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["Don Bowen" <don.bowen AT earthlink.net>]

I try to use Adjustable wrenches as little as possible.  No matter how good
they are, they will spread when you put a heavy pull on one.  That rounds
off the shoulders and makes it even harder to get a good grip.

I have several adjustable wrenches and Vice-Grips but use them only as a
last resort.  One of the adjustables is a Crescent brand from the 30s.

If a rusted nut or bolt is difficult to get off, there are methods and
products.  The best product I have used is PB Blaster.  Give some rusty nuts
a blast, wait a bit and then start working it back and forth until it comes
loose.  Others recommend Kano Kroil but I have never tried it so have no
comment.

A home brew mixture that comes highly recommended by a friend is a 50-50
mixture of ATF and Acetone.  Again I have not tried it but will the next
time I have rusty parts to remove.

A method I like is heat.  An oxy-Acetylene torch applied at the right place
will loosen rusty nuts and screws.  I have used this many times with success
and have used a soldering iron successfully on small screws.  Many swear by
the torch and a little water to blast rust.

Don Bowen  KI6DIU
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