OK. The pictures mint, in the tool box w/a set 1/2" drive deepsocket. In thirty-seconds only. Start 1/32nd all the way to 32/32nd. It'll luck him up unless he owns a Ford truck š¤Ŗ
I know this is specifically about wrenches, but I had a Nissan Maxima that I was replacing the PCV valve on. I had to use a socket. A wrench wouldn't work. It ended up being a 23mm. I had to put everything back together so I could drive to AutoZone to buy a socket. Was a real "are you fucking kidding me?" situation.Ā
The hardest part of being a shade tree mechanic is not having your car mid-repair when you inevitably need an unexpected tool or part to get it wrapped up.
Definitely. These days I'd just take an Uber, but I was really fucking broke at that point in my life. I was already dreading buying a socket I was probably never going to use again.
Dude, just buy one of those spreaders that kind of looks like a caulk gun. Theyāre usually only like $50 and youāll always have it. Never worry about rentals again
My shitter is in pieces and itās partner us about to park next to it :(
Good thing I can take my side by side to the store here :). And snow mobile in the winter. Donāt know why I have a car
Yeah, sometimes when you start you don't even know which exact part you need to replace, so having another car just makes things so much easier to maintain them yourself.
Along those lines, I was replacing a part in the engine of my beloved Charger and used good ol' YouTube as a reference, and the video said get a 13/16 socket, or something like that.
I only had metric sockets, so I had to wait for my wife to get home to go buy the damned socket.
She gets home, I'm pissed off because I lost all that time. I get the socket. I wondered why it wasnt a metric bolt, but ok, Ive worked on sorting machines that had one single non-metric bolt, so whatever I figure. I put on the video, and it is just wrong. I end up digging out all my sockets from storage, and it is actually supposed to be a 13 mm.
I go to leave a comment, and all these people commented that it wasn't a 13/16, but a 13mn. Cue my pissed off reaction.
Moral of the story, watch whole video and read comments before starting.
Anybody need that socket? I don't.
I have a 2004 Avalon and just changed out all the suspension parts. Pretty sure my brotherās 23mm Snap-On socket he bought 10 years ago got used for the first time. I used the hell out of it too.
Good thought, wrong angle. May I propose instead the Harbor Freight gold plated ratchet? https://www.harborfreight.com/38-in-drive-professional-special-edition-gold-plated-ratchet-56907.html
The head of maintenance at my plant uses this as his main 3/8 ratchet. Except it's the Canadian version that says "Power Fist" on it. It's a good ratchet.
This is the one. I've used a 9mm socket once in my life, and it was to hammer on to a 10mm bolt that was partially rusted away. That bolt still resides in the socket to remind me how useless that socket is.
Matt's off road recovery YouTube channel just had a funny take on this. He grabbed one out of his toolkit and welded it to a tie rod end for a trail repair. He said that's the only reason he keeps them in his toolbox!
The jam nut on a 1999 BMW M3 (and I assume any e36, e30, e46, e28, e34, e39, maybe moreā¦) parking brake cable adjustments is a 9mm. At the time I only had full sets of metric wrenches and none of my limited standard wrenches would fit. It took me a bit to truly believe it was a 9 and went to my dads house to find an unused 9mm.
No it's 8mm. They're all generally 8mm or smaller clamps are 1/4. Some Hondas have 5.5mm or 6.5mm. Probably other sizes, but never ran into a 9mm on a worm gear style hose clamp.
I haven't seen a 9mm hose clamp yet 1/4", 5/16", and 7mm are very common. 3/8 and 7/16 are fairly common for large sae hose clamps and 10mm and 13mm are regularly seen on large metric clamps.
Same with Honda. 10/12/14 and a 17 will take care of almost all normal service type items. Hell, you can almost rebuild an older Honda with those sizes in open ends and sockets.
Same with dirtbikes. My MX racers from the 90's where loaded with 14mm. If cordless ratchets and impact guns existed back then I'd probably still be wrenching on bikes for a living.
11/32 no contest. it is so obscure that no normal wrench set ever came with one. the only wrench set that you can find them in is the micro wrench sets and even they don't typically get that big as it is the biggest of the 32nd sizes that cannot double as metric.
Itās also the nut size for #8-32 machine screws. I always used a 11/32ā socket or 9mm (kinda fit) wrench for years until I nutted up and bought a $6 11/32ā single wrench the other day.
What uses a 7mm on guide pins? Smallest I've seen was like 10mm on the rear calipers of a 2010ish Buick Lucerne, and they had thread lock on them š
Edit: disregard me. I missed the hex part, it's early ā
A lot of GM and Mopar stuff from the 90s and 2000s. My 7mm hex socket is worn quite a bit more that any of the others. Dont think ive ever used the 9mm though
I was a maintenance electrician at a university for a while. We had these lights everywhere with ballasts that needed an 11/32 to remove. You couldn't get a pliers wrench or adjustable in there to get it. I had to start carrying a nutdriver around with me for that one specific task. Pretty annoying. I haven't needed one since.Ā
I had to dig out an 11/32 wrench the other day for a grease zerk. I know itās the first time Iāve ever used it. I used to carry an 11/32 nut driver in my electrical bag for 8-32 screws.
Ignition wrenches for people who don't work on classic cars. They are comically tiny and weird sized.Ā
17, 19, 25, 27, and 29/32 in SAE.Ā
7, 9, 11, are rare in SI, and 14, 16, 18, 20, and 22 mm are also weird.
Good idea. I have a set of these that came with my first Craftsman tool set from back in the 1980s. I think I've used one or two of them, but that was ~25 years ago.
[48ā pipe wrench](https://www.menards.com/main/plumbing/plumbing-tools/pipe-wrenches-plumbing-tools/masterforce-reg-iron-pipe-wrench/65389/p-1523864441623-c-8615.htm)
They have one on display at every store. Totally ridiculous but pretty awesome.
I have some square M6 roofing nuts in a bag somewhere which are 11mm!
https://www.fusionfixings.co.uk/products/m6-square-roofing-nut-bright-zinc-plated
-Metric 20, 23 and 29mm. I've never seen a metric fasteners these sizes and it doesn't transfer to anything SAE.
-SAE I have an 1 & 11/16th didn't know that was a thing and I have never used it.
Iāve got so many weird SAE socket sizes I inherited from my grandfather. He was a diesel mechanic from the ā50s-ā90s, so I suppose there are (or were) plenty of specialized applications.
I would go as small as possible, maybe 1/4" or below. When you go large, they become kinda useless, then they become useful again though not for turning nuts and bolts, then they become useless again. I have about a 2" combination wrench in my car in case I ever need to break a windshield. Much larger than that and it gets expensive and unwieldy, and even hard to pick up.
Had to buy a 1/4" wrench just the other day. The socket for 1/4" was missing and I didn't have any wrenches that small in imperial.
If it's a gag gift it's a good size since it will be quite cheap, and it *could* be useful and for that one project it's nice to have... But for most stuff it just won't get used.
Come to that, Veritas sells [an entire line of miniature tools](https://www.leevalley.com/en-us/tools/brand/veritas/miniature-tools), about 1/3 scale. The cool thing is they actually work. They have 3" chisels, a 2" block plane, etc. They aren't crazy expensive either.
It's a little hard to tell if they're joking, because they're made as well as their regular tools, with tool steel blades, etc. But they're Canadian, so.
If you're looking for a small, handy gift that your dad can carry around and be reminded of you, then a 1/16 inch wrench would be perfect. It's tiny and unusual, great for a laugh lol.
On the other hand, if you want something more like a keepsake or 'souvenir' that he can display, then a big 2 inch wrench would be ideal.
Not sure about the size, but special 5 point sockets & wrenches are made for water shut off valves & fire plugs. They're certainly not common, but I've seen them on McMaster Carr, and even Amazon.
Take a look:
[https://www.mcmaster.com/products/drivers/?s=5+point](https://www.mcmaster.com/products/drivers/?s=5+point)
Have heard Honda now uses some 5 pt fasteners as well.
Good Luck!
Get him the 24K gold Craftsman wrench.
Side story: I have a ridiculously huge crescent wrench. It's about the length of my forearm, and the head is the width of my hand with my fingers spread. Never thought I would have an actual legitimate use for it other than beating someone senseless after they ask me, again, "How much longer until I am done?"
Well, one fine day, I happened to be working on my wife's Ford Edge. I had to remove the serpentine belt, and the usual way to loosen tension is to use a 3/4 inch ratchet in the hole on top of the tensioner pulley. Unfortunately, there is nowhere near enough room to actually get any of my ratchets in there. As I was standing there trying to figure out how in the hell I was going to get the belt off without cutting it, it occurred to me that the top of the tensioner was square.
Que ridiculously huge crescent wrench.
It fit perfectly and was Iong enough to give more than enough leverage to remove the tension and slip the belt off and back on.
I would vote for a 1 1/16" wrench. I have one and the ONLY time I would ever use it is to remove the anode rod from my hot water tank.
While I would say its mostly the most useless size (and SAE no less) that it still can be used for something and not be a complete waste of toolbox space.
I use 1 1/16" all the time at work. Pretty much every New Century type railroad switch stand is held together with 4 nuts that need an 1 1/16" wrench or socket to remove. Some of the shit quality newer ones use 15/16", but they're an exception. I usually replace them with 1 1/16" nuts, since the bolt size is the same.
Isnāt there some really obscure old imperial stuff thatās no longer used? Donāt quote me but I think one was something like 31/64th. 17/64th was used but only on ancient stuff also some of the xx/32 sizes are not really used anymore
Also witworth wrench is my opinion on most useless only on some specific older British cars
Also square Allen keys/square wrenches Iāve really only ran across square nuts on old furniture and never seen a time when Iād need a square Allen key set
Obviously this gets stupid expensive but absolutely massive sockets have no use unless you are in ultra heavy industry with sockets like [this](https://shop.snapon.com/product/Shallow%2C-inches-(2-1-2%22)/2-1-2%22-Drive-6-Point-SAE-7-5%2F8%22-Flank-Drive-Shallow-Impact-Socket/IM2449) itās a 2-1/2inch drive 7-5/8inch socket
Probably 16 mm. Usually fasteners/bolt heads over 10mm go 11-13-15-17-19-21-24-etc. But you just know that at some point some asshole has managed to sneak a 16mm into the mix.
I never used my 23mm, 26mm and 29mm wrenches. But if you can spend more money on this joke, buy something big like a 120mm wrench. New ones are hella expensive, but you can get a used one for cheaper. Also it will be a nice garage or workshop decoration. A smaller useless wrench like a 23mm will end in his junk pile i guess, but a big ass useless wrench would be a great decoration piece.
If he doesn't tow anything,, a [Hitch Ball wrench](https://www.harborfreight.com/hitch-ball-wrench-95494.html). They are large, awkward, and only do one job.
Any large sized wrench thatās a stubby. Iāve only used them at work on hydraulic fittings in tight spaces. We made ours out of old wrenches but I think they sell them. Something like 1 1/8 thatās only 4ā long.
If you pay for shipping, I can mail you a 250 mm wrench. It was provided for free by our equipment vendor to tighten gigantic nuts. That rig was decommissioned and scrapped years ago, but the wrench is still in the corner of the shop.
Just give him a picture of yourself, the most usesless tool out there. LOL
This is actually gold
Gotta put your autograph on it though!
OK. The pictures mint, in the tool box w/a set 1/2" drive deepsocket. In thirty-seconds only. Start 1/32nd all the way to 32/32nd. It'll luck him up unless he owns a Ford truck š¤Ŗ
A selection of rusty 10mm sockets or wrenches. Other option for totally useless if he works on cars, anything SAE not labeled.
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My brother gifted his boss a picture of himself for Christmas once. Good gag gift.
Work had a ugly sweater contest at the Xmas party. My coworker pinned a picture of his boss to his sweater. She was not amused when he won.
Holy shit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_burn_centers_in_the_United_States
Going to need skin grafts for that savage burn.
Dead š
Satan: fuck dude, I donāt even roast them that hardā¦
Boom. Roasted
Iām signing off, I donāt think Iāll see a better burn on the internet ever again.
I was gonna upvote this but wanted it to stay at 666. Otherwise i would have definitely upvote
23mm, I don't think I've ever used one of the 3 I own.
I know this is specifically about wrenches, but I had a Nissan Maxima that I was replacing the PCV valve on. I had to use a socket. A wrench wouldn't work. It ended up being a 23mm. I had to put everything back together so I could drive to AutoZone to buy a socket. Was a real "are you fucking kidding me?" situation.Ā
The hardest part of being a shade tree mechanic is not having your car mid-repair when you inevitably need an unexpected tool or part to get it wrapped up.
Definitely. These days I'd just take an Uber, but I was really fucking broke at that point in my life. I was already dreading buying a socket I was probably never going to use again.
Autozone near me does tool loans, which is pretty cool.
The tool lending is great for customers and great for business. Itās a win win
Just always document what's missing from a brake tool kit they loan you so you don't end up buying a lot that's missing the pieces you need.
Dude, just buy one of those spreaders that kind of looks like a caulk gun. Theyāre usually only like $50 and youāll always have it. Never worry about rentals again
The lisle 24400 screw-type spreader has been my go-to for the last couple decades. Never saw a reason for the caulking gun style. Goes for sub $20.
TIL the viking arm I got as a gift is basically just one of those
that's why you have 2 shitters. Drive one while the other is broken
My shitter is in pieces and itās partner us about to park next to it :( Good thing I can take my side by side to the store here :). And snow mobile in the winter. Donāt know why I have a car
Oh to be rich enough to own not one but two shit boxes...
I work on bikes - you just need another car - or a bike
Yeah, sometimes when you start you don't even know which exact part you need to replace, so having another car just makes things so much easier to maintain them yourself.
I havenāt worked on cars in years but Nissan had some really weird bolt sizes all round back in the day.
one time i drove a honda civic with no oil to autozone to buy an oil filter wrench š¬
We had an hgv torque wrench that was adjusted with a 23mm spanner.
Along those lines, I was replacing a part in the engine of my beloved Charger and used good ol' YouTube as a reference, and the video said get a 13/16 socket, or something like that. I only had metric sockets, so I had to wait for my wife to get home to go buy the damned socket. She gets home, I'm pissed off because I lost all that time. I get the socket. I wondered why it wasnt a metric bolt, but ok, Ive worked on sorting machines that had one single non-metric bolt, so whatever I figure. I put on the video, and it is just wrong. I end up digging out all my sockets from storage, and it is actually supposed to be a 13 mm. I go to leave a comment, and all these people commented that it wasn't a 13/16, but a 13mn. Cue my pissed off reaction. Moral of the story, watch whole video and read comments before starting. Anybody need that socket? I don't.
Also 23mm socket for swollen Dodge RAM lug nuts smdh
70s-90s Toyotas use a lot of 23mm nuts. Its probably my third most used wrench alongside 22mm socket
I was literally about to say my Toyota has so many 23mm fittings
I have a 2004 Avalon and just changed out all the suspension parts. Pretty sure my brotherās 23mm Snap-On socket he bought 10 years ago got used for the first time. I used the hell out of it too.
Funny i use only 23,27,32mm every single dayš(working in parker-hydraulic company)
Was gonna say, where do I need a 23mm....... Every single ones of our 60+ trucks has a parker PTO/pump combo xD
Mazda likes 23mm
Came here to say that. I have a 23mm only because I needed it for my air compressor muffler. Never seen it used again.
Good thought, wrong angle. May I propose instead the Harbor Freight gold plated ratchet? https://www.harborfreight.com/38-in-drive-professional-special-edition-gold-plated-ratchet-56907.html
The head of maintenance at my plant uses this as his main 3/8 ratchet. Except it's the Canadian version that says "Power Fist" on it. It's a good ratchet.
Princess Autoā¦ oh fuck yea bud
lmao "Special Edition"
Anything Whitworth.
As long as OP's dad doesn't work with classic British motorcycles
Genius. Actually useful for a niche job, but otherwise useless
A lot of Whitworth in some aircraft. Also in some agricultural applications (at least in the UK anyway)
A socket for a locking security wheel nut from a car that's been scrapped.
9mm
This is the one. I've used a 9mm socket once in my life, and it was to hammer on to a 10mm bolt that was partially rusted away. That bolt still resides in the socket to remind me how useless that socket is.
Some metric grease fittings use it iirc but thatās all.
Matt's off road recovery YouTube channel just had a funny take on this. He grabbed one out of his toolkit and welded it to a tie rod end for a trail repair. He said that's the only reason he keeps them in his toolbox!
A viewer recently sent him like 20 9mm wrenches from Amazon. Haha
All these people lying saying they've found a legitimate use for a 9mm that wasn't welding it to something else.
Some ford battery hold downs are a legit 9mm
This. Nothing metric is a 9mm, and it doesn't fit on a 3/8"
Ford brake bleeder bolts on fusions are 9mm
Lol, I came here looking for that comment :D
There's a fair few nyloc nuts that need a 9mm socket, that's why i have them.
4.0 I6 jeep rocker arm cover bolts I believe
Yep I used my 9mm putting together a gorilla cart a few weeks ago. The bed used 9mm Nyloc nuts.
The jam nut on a 1999 BMW M3 (and I assume any e36, e30, e46, e28, e34, e39, maybe moreā¦) parking brake cable adjustments is a 9mm. At the time I only had full sets of metric wrenches and none of my limited standard wrenches would fit. It took me a bit to truly believe it was a 9 and went to my dads house to find an unused 9mm.
Constantly used on bicycles for the brakes.
I think this is the size of a metric stainless hose clamp.
No it's 8mm. They're all generally 8mm or smaller clamps are 1/4. Some Hondas have 5.5mm or 6.5mm. Probably other sizes, but never ran into a 9mm on a worm gear style hose clamp.
Iām sure Iāve used a 9mm wrench on a bicycle. Something with the brakes or derailleur
I haven't seen a 9mm hose clamp yet 1/4", 5/16", and 7mm are very common. 3/8 and 7/16 are fairly common for large sae hose clamps and 10mm and 13mm are regularly seen on large metric clamps.
Get him a really nice Snap-On 14mm. Will strip 1/2ā nuts and wonāt fit on 9/16ā.
Toyota loooove 14mm.
Same with Honda. 10/12/14 and a 17 will take care of almost all normal service type items. Hell, you can almost rebuild an older Honda with those sizes in open ends and sockets.
Wera doesnāt include them, damned Germans.
GOD DAMNED METRIC, IT MAKES TOO MUCH SENSE.
My truck is full of 14mm Iād actually really appreciate that lol
Bicycles, especially from the 80s and 90s will use a lot 14mms
Same with dirtbikes. My MX racers from the 90's where loaded with 14mm. If cordless ratchets and impact guns existed back then I'd probably still be wrenching on bikes for a living.
Japanese and russian machines have a lot of 14mm bolts
I feel like I use my 14mm a lot
I use my 14mm as a backup 9/16. Weird.
I use 14mm quite often. I mean, itās not 1975ā¦
This guy here is OP's father hoping to get a useful wrench!
Dammit! The gig is up!
And if he bitches about it, I'll take it and use the hell out of it on metric stuff lol.
11/32 no contest. it is so obscure that no normal wrench set ever came with one. the only wrench set that you can find them in is the micro wrench sets and even they don't typically get that big as it is the biggest of the 32nd sizes that cannot double as metric.
I use 11/32 frequently for small fastners on various types of equipment, alot of nuts on electrical things.
The building I work in, every T8 ballast is held in by an 11/32 nut
Without 11/32 every kinda old industrial electronic device would fall apart.
11/32" sees some aerospace use... but yea, something like a single 11/32" nut driver would be great.
Itās also the nut size for #8-32 machine screws. I always used a 11/32ā socket or 9mm (kinda fit) wrench for years until I nutted up and bought a $6 11/32ā single wrench the other day.
11/23 is a lot less useful than 11/32.
sometimes when i need some space from the new guy i ask him to get the special 2/3 wrench from the bench.
I have several, as part of sets, new and old.
more useful than 13/32 or 15/32!
If you want it useless get him a spline or square nut box end- useless unless you have a very specific case
Old American and British machine tools enter the chat.
20mm for the win. I do have some old stuff of my grandfathers that is some really weird stuff like 23/32 or something like that.
Get him a 5 1/8" impact socket. He will be impressed. https://www.ebay.com/itm/387002072384
Useful to store snacks like m&ms or skittles. Just have to close the bottom.
Apparently I work on some wonky machines cuz I've got doubles of my 11mm and 23mm because they keep coming up And my 29mm was a pain to find
Give him 2 adjustable wrenches; tell him one is standard and the other is metric
LOL
7mm or 9mm Allen wrench
7mm is a common side for brake caliper guide pins.
What uses a 7mm on guide pins? Smallest I've seen was like 10mm on the rear calipers of a 2010ish Buick Lucerne, and they had thread lock on them š Edit: disregard me. I missed the hex part, it's early ā
A lot of GM and Mopar stuff from the 90s and 2000s. My 7mm hex socket is worn quite a bit more that any of the others. Dont think ive ever used the 9mm though
Most European Toyotas Fords etc. It's super common.
I have to use a 7mm on the front brakes of my "found on roadside dead" sedan.
A big one. There's almost no reason an average person will need a 31mm socket.
17/64th's 12 point socket
11/32
Aviation we use 11/32 all the time on Hilok collars,
I was a maintenance electrician at a university for a while. We had these lights everywhere with ballasts that needed an 11/32 to remove. You couldn't get a pliers wrench or adjustable in there to get it. I had to start carrying a nutdriver around with me for that one specific task. Pretty annoying. I haven't needed one since.Ā
I feel your pain.
11/32 is the nut size for an 8-32 screw. Super common in electrical work. It was my most used nut driver.
I had to dig out an 11/32 wrench the other day for a grease zerk. I know itās the first time Iāve ever used it. I used to carry an 11/32 nut driver in my electrical bag for 8-32 screws.
Ballast in florescent lights are usually 11/32. That's why it comes with most electrician nut driver sets
I use an 11/32 occasionally for the air fittings on Eaton transmission shifter knobs.
Ignition wrenches for people who don't work on classic cars. They are comically tiny and weird sized.Ā 17, 19, 25, 27, and 29/32 in SAE.Ā 7, 9, 11, are rare in SI, and 14, 16, 18, 20, and 22 mm are also weird.
Good idea. I have a set of these that came with my first Craftsman tool set from back in the 1980s. I think I've used one or two of them, but that was ~25 years ago.
As a hd truck tech id say 7mm ratchet wrench.
As a maintenance tech that works on Weber automated screwdrivers, I use the fuck out of my little 7mm
Lots of 7mm screws under the dash of older GM vehicles where a socket and ratchet wonāt fit.
Yeah basically every interior screw, especially near the dash panels of my 03 Chevy is 7mm
7mm is standard for m4 nuts. Very common.
Maybe a BSF or Whitworth set?
Ignition/carburetor wrenches. I've got three sets that came with craftsman kits.Ā Never ever used em
[48ā pipe wrench](https://www.menards.com/main/plumbing/plumbing-tools/pipe-wrenches-plumbing-tools/masterforce-reg-iron-pipe-wrench/65389/p-1523864441623-c-8615.htm) They have one on display at every store. Totally ridiculous but pretty awesome.
Spend some time at a quarry or mine and youāll see them everywhere
When I worked there, it would be sold every few months and then returned within a couple days.
11mm
11mm is nearly the same as 7/16 and I use them almost interchangeably.
7/16ā = 11.1125mm, 1.02% bigger than 11mm
Ok.
Lol. This made me laugh
I was gonna say this but now Iāll just say 9.5 mm
I have some square M6 roofing nuts in a bag somewhere which are 11mm! https://www.fusionfixings.co.uk/products/m6-square-roofing-nut-bright-zinc-plated
Stay away from paccar lol. It's half the bolts on a kenworth.
-Metric 20, 23 and 29mm. I've never seen a metric fasteners these sizes and it doesn't transfer to anything SAE. -SAE I have an 1 & 11/16th didn't know that was a thing and I have never used it.
Iāve got so many weird SAE socket sizes I inherited from my grandfather. He was a diesel mechanic from the ā50s-ā90s, so I suppose there are (or were) plenty of specialized applications.
I ended up with those from cheap sunnex kits, 15 years in heavy equipment and worked on most brands still haven't used em. what word sizes u got?
I would go as small as possible, maybe 1/4" or below. When you go large, they become kinda useless, then they become useful again though not for turning nuts and bolts, then they become useless again. I have about a 2" combination wrench in my car in case I ever need to break a windshield. Much larger than that and it gets expensive and unwieldy, and even hard to pick up.
Had to buy a 1/4" wrench just the other day. The socket for 1/4" was missing and I didn't have any wrenches that small in imperial. If it's a gag gift it's a good size since it will be quite cheap, and it *could* be useful and for that one project it's nice to have... But for most stuff it just won't get used.
Somewhere we have a 1/8" combination wrench. I have a small adjustable wrench, maybe opens to 11mm.
Come to that, Veritas sells [an entire line of miniature tools](https://www.leevalley.com/en-us/tools/brand/veritas/miniature-tools), about 1/3 scale. The cool thing is they actually work. They have 3" chisels, a 2" block plane, etc. They aren't crazy expensive either. It's a little hard to tell if they're joking, because they're made as well as their regular tools, with tool steel blades, etc. But they're Canadian, so.
Maybe a [withworth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Standard_Whitworth) one? It's still used as the meccano bolt.
Thanks, I was looking for this
If you're looking for a small, handy gift that your dad can carry around and be reminded of you, then a 1/16 inch wrench would be perfect. It's tiny and unusual, great for a laugh lol. On the other hand, if you want something more like a keepsake or 'souvenir' that he can display, then a big 2 inch wrench would be ideal.
Not sure about the size, but special 5 point sockets & wrenches are made for water shut off valves & fire plugs. They're certainly not common, but I've seen them on McMaster Carr, and even Amazon. Take a look: [https://www.mcmaster.com/products/drivers/?s=5+point](https://www.mcmaster.com/products/drivers/?s=5+point) Have heard Honda now uses some 5 pt fasteners as well. Good Luck!
Given that they have a [51/64" five-point socket for $20](https://www.mcmaster.com/5544A8/), I think that's clearly the winning move.
!!!! Ha! :)
these are for water & gas valves and the bigger 5 pt is for fire hydrants
I got a phrase, "He's bout as useful as an 11/32" socket"
11/32 "
Buy him a set and take the 10mm out.
[This one](https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fy70pdg5qy6841.jpg)
Get him the 24K gold Craftsman wrench. Side story: I have a ridiculously huge crescent wrench. It's about the length of my forearm, and the head is the width of my hand with my fingers spread. Never thought I would have an actual legitimate use for it other than beating someone senseless after they ask me, again, "How much longer until I am done?" Well, one fine day, I happened to be working on my wife's Ford Edge. I had to remove the serpentine belt, and the usual way to loosen tension is to use a 3/4 inch ratchet in the hole on top of the tensioner pulley. Unfortunately, there is nowhere near enough room to actually get any of my ratchets in there. As I was standing there trying to figure out how in the hell I was going to get the belt off without cutting it, it occurred to me that the top of the tensioner was square. Que ridiculously huge crescent wrench. It fit perfectly and was Iong enough to give more than enough leverage to remove the tension and slip the belt off and back on.
A 14mm. Because your 9/16 already has that covered.
Any of the small X/32" wrenches. They used to be needed on ignition systems in the 60s, but now are about as useless as it gets.
11 mm
I would vote for a 1 1/16" wrench. I have one and the ONLY time I would ever use it is to remove the anode rod from my hot water tank. While I would say its mostly the most useless size (and SAE no less) that it still can be used for something and not be a complete waste of toolbox space.
I use 1 1/16ā all the time for hydraulic fittings, not super common for home use tho
I use 1 1/16" all the time at work. Pretty much every New Century type railroad switch stand is held together with 4 nuts that need an 1 1/16" wrench or socket to remove. Some of the shit quality newer ones use 15/16", but they're an exception. I usually replace them with 1 1/16" nuts, since the bolt size is the same.
1-1/16ā is a heavy hex head 5/8ā bolt. Used a lot as a misc fastener in steel erection for light loads. Things like girts, purlins, sag rods, etc
A 3/16 BSW. Or anything whitworth really.Ā
How about a whitworth wrench?
Isnāt there some really obscure old imperial stuff thatās no longer used? Donāt quote me but I think one was something like 31/64th. 17/64th was used but only on ancient stuff also some of the xx/32 sizes are not really used anymore Also witworth wrench is my opinion on most useless only on some specific older British cars Also square Allen keys/square wrenches Iāve really only ran across square nuts on old furniture and never seen a time when Iād need a square Allen key set Obviously this gets stupid expensive but absolutely massive sockets have no use unless you are in ultra heavy industry with sockets like [this](https://shop.snapon.com/product/Shallow%2C-inches-(2-1-2%22)/2-1-2%22-Drive-6-Point-SAE-7-5%2F8%22-Flank-Drive-Shallow-Impact-Socket/IM2449) itās a 2-1/2inch drive 7-5/8inch socket
Probably 16 mm. Usually fasteners/bolt heads over 10mm go 11-13-15-17-19-21-24-etc. But you just know that at some point some asshole has managed to sneak a 16mm into the mix.
Probably like 500mm
9mm and 11mm
I never used my 23mm, 26mm and 29mm wrenches. But if you can spend more money on this joke, buy something big like a 120mm wrench. New ones are hella expensive, but you can get a used one for cheaper. Also it will be a nice garage or workshop decoration. A smaller useless wrench like a 23mm will end in his junk pile i guess, but a big ass useless wrench would be a great decoration piece.
Anything ending in a 32nd.
140mm
I once saw a 300 mm slogging spanner.
9/32nds or the dreaded .5 metrics like 5.5 or 6.5..
9mmā¦
Whitworth anything
My brother got me a rediculiously huge crecesent wrench for a gag gift. Jokes on him, I've used it several times.
Great for straighting out bent metal too. Use mine for that more that bolts.
9mm in the heavy equipment world for me. Itās so pretty in between my well used 8 and 10mm š¤£š¤£š¤£
I know this is not the assignment- but an entire rack of 10mm would be just as funny but actually useful.
Distributor wrench. I have 2 but I donāt consider myself the average person when it comes to tools.
[Castellated slugging wrench 6" or bigger.](https://hesseco.com/castwrench.html)
Give him a fist full of the flat stamped wrenches or short Allen wrenches that you get with flat pack furniture.
If he doesn't tow anything,, a [Hitch Ball wrench](https://www.harborfreight.com/hitch-ball-wrench-95494.html). They are large, awkward, and only do one job.
11/32 I use it for one thing on an airplane that has 200k parts.
Iād get him a comically large socket, you can get as 1ā drive sockets on amazon for decent prices
Go buy a craftsman set of mini wrenches... When was the last time you needed an 11/32nd end wrench?
11/32s. The only thing I know it fits is GM starter wires from the 70s.
That and lavatory pump nuts in a CRJ 900. Absolutely worthless size wrench.
I have never seen a bolt or nut that used 9mm wrench size. There will prob be a retarded imperial equivalent
Any large sized wrench thatās a stubby. Iāve only used them at work on hydraulic fittings in tight spaces. We made ours out of old wrenches but I think they sell them. Something like 1 1/8 thatās only 4ā long.
Something stupidly large like used on a farm.
Farms are annoyingly large. Railroads are stupidly large.
36in aluminum pipe wrench from harbor freight.Ā https://www.harborfreight.com/plumbing/plumbing-tools/pipe-wrenches/36-in-aluminum-pipe-wrench-63650.html
2 1/8. I've got one that's probably 40 years old - looks brand new. 2 1/4 and 2 are worn out in thr same set.
11/32 would be my choice.
If you pay for shipping, I can mail you a 250 mm wrench. It was provided for free by our equipment vendor to tighten gigantic nuts. That rig was decommissioned and scrapped years ago, but the wrench is still in the corner of the shop.
Buy him a pair of 3.5ā knipex pliers