If you're working on taps then these are helpful...
http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Han...djustable+Basin+Wrench+290mm/d10/sd210/p63844
http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Han...+Box+Spanner+4+Piece/d10/sd210/p16973[/QUOTE]
I have been through all of those and none helped with my current bathroom taps. I ended having to buy one similar to the following to get the job done.
http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Hand+Tools/Plumbers+Tools/Tap+Backnut+Spanner+12+34/d10/sd210/p43996
So that's about 8 votes for us Bahco bodgers then
The Bahco wrenches do seem to be very popular.......which makes me understand why no one has been able to answer my question about spanner sizes.......I doubt that any plumber knows the sizes any more, they just use adjustables.
There must be a logical explanation of pipe threads and sizes but they do seem to confuse the majority. Is it only the thread that is standard but the nut sizes are not? A 1/2 BSP measures 23mm AF on a radiator valve nut I have here. The thread measures about 20mm but is meant to be 19.05mm so cannot be the outer thread diameter.
Aluminium warehouse has many Bahco adjustables and the Bahco 9031 for £19.60 and I do have other things that I could order from them. I do need a plastering feather edge and a few other things for my home.
An important question re the Bahco wrenches and not being able to see stuff before purchasing which I dislike immensely, what does the length of the wrench include? Eight inches from tip to tail or only the handle? It would give me some idea of the proportions.