Thread: HIT Piipe wrench

Hi guys,

Bought this HIT pipe wrench 18" (480mm) on the garage sale. However the spring assambly (that's how it is called, I belive) is missing. It shouldn't be that hard to fabricate one I recon but I have only very limited idea how it's look like. No much on the Net either. Seems to be different to Rigid one. Can anyone help me with the picture, I'd very appreciate.

Here's the one I've got: Cheers, Wes
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Rigid Pipe Wrench.jpg

Best damn pipe wrench I have ever used.

Dean

As you can see mine does not have a spring setup so probably not much good. I presume you have space above the jaw. I am trying to remember how my fathers were but it was a long time ago. Sorry I am not much help.

Dean

I didn't know they had a springs assembly, all the ones i have used the jaw is just loose....

Ew

Originally Posted by Ueee

I didn't know they had a springs assembly, all the ones i have used the jaw is just loose....

Ew

Some pipe wrenches do have springs. The following picture is of a wrench that I did not want to show. It is completely different to the OP's. It is a piece of carp that will just about tighten poly pipe fittings. It will not work at all on round galv. The head pivots. I think my father's may have been similar in this way. His were good quality from long ago. The spring on my junk wrench is the bit that attaches to the bottom of the handle. There is also a thin strip on the top, but I have no idea what it does. The best I can come up with is a wear strip. It is never likely to do enough work to get any wear, except for the wear on the jaws from the one or two times I tried it. I would call that as more than wear tho. Tear might be closer.


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I think the spring for the OP's wrench would fit in the top under the bulge, holding the moving jaw down. I would like to see how much space there is in there. Where the red arrow is pointing. My wrench is next to it for comparison.

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Hmm. Different design altogether now they are viewed side by side.

Dean

Thank you friends for the suggestions and comments.
Yes Dean you're right, there's the space above the jaw as you put the arrow in the photo. Also there's a hole/dimple to insert a spring in that place in the body (inside the housing which accomodates the jaw).
I've just made a plate which slides over the thread and silver solder the spring on the top of that plate. It must be a plate attached to the spring somehow. Otherwise the spring would jam in between the threads and the body of a wrench when attempting to move the jaw with the nut.
Works all right, anyway.

Cheers, Wes

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That is a new type for me. Your idea seems like a plan. Hope it works ok.

Dean