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Had to pick between a $40 pipe wrench and a $15 adjustable for a stubborn sink fitting.
The fitting was stuck hard after years of rust, and I went with the pipe wrench thinking it had more grip. It worked, but left some marks on the chrome, which was a bummer. Would a different tool have saved the finish, or was that just the price of getting it loose?
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aaron7086mo ago
Left some marks" sounds like a win to me, the thing is off.
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shanejackson6mo ago
My old foreman used to say a pipe wrench is just a persuasion tool with teeth. He had one where the jaws were worn smooth from convincing so many fittings to move. The goal is off, not pretty.
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shanejackson6mo ago
Hell yeah, aaron708 is right. A few marks is a total victory. I had a shutoff valve so frozen I thought I'd need a torch. My pipe wrench chewed the hex flat, but that fitting came off. Sometimes the right tool for the job is the one that wrecks it a little to get it done. Chrome can be replaced, but a broken fitting stays stuck forever.
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