

[footprints]

What beats me is after 40 odd years of using all kinds of adjustable spanners, why when I am reaching up behind a bath or somewhere similar do I get a mental block about which way to wind the adjuster

 

[Dan Robinson]

Thank fook.

I thought it was just me

 

[Richardthe3rd]

Oh Norcon can adjust his in the pitch dark with two fingers of one hand & his other hand playing the piano!!

 

[Richardthe3rd]

Not sure those have the precision milled surfaces that bacho tools have.
Maybe Chinese.

You are having a laff mate!! Milled surface?? I bought Bahco tube cutters & they fell apart in a couple of months, let's keep it real here, we're Plumbers, well I'm & not some oily rag engineer.

Real Plumbers' tools get abuse & get rusty, we work with water in a dirty environment.

Milled surface....ROFL!!

The AmTec ones will do the job & do it well. Save you money & if you lose them or some cnt nicks them, your not greetin too much either.

You'd know it once you're using them for a while. Some of the machining on cheapo tools leaves a lot to be desired.

But still if you're content with tat that's your choice mate.

Yes, you can see that on Footprints - that most Real Plumbers use!!
Gawd you write some loads of old tosh mate.

Pity you don't use a bending machine, they're perfectly milled. Eh Mr Elbows......

 

[newbuildinstaller]

Spanners - simple question.....

3 pages later no conclusion/answer

 

[Dan Robinson]

Pity you don't use a bending machine, they're perfectly milled. Eh Mr Elbows......

You saw that PTFE smothered POS Oil boiler then as well then?

 

[Richardthe3rd]

Spanners - simple question.....

3 pages later no conclusion/answer

I think it's conclusive matey;
Bahco are the best adjustable, but are too expensive, with AmTec a clear winner on cost & looks.
Only buy a Conex compression nut spanner, most are too small & a bit cr.p.
Too many differing sized nuts to use open end spanners, so why bother.
Ratchet spanners are good for radiator valve tails & plugs.
Don't buy a cheap basin wrench, they're also a bit cr.p.

That's it covered.......

 

[Richardthe3rd]

Oh, on an galvi MI job today & it forgot my 18" Stilies, to save me a trip through rush hour traffic I nipped to Toolstation & bought these bad boys.
What a bargain, cheap as chips & did the job;
http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Han...hes/Stillson+Expert+175+450mm/d10/sd90/p34890

Not all cheap tools are crap!!

 

[footprints]

I had a 36" stilson wrench with an aluminium handle weighed next to nothing and not even the tightest nut could stand against those bad boys! Till some A******e nicked my van!

 

[Richardthe3rd]

I had a 36" stilson wrench with an aluminium handle weighed next to nothing and not even the tightest nut could stand against those bad boys! Till some A******e nicked my van!

I'd love to read the insurance claim for the van full of tools......

 

[Norcon]

Pity you don't use a bending machine, they're perfectly milled. Eh Mr Elbows......

You saw that PTFE smothered POS Oil boiler then as well then?

Say Dom, nobby here again.. I just been browsing your website. Hope you don't mind.
The gallery is interesting. You made an entry to the Tate gallery yet?

The overall theme seems to be a sheet of 8' x 4' ply on the wall which seems to be your artistry canvass.

Most people just see clutter when they look at that and start wondering why so much wall space is used up.
I guess if they see your gallery they already know whats coming. (laff out loud)

Would you be interested in an image like this...
http://tinyurl.com/q2g2h5e

?
If I was you I'd be turning out some finished work like that.
And reduce your gallery to about half a dozen images at most to that standard.

Would look way more professional. What do you think?

 

[Dan Robinson]

I think I'm doing quote nicely as I am Thank you very much.


Yes the Web page does need up dating. But frankly I'm to busy doing nice big jobs for people that have seem the gallery. Including the pictures from oohh... 7- 8 years ago where that ONE sheet of put was used due to having to make the thing of site. It was much neater at first to be fair, but when I deleted or to the job I discovered that a few days before they had shrunk the boiler area by a metre, so had to do some impromptu adjustments - hence the scorch, marks.

Ironically enough I was there the other day doing its annual service and cp12 ( y e s that's a rental worth about 4 million). Everything spot on too, although TB008 did raise it's head

Still, lovely tenant who's been there since year 2 of the boiler's life and she's very happy with things.