Comments on: Finds: Crescent RapidSlide Adjustable Wrenches http://toolmonger.com/2006/10/19/finds-crescent-rapidslide-adjustable-wrenches/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:07:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Johnny http://toolmonger.com/2006/10/19/finds-crescent-rapidslide-adjustable-wrenches/#comment-3196 Mon, 06 Nov 2006 17:24:58 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2006/10/19/finds-crescent-rapidslide-adjustable-wrenches/#comment-3196 I have two. They break quite easily. I have two. They break quite easily.

]]> by: John http://toolmonger.com/2006/10/19/finds-crescent-rapidslide-adjustable-wrenches/#comment-2711 Sun, 29 Oct 2006 15:27:17 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2006/10/19/finds-crescent-rapidslide-adjustable-wrenches/#comment-2711 I had one of these a few years back by another maker and the mechanism does go bad from getting dirty and use; I don't think the rapid slide can torque as good as the Black & Decker wrench. Also, if you are a lefty like I am the slide is upside down and useless to adjust for someone like me. The Autowrench is more user friendly and no mattrer what way you hold the wrench the switch is right there for you, righty or lefty, tightening or loosening. Alot of tool manufacturers forget about us lefty people and make tools for the right hannded population. Thanks Black & Decker for thinking about us lefty people and shame on you Crescent for not doing a better job. I had one of these a few years back by another maker and the mechanism does go bad from getting dirty and use; I don’t think the rapid slide can torque as good as the Black & Decker wrench. Also, if you are a lefty like I am the slide is upside down and useless to adjust for someone like me. The Autowrench is more user friendly and no mattrer what way you hold the wrench the switch is right there for you, righty or lefty, tightening or loosening. Alot of tool manufacturers forget about us lefty people and make tools for the right hannded population. Thanks Black & Decker for thinking about us lefty people and shame on you Crescent for not doing a better job.

]]> by: Myself http://toolmonger.com/2006/10/19/finds-crescent-rapidslide-adjustable-wrenches/#comment-2324 Sat, 21 Oct 2006 08:21:19 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2006/10/19/finds-crescent-rapidslide-adjustable-wrenches/#comment-2324 The ratchets, I just take apart. I have some tiny needle-nose that do just fine with snap rings, and that's usually all it takes to get into a ratchet head. A few drops of 3-in-1 before reassembly does the trick. For locks, most of the stubborn ones I encounter are frozen thermally, not chemically. Winter's a great excuse to carry a propane torch! For the rest, yes, saturating them with penetrating oil is a great help. Sometimes it just takes percussive maintenance to free a stubborn mechanism. But in those cases, it's always just age and neglect that've taken their toll on the innards, not crud specifically. I don't imagine this wrench mechanism wearing out too quickly, just that crud might jam it up and interfere with its travel. If that's the case, I hope it's openable! The ratchets, I just take apart. I have some tiny needle-nose that do just fine with snap rings, and that’s usually all it takes to get into a ratchet head. A few drops of 3-in-1 before reassembly does the trick.

For locks, most of the stubborn ones I encounter are frozen thermally, not chemically. Winter’s a great excuse to carry a propane torch! For the rest, yes, saturating them with penetrating oil is a great help. Sometimes it just takes percussive maintenance to free a stubborn mechanism. But in those cases, it’s always just age and neglect that’ve taken their toll on the innards, not crud specifically.

I don’t imagine this wrench mechanism wearing out too quickly, just that crud might jam it up and interfere with its travel. If that’s the case, I hope it’s openable!

]]> by: Eli http://toolmonger.com/2006/10/19/finds-crescent-rapidslide-adjustable-wrenches/#comment-2287 Fri, 20 Oct 2006 13:08:40 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2006/10/19/finds-crescent-rapidslide-adjustable-wrenches/#comment-2287 Restoration hardware was hawking these for a while by a different manufacturer, but they dropped it before I could get one. I bet the Crescent version is better. On the subject of cleaning wrenches, I've rescued several ratchets that had stopped ratcheting by soaking them in WD. Works for combo locks too, although my wife was totally unappreciative when I offered her up keg cup full of 'locktail' Restoration hardware was hawking these for a while by a different manufacturer, but they dropped it before I could get one. I bet the Crescent version is better. On the subject of cleaning wrenches, I’ve rescued several ratchets that had stopped ratcheting by soaking them in WD. Works for combo locks too, although my wife was totally unappreciative when I offered her up keg cup full of ‘locktail’

]]> by: Myself http://toolmonger.com/2006/10/19/finds-crescent-rapidslide-adjustable-wrenches/#comment-2278 Fri, 20 Oct 2006 04:48:39 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2006/10/19/finds-crescent-rapidslide-adjustable-wrenches/#comment-2278 SuhWEET. Much better idea than the battery-powered gizmo! If this mechanism can hold its setting without wiggling loose, I'll be extremely happy. Thirteen bucks isn't bad, I think this just went on my winter commercial holiday list. :) As for crud in the mechanism, I hope it disassembles for cleaning. Anything that can't be cleaned gets sent back to the manufacturer if it starts having dirt problems. :) SuhWEET. Much better idea than the battery-powered gizmo! If this mechanism can hold its setting without wiggling loose, I’ll be extremely happy. Thirteen bucks isn’t bad, I think this just went on my winter commercial holiday list. :)

As for crud in the mechanism, I hope it disassembles for cleaning. Anything that can’t be cleaned gets sent back to the manufacturer if it starts having dirt problems. :)

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