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Unpopular opinion: I chose a 12-inch adjustable wrench over a set of stubby wrenches for a tight panel job in an old Boston brownstone.
The single tool's flexibility got me through a full day of fighting 80-year-old conduit fittings without a single stripped nut, but has anyone found a better solution for those cramped, historic electrical rooms?
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nathanbennett9d ago
That adjustable wrench is a solid choice for those old square head fittings. I keep a 6-inch crescent wrench in my bag just for brownstone work, ground the sides down a bit so it fits in the really tight spots. For the worst ones, a set of ignition wrenches can get on a nut where nothing else will. The thin metal bends if you push too hard, but it beats rounding off a hundred year old fitting.
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charlesj469d ago
Ignition wrenches, like the ones for old cars?
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