Brooks again

vey said:

Yeah, yeah, I know, but do I really need one of their spanners? Won't an
open wrench fit in there? Even if it is 1/8 of a turn at a time? I'm
patient.

I think my elderly father has a set of Stilson wrenches somewhere if
that is the "secret." I really despise buying special tools that I know
I probably will never use again in my life and I have a nut that needs
loosening.

You'll need to grind down the sides of the open end wrench.
Phil Brown

philcycles said:

You'll need to grind down the sides of the open end wrench.

I can do that. I have a grinder. That's what they make Chinese wrenches
for. What size do I need?

vey said:

philcycles said:

You'll need to grind down the sides of the open end wrench.

I can do that. I have a grinder. That's what they make Chinese wrenches
for. What size do I need?

Thinking again, I might have some "Made in USA" 195x era wrenches that
are very strong and very thin on the sides. But if the nut is metric,
they won't work.

vey said:

Yeah, yeah, I know, but do I really need one of their spanners? Won't an
open wrench fit in there? Even if it is 1/8 of a turn at a time? I'm
patient.

I've used a small adjustable crescent wrench. Slow, but works. I also
have a real Brooks spanner somewhere, but for a turn or two ever
couple years...it's unnecessary. Good for a shop to own, I guess.

philcycles said:

vey said:

Yeah, yeah, I know, but do I really need one of their spanners? Won't an
open wrench fit in there? Even if it is 1/8 of a turn at a time? I'm
patient.

I think my elderly father has a set of Stilson wrenches somewhere if
that is the "secret." I really despise buying special tools that I know
I probably will never use again in my life and I have a nut that needs
loosening.

You'll need to grind down the sides of the open end wrench.
Phil Brown

yep a 17/32".
A thin 14mm line wrench will probably work
Or
Cut a slot in a 12 point box-end wrench to clear the adjuster shank,
thin sides as required.
Or
IIRC the real thing is about $8 bucks or so, probably $30 in titanium ;-).

Marcus

In article <[email hidden]>, vey <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Yeah, yeah, I know, but do I really need one of their spanners? Won't
an open wrench fit in there? Even if it is 1/8 of a turn at a time?
I'm patient.

Of course.

Quoted message said:

I think my elderly father has a set of Stilson wrenches somewhere if
that is the "secret."

Somehow I read that as "Stilton" wrenches and it was an odd mental
image. Wrenches for cheese? Wrenches made from cheese?

Quoted message said:

I really despise buying special tools that I know I probably will
never use again in my life and I have a nut that needs loosening.

Family newsgroup, buddy!

Tim McNamara said:

In article <[email hidden]>, vey <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Yeah, yeah, I know, but do I really need one of their spanners? Won't
an open wrench fit in there? Even if it is 1/8 of a turn at a time?
I'm patient.

Of course.

Quoted message said:

I think my elderly father has a set of Stilson wrenches somewhere if
that is the "secret."

Somehow I read that as "Stilton" wrenches and it was an odd mental
image. Wrenches for cheese? Wrenches made from cheese?

I read the phrase "great Danish blue" wrong once. Dogcheese. Ick.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

vey said:

Yeah, yeah, I know, but do I really need one of their spanners? Won't
an open wrench fit in there? Even if it is 1/8 of a turn at a time?
I'm patient.

Quoted message said:

Tim McNamara said:

Of course.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

vey said:

I think my elderly father has a set of Stilson wrenches somewhere if
that is the "secret."

Quoted message said:

Tim McNamara said:

Somehow I read that as "Stilton" wrenches and it was an odd mental
image. Wrenches for cheese? Wrenches made from cheese?

landotter said:

I read the phrase "great Danish blue" wrong once. Dogcheese. Ick.

Yoshi Konno of 3Rensho sat down with us at a Chinese restaurant, glanced
at a menu and exclaimed "Human Beef!!?!" [Hunan]

I believe "Stilson" means something like a "Ford Auto Wrench"; not a
great tool for this:
http://www.mytoolstore.com/diamond/dmdpage.html
http://www.brookfieldcthistory.org/page_Pic_20_Adjustable_Wrenches.html
--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

Tim McNamara said:

In article <[email hidden]>, vey <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I think my elderly father has a set of Stilson wrenches somewhere if
that is the "secret."

Somehow I read that as "Stilton" wrenches and it was an odd mental
image. Wrenches for cheese? Wrenches made from cheese?

Goes with the peanut butter wrench.

Mark J.

In article
<[email hidden]>,

Quoted message said:

philcycles said:

vey said:

Yeah, yeah, I know, but do I really need one of their spanners? Won't an
open wrench fit in there? Even if it is 1/8 of a turn at a time? I'm
patient.

I think my elderly father has a set of Stilson wrenches somewhere if
that is the "secret." I really despise buying special tools that I know
I probably will never use again in my life and I have a nut that needs
loosening.

You'll need to grind down the sides of the open end wrench.
Phil Brown

yep a 17/32".
A thin 14mm line wrench will probably work
Or
Cut a slot in a 12 point box-end wrench to clear the adjuster shank,
thin sides as required.
Or
IIRC the real thing is about $8 bucks or so, probably $30 in titanium ;-).

I use long nose pliers. For best results one should not
over tighten the nut, and the feeble grip of the pliers
makes it easy to quit before over tightening.

--
Michael Press

In article <[email hidden]>,

vey said:

Yeah, yeah, I know, but do I really need one of their spanners? Won't an
open wrench fit in there? Even if it is 1/8 of a turn at a time? I'm
patient.

I think my elderly father has a set of Stilson wrenches somewhere if
that is the "secret." I really despise buying special tools that I know
I probably will never use again in my life and I have a nut that needs
loosening.

Here are a couple of doozies. I own both.
<http://theheadlemur.typepad.com/remodeling_for_geeks/2006/10/orphan_tools_ba.html>
<http://amscostore.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=4562&Category_Code=PLPT>

--
Michael Press

vey said:

Yeah, yeah, I know, but do I really need one of their spanners? Won't an
open wrench fit in there? Even if it is 1/8 of a turn at a time? I'm
patient.

I got one by accident (on-line sale, poor stock picker). You still
need another tool to hold the bolt whilst you turn the nut. For how
ofteb it is used I would bodge it with something else

best wishes
james

landotter said:

I've used a small adjustable crescent wrench. Slow, but works. I also
have a real Brooks spanner somewhere, but for a turn or two ever
couple years...it's unnecessary. Good for a shop to own, I guess.

When I got my Brooks Team Pro 25 or so years ago it included the
adjusting wrench. Is that not the case any more? Alas, how the mighty
have fallen!

Then there's the offset Campy post/saddle wrench, but I like the Brooks
better.

--

John ([email hidden])

John Thompson said:

landotter said:

I've used a small adjustable crescent wrench. Slow, but works. I also
have a real Brooks spanner somewhere, but for a turn or two ever
couple years...it's unnecessary. Good for a shop to own, I guess.

When I got my Brooks Team Pro 25 or so years ago it included the
adjusting wrench. Is that not the case any more? Alas, how the mighty
have fallen!

Depends on the model. Some of the "Special" models recently have come
with the wrench, a tin of proofide, and maybe a seat cover.

"John Thompson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

landotter said:

I've used a small adjustable crescent wrench. Slow, but works. I also
have a real Brooks spanner somewhere, but for a turn or two ever
couple years...it's unnecessary. Good for a shop to own, I guess.

When I got my Brooks Team Pro 25 or so years ago it included the
adjusting wrench. Is that not the case any more? Alas, how the mighty
have fallen!

Then there's the offset Campy post/saddle wrench, but I like the Brooks
better.

--

John ([email hidden])

Most don't come with the wrench anymore. I picked up a used bike with a
titanium frame Brooks Swallow. The adjusting bolt has a hex swaged into
the end and uses a hex key for adjusting.

I have an old Schwinn made wrench designed for adjusting Brooks saddles on
Paramounts. It looks like the Campy offset tool but it has a 12 point 10mm
wrench on one end instead of the standard 6 point hex wrench. It makes
adjusting old style Campy 2 bolt seatposts a lot easier.

Chas.

Chas.