Ulu Posted August 17, 2017 Report Share Posted August 17, 2017 I was working on my boat trailer the other day and I needed some 3/4" wrenches. I was trying to get to various bolts in various positions and I didn't know exactly which would work best. I didn't want to crawl in and out from under the trailer 6 times so I thought I would just grab all the 3/4 wrenches. That turned out to be a bigger task than I had thought. I was interested to find that by the time I had picked out all my 3/4" wrenches, I had more available than any other size. I'm wondering if this is just an oddity of my tool collection, or if this is a statistical fact born out across the business. Is 3/4" really the most popular size? I own 15. (My next closest was 9/16", at 11 wrenches.) So for the sake of my quasi-scientific curiosity I'm asking you to look in your drawers and tell me what you find! No no, Plymouthy, the tool box drawers please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Ed Posted August 17, 2017 Report Share Posted August 17, 2017 slightly outdated picture but I'm kinda anal and like to have sets. Sockets I do have some random ones and would guess 1/2 or 9/16 is the most. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonejacklarry Posted August 18, 2017 Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 I have a lot of 1/2" and 9/16" wrenches of all flavors including sockets. I buy them 4 or 5 at a time and when I get home, they have magically reappeared. Sometimes, when I go on a cleaning binge, there are piles of sockets that were not there the day before. Gradually, they all disappear until the next cleaning. It must be gremlins or something. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulu Posted August 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 @Young Ed I arranged all my wrenches like that once, really neat, in order, by sets; and it stayed that way for about one day. If somebody was paying me by the hour to fix their car I might take more time to keep things neat. If I get really bored someday I may arrange them neatly again like that. But I wouldn't bet the farm on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Ed Posted August 18, 2017 Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 7 hours ago, Ulu said: @Young Ed I arranged all my wrenches like that once, really neat, in order, by sets; and it stayed that way for about one day. If somebody was paying me by the hour to fix their car I might take more time to keep things neat. If I get really bored someday I may arrange them neatly again like that. But I wouldn't bet the farm on it. My box has looked like that for years.I put them back after each job. It was a challenge at first but now I love it. I can always find what I'm looking for! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulu Posted August 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2017 I have overlapping and ongoing projects, so jobs never actually end. I go through periods of shop cleaning, where I find all the things I need to continue the projects which are on hold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonaldSmith Posted August 19, 2017 Report Share Posted August 19, 2017 Some tire lug wrenches tend to be 3/4 inch or 19 mm, virtually interchangeable. 19 mm equals 0.74803 inch, just shy of 0.75 inch. I have a folding 4-way tire wrench, that has four sizes; if I remember, one size is noted as both 3/4 inch and 19 mm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Hiebert Posted August 19, 2017 Report Share Posted August 19, 2017 So...to answer the query, I have four 3/4 wrenches. I know where two came from, the other two I think are their offspring, because I have no clue where they actually came from. The most numerous wrench size I have is 1/2". I have five of those. Kind of the same deal, two I know the origins of, the other three just seem to have materialized... There is a slight chance I have even more of both, since I have a couple 20mm ammo cans full of various tools that I haven't opened in a few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulu Posted August 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 19mm??? OMG, I probably have almost as many 19 millimeters as 3/4 inch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Elder Posted September 1, 2017 Report Share Posted September 1, 2017 15 5/8 s.........1 25/32 s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niel Hoback Posted September 1, 2017 Report Share Posted September 1, 2017 13mm=1/2" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulu Posted September 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2017 what? 13mm × 0.04 in/mm = 0.52" it's a full half a mm bigger than 1/2" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niel Hoback Posted September 3, 2017 Report Share Posted September 3, 2017 But it works. 10mm = 3/8 by the same margin. I use what I can reach without crawling out from under. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted September 3, 2017 Report Share Posted September 3, 2017 1 hour ago, Niel Hoback said: But it works. 10mm = 3/8 by the same margin. I use what I can reach without crawling out from under. loose fit...not worth it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgeb4ya Posted September 4, 2017 Report Share Posted September 4, 2017 As for 3/4 wrenches I have many... just ended up with em from years of wrenching.. Lots of 7/16" and 3/8" wrenches all extras.... Some extra MM............18MM=18MM only..........11MM=7/16" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonaldSmith Posted September 4, 2017 Report Share Posted September 4, 2017 Don't crank on a wrench that's too loose, or the bolt head or nut might get rounded, requiring a pipe wrench or vise-grips from then on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48Dodger Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 To many projects to micro organize......my wrenches/tools have multiple homes all under my shop's roof. So in a way......they are exactly where they belong, and since Its my domain, 9 times outta 10....I know where the dang stuff is! 48D p.s. Most popular wrench? my hammer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonaldSmith Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 I've got house tools and car tools. My car tools reside in a a vintage toolbox secured in the DeSoto trunk, and in a carry bag behind the front seat. Quickie repair tools in the bag, and the heavy-duty ones in the toolbox. On occasion, I'll borrow a house tool, like when I need two wrenches the same size. I'll mark a house wrench with masking tape, so it gets back home. The really heavy car tools reside on shelves in the garage, like the pickle fork and tailpipe expander. I don't expect to use them for roadside repairs. Most of the car wrenches and sockets are SAE, but I have a few 1/4-inch drive metric sockets that were part of a set. I'll need them on occasion, when a metric bolt or nut sneaks in , as on an accessory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 1 hour ago, 48Dodger said: p.s. Most popular wrench? my hammer. the HAMMER, while I will not consider it a wrench it is a tool I use, I am in a ren-o phase at the house...I lost one hammer for 3 days....found it this morning....yep, forgot I had to work on the trash can lid...county man gave me a replacement lid for the one the squirrels chewed up...I forgot I had use the hammer to tap out the hinge rod.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsartain Posted November 22, 2017 Report Share Posted November 22, 2017 Having organization in your tool chest is not a bad thing for a parent teaching their kids the virtues of taking care of the tools. Mine know that all it takes is a glance to tell a tool is missing. After listening to me a few times they learn quick to put it back when you're done or you can't use the tools again till it gets replaced. I haven't replaced a tool in some time unless I broke one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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