Jon Tofte
TVWBB 1-Star Olympian
OK, this isn't gas grill stuff but it is restorer oriented. Bruce gave us this thread as a way to throw out different things of interest. Among my other hobbies (as if I needed any more 
) I sometimes dabble in restoring old tools. Our organization's Thrift Store occasionally gets badly neglected tools that someone turns in thinking they are junk. This is the 3rd monkey wrench I have done for our store. One was a really high-end one from a company called ProTo. Look it up and you will see they make high quality hand tools for professionals right here in the US. The 2nd was just a cheap Kobalt from Lowe's. It was fun because of the blue color.
The latest one I did falls in between. I always thought that RIDGID was a Home Depot house brand name for import-built tools marketed by HD. Turns out that it is actually an old AMERICAN tool company that still makes hand tools here in the US. Home Depot licensed their name for power tools, but the hand tools are USA made by the original company.
Here is a before and after. This is called an "End Wrench" - a 14" version. Made for working in tighter spaces. You can see our store had little chance of selling the "Before" version:
www.ridgid.com
) I sometimes dabble in restoring old tools. Our organization's Thrift Store occasionally gets badly neglected tools that someone turns in thinking they are junk. This is the 3rd monkey wrench I have done for our store. One was a really high-end one from a company called ProTo. Look it up and you will see they make high quality hand tools for professionals right here in the US. The 2nd was just a cheap Kobalt from Lowe's. It was fun because of the blue color.The latest one I did falls in between. I always thought that RIDGID was a Home Depot house brand name for import-built tools marketed by HD. Turns out that it is actually an old AMERICAN tool company that still makes hand tools here in the US. Home Depot licensed their name for power tools, but the hand tools are USA made by the original company.
Here is a before and after. This is called an "End Wrench" - a 14" version. Made for working in tighter spaces. You can see our store had little chance of selling the "Before" version:
Heavy-Duty End Pipe Wrenches | RIDGID Tools
RIDGID End Pipe Wrenches provide a faster, easier way to grip pipe in tight spaces. Click to learn more.
www.ridgid.com
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