1929 Gun Wrench [Patent Remake]
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- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
- Possibly the best example of something everyone wants but no one needs.
I came across this patent for a pistol grip wrench while randomly scrolling through an antique tool group where someone made a post saying they found a production model of this wrench made by the Rex Engineering Co.. Immediately intrigued, I messaged the person who had it and asked if they wanted to sell it, to which they never responded. A year or two later it popped up again in the same group, but under a different owner, who must have purchased it. The new owner was a well known wrench collector, whose name I'll keep private. I messaged him in hopes of getting some more information on the tool. He responded with some fantastic photos and dimensions to help me get started on this project, but I began to realize that the production model was quite different than the patented design. You can see the original patent here: patents.google...
I'd like to thank @joshsfick on Instagram for once again helping model this tool digitally so some templates could be produced that were invaluable during the manufacturing process.
This was the most complex tool I have machined so far, but also the most fun. I got to use a variety of machining tools and techniques that I have been wanted to try for a while. The choice of using 4140 steel made the machining a little more difficult, but it was not a major issue. I decided against heat-treating the finished wrench as I was too concerned about the risk of warping or cracking ruining the wrench forever. I chose to use jatoba for the wooden handle scales.
Once finished, there is just something about holding this insane design in your hand that makes you laugh as you can't believe it's real. I think it came out fairly well and I honestly wish I had made more of different sizes. I also hope I could have a few of these remade in the CNC machine shop to share with all of you.
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If I get that magnificent makers stamp on my gun wrench, then yes please.
Ever think of auctioning the crazy patent build prototypes to viewers? It would be cool to maybe get the one from the video, even if you decided to make more for sale later.
In the end I was expecting you to walk up to the camera and use the wrench to turn the camera in circles. Missed opportunity I say.
Aaand it's gone. At least tell us for how much!
You should make an improved version with a trigger like those quick clamps. I think it would be ridiculous and awesome.
This first one was cool too sure but it can always go more ridiculous! ❤
Honestly, if you are a machinist with 3000 years of experience and still have all of your original fingers intact - you are a good machinist
"there are old machinists and there are bold machinists. But there are no old AND bold machinists" (with apologies to b.o.b. of "the black hole")...
by then you are just making new appendages as needed.
He's just machined himself new fingers. Still, that also means he's a good machinist
Personally on my 3rd set of index fingers.
Thats a lot of experience
"Caliber of tool" 😂 I see what you did there you wordsmith, nice dad pun.
"I feel like I don't know what metric is anymore when I hold this" 🤣
Love that line.
That is the most imperial wrrench that has ever been made.
Then proceeds to throw out some Trump descriptions.
It goes by caliber.
Wasnt even funny
Some people might say "just because you can do it doesn't mean you should". I love that Tool Rescue does exactly the opposite.
Complex though all others can do everything else, they should not do it meaninglessly
(First, I turned everything into the literal opposite, and then smooth it over for readability... Now I know what Bible translators have to go through) (in this case, double positive language such as "can do" becomes "can't don't" which becomes double negative and is returned to positive "can do")
Because you can’t means you should?
“I know what you’re thinking. ‘Is it sixteen Nm or fifteen?’ Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself. But being as this is a 1929 Pistol Grip Wrench, the most powerful adjustable wrench in the world, and would blow your screwhead clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?” - Clary M Tune
You win the world for the day!
amazing
Dirty Clary?
This comment is by far the best so far. Perfection.👌 😂
Eric should act it out and add it to the video.
Combine irreverent humor with thousands of eons of machinist experience and you have the makings for great videos. Please keep the unique content coming.
Glorious. I am from rural Tennessee myself and can see the value of this weapon/tool. You don't have time to dig in your tool box when attacked by a stampeding harvester or rabid Camaro.
Beyond the exquisite machining and the peerless execution, this video is first and foremost a stellar example of cinematography that can only be the result of two millennia of personal and collective experience.
This is one of the sketchiest episodes and I love it
A rare combination of a humorist, a romantic and an engineer in one person. You never cease to amaze!
Yep! No smoke & mirrors, no hype, no gimmicks, no false humility, no sirree bob! It's just good old fashioned shop fun!😁🔧🛠🪛🗜
I’d imagine you’re terrible to be around
@@goatpepperherbaltea7895shut up
Engineer?
I'm glad someone else appreciates the beauty of those smoking metal shavings flying away. I always watch them in these videos
They are a thing of beauty. Remember to never wear shoes without socks when machining. Especially hard steel. Machinist dance
@@cskilalillabich9059 actulol'd ty
Non synthetic clothes are your best friend. nothing worse than a piece of swarf melting into your sleeve and arm
I love watching the metal shavings too
That's why I watch CEE. 🙂 Edit: Or rather, CEEA (Cutting Edge Engineering Australia).
I love how this makes zero sense.
It's so I can hold a wrench in my gun holster, freeing up room in my toolbelt for another gadget
You're not only a gifted craftsman, but also an brilliant artist and comedian. I love your channel!
I can just picture ABom on the floor of his workshop just rocking back and forth crying "wrong, it's all wrong!"
😂
Without even seeing the video yet. He doesn't know why his soul cries; only that it does.
That's Who I was thinking about .
"Lots to consider when you're considering things" Hand Tool Rescue
Some RUclips makers make cool stuff, some provide good entertainment, some do both. You take it a few steps further and make the world a better place. Thank you.
Your 31,726 years of machining experience is really showing here. This is absolutely beautiful!
just needs another 8274 years and then he can make a really nice warhammer
@@MarkoDash hell yeah brother. That's a good one haha
Not sure about feeling an aura but at 23:17 I can feel my ears ringing all the way down here in Cincinnati OH. Always nice to hear a hometown shout out. Another brilliant video!
Was he using a keyway cutting tool for that semicircle relief? If so i don't understand the issue.
This is the only channel that I will all-stop and watch the instant I see a new video. True mastery of content and presentation.
1,600 years of watching Hand Tool Rescue videos.
The scene at 8:45 brought back memories of working in my grandfather's tool and die shop in the morning. Sun coming in from the shop windows...machine running. The smell of metal and oil.
I was 14 when I started there on weekends and summers. My job was cleaning up. Putting away tools and resizing rough stock.
I have a feeling you should have saved this for your first video of April 😉
If you make another one, design it to use some standard Smith & Wesson revolver grips, or something like a 1911.
Don't question the ways of a man with a combined experience 50 generations of yt creators. ;)
He probably needs money for his next antique store outing.
When you shouted "this is illegal, never do this" I was immediately reminded of the time I bored out new exhaust ports on some old Volvo Penta outboard engine cases using an entire set of hold-down clamps, a bottle jack, and a two foot long boring bar I made with some 1" round stock and an old HSS turning tool. Seat of your pants machining lol. (Fellow was converting them to GM small-blocks, good times.)
Absolutely no other repair channel comes within 10000 miles of Hand Tool Recuse. He's the greatest.
Real
He's the funniest, but MyMechanics is in a league of his own.
The slow-mo of smoking chips was a nice touch. Thank you sir.
I totally agree!
I have over 923 hours of video viewing experience… and always find your videos both entertaining and informative!!! Keep’em coming!!!
And nary a caliper in sight. This man has skill beyond his 400 combined years of experience.
17:46 for the caliper in sight ;)
For the historical record: the news reported that the UK and Japan went into recession on the day this video was released.
Not only are you sharing your 62,743 years of machining experience with us, but also your dulcet-toned voice! Truly we are blessed beyond all measure today!
What a beautiful creation! I love it!!!!!! You must do blueing and a caliber marking on the 'barrel'. The caliber would be the maximum opening size. Manufacture stamps and tax stamps too. Why not? I could only imagine the price of this gem. Maybe around $300 USD
Probably the single greatest video on the greatest wrench design to have ever been made. The whole video, I kept asking myself, “why am I not watching this on Netflix or Hulu or NBC (right before Saturday Night Live)? And why is this the first time I am ever seeing a gun wrench? Those capitalists dorks over at Craftsman probably had their “wrench mafia” make the inventor an offer he couldn’t refuse, so that they (the capitalist dorks) could peddle inferior wrench designs to the masses…”
Amazing build as always! Love your content and the world needs more of it!
this patent gave me a sane idea:
a good ajustable wrench could benefit from a "stopper" nut that locks the current setting fixed.
Yes, it exists. "SUPERJUSTABLE" J H WILLIAMS & CO - I have the 8in one. The 'stopper' is pin that the adjustable screw rotates around slides up or down to lock or unlock the jaw width. Works. Well, it works ok.
I have one, there's no name on it.
There's a pin you push through the center of the adjustment screw that lock and unlocks the screw. There's still the standard amount of play in the jaw but it's incredibly convenient 😂
@@5isalivegaming72 if we "stop" the jaw with an screw perpendicular to the ajusting motion it would remove the play too.
or worse... if we make a Wedge that is forced into the "sliding" path.
Proto makes one called a click stop, it’s hit a ball decent that holds it, they work really good
search for "locking adjustable wrench", it's like a cross between vice grips and an adjustable wrench
There's something so delightful about an over-engineered novelty item, prohibitively complex and expensive but still technically functional. Great video.
Am I the only person who thinks Mr. Tool Rescue deserves a nicer lathe? Give this men a lathe!!!!
He'd have to clean it then..!
He'd have to get a broken one and rescue it!
I want to see him do a Machine Tool Rescue and fix that lathe on camera for us!
So many glorious moments during this video, the brass knurling, the brass emblem stamping, the naked brass woman...and of course the Double Oh Dancing at the end.
This one of my FAVORITE CHANNELS of ALL TIME!!!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH JUST FOR BEING YOU!!! You are HILARIOUS and You make the STRANGEST, yet COOLEST THINGS!!! - Never stop being you!
As a film school survivor and one time machinist, I gotta say your composition, editing, and lighting are fantastically great. And your projects are pretty cool, too!
I have absolutely zero idea why you would do this.
...but I'm glad you did.
in the world of high precision machining youtube content it is glorious to see a channel of a guy, just making the thing, as good as it needs to be without being able to split atoms on non chamfered press fit edges
it's comforting
Today on Hand Tool Rescue: a patent remake of a tool that looks like it belongs in Team Fortress 2.
Just watching this added several decades of machining experience to my resume. Thanks, Hand Tool Rescue Man!
I love all the random sounds and stuff, always gets me chuckling. However, sometimes I nap to these and I will also wake up to the random sounds, but, I still chuckle even then!
I remember one time it was a scream and I jumped up hahaha
Ok, a Hand Tool Rescue episode is so much more than just a youtube video, Comedy, Drama, Documentary, Cue the dark ominous music, the metal shavings flying like bombs with smoking tails in slow-mo, and of course the James Bond Intro ending, I'm laughing hysterically at a tool video, Nobody Does It Better, Makes Me Feel Sad for the rest.......
I love these bizarre tool builds.
You sir, are a mad genius. To even learn of, and then re-create this incredibly powerful and sophisticated wrench is one thing. To share it with us is quite another. Thanks for sharing your mastery!
Look out, he's got a wrench!
My son introduced me to your channel roughly 5 years ago. I love watching you make and retore old tools that I have never seen or heard of.
I, on the other hand, was introduced to the channel quite smoothly.
@@ronm3245 okay, I guess I should have said approximately 5 years ago.
Lol
@@ronm3245 that made me exhale loudly through my nose
History major by training, trader by profession. I LOVED the Black Tuesday reference. Ty so much for your chill and fun content. Xoxoxo
You've made Uri Tuchman proud! Well done.
The most experienced machinist on RUclips! Probably the world!
Jeremy Clarkson: "The most experienced machinist... in the world!"
seriously ?
@@curtis_chip Yeah, didn't you hear him? He has 2 or 300 years of combined experience. Nobody can beat that! Except maybe old Tony could match it, but nobody else for sure!
@@VanDamArtisan ok old tony in any case! but he ? the best in the world ? ahh ... give me a break i'm tired
I love how you stayed believably serious while extolling the wonders of this...abomination of a design.. One could not detect that you had your tongue absolutely jammed into your cheek.
Great job creating it! It looks beautiful!
let me guess... it's an abomination because it's shaped like a gun and designed by a White guy from the South.
In your antique library with a crackling fireplace, a smoking jacket on a leather couch, divine music filling the atmosphere. Mesmerizing designs dancing on the pages. Smoke rising from a cigar and your lady friend brings a bottle of fine whiskey, but you send her away, for you’re enchanted by your work…
Your humorous fireside analysis of the patent is spot on. Love the lighting and background music. I happily purchased one of your wrenches a couple years ago and appreciate that you continue producing quality content!
W00t! Finally another video from HTR. I wish they were weekly :)
At 30:35 I hear AvE saying “it verks, it verks”. Wonderful build!
I love watching you work, you always make me laugh. It is a privilege to learn from someone with 400 years of machining experience.
You sir are legendary
Was just thinking that it must be time for another hand tool rescue video and here he is!
That big flat area where the "cylinder" would go would benefit from some fancy scrollwork engraving. Like how they have on fancy revolvers.
Ah, a Bridgebort! Such beautiful plumage.
Hand Tool Rescue, you are an absolute legend! 🙌 Your creativity and skills are off the charts, and that gun wrench made from an old patent is pure genius! 🔧🔫 Your dedication to repurposing and rescuing forgotten tools is truly commendable. A million subs is just the beginning - you've earned every single one, and here's to many more on the horizon! 🎉 Keep the amazing content coming, you're making a real impact in the DIY community. Cheers to Hand Tool Rescue and the million-strong family!
The name of your bond film is - "The Man with the Golden Gun Wrench". Absurd in the extreme. Well done.
i always appreciate how much weed you put into your videos
First class commentary that I thoroughly enjoy. As a former metal, grinder, cutter, welder, tapper, and sander. I only wish I had your many more years experience. Such great videos!
Now there is a non 0 chance of getting wrench whip on a robbery.
Tip for your new intro - you can jump on scene with this awesome tool waving aroun your head riding on diesel pogo stick like lamp in pixar intros :D
Anyway - super machining job, absolulety cool tool, that people in 1920' must be crazy :)
Weird actual question since I'm weird: what is the thought process on soldering the pieces vs. welding? Be gentle. I'm learning.
First I am honored and humbled to be the 1234th comment. Second, in the pantheon of human innovations, "the harnessing of fire", the conception of the the wheel", "the invention of the the thing-a-ma-doodle", this surely surpasses them all. Shall I, an unworthy observer to the vestiges of genius, dare tamper with this attempt a penultimate perfection. "I dare, I dare. If you could add the wrenching function to a working pistol, that would surely be to tool and die for.
Anybody else pick up on the auto generated subtitles calling random machining noises [Music] and [Applause]? Completely wrong but yet I feel very appropriate.
This is very cool.
I would make another version with an actual trigger that actuates a ratchet to close the jaws so that you could more quickly open and close them, with a spring that reopens them automatically
And going even further, a gun-like hammer that you could use to HOLD the jaws closed at a specific position
This is steampunk as FUCK. I love it! It's so bonkers. Also I love how goofy you are, makes you my fav restoration channel.
Literally how most of us f**ks do shit in our own shops without 1 mil in tools and 2 billion years of experience. Nice job HTR, hats off to you good sir
I feel I have to apologize for how bad I laughed at some of your obvious frustration when you broke the trigger guard off. So, I'm sorry, but it was funny.
Imagine coming up to an officer at his broken down vehicle ready to help and quickly unholster your wrench gun in front of him then you immediately wake up in heaven
Going to get "lots to consider when you are considering things" tattooed on me next. super deep
Hi! Idk who else or what else to do with my idea ,but i cant find it anywhere and it would be really useful ,im a third year eletrical apprentice and right now we are putting up alot of threaded bar with strut and tray being put on them. So there would be a nut on the bottom side of the rod and 1 on the top which u cant access with a drill attach ment to spin it down quickly. Ive seen open ended rachet spanners and they would do the job but its still to slow. Im looking for an open ended rachet spanner that could be attach to a drill to spin the top nut down ,if anyone else would like to see this pleas reach out and make it a possibility
Now imagine this with a ratchet action. The world could not contain that much awesome. Well done as always.
That's the coolest stupid thing I've seen in a long time. Why do I want one? I have no idea, but I do......
“You can touch… with your eyes…” Best thing I’ve heard all day!
Pure and unadulterated class. And also utter nonsense. I could not love this video/wrench more.
Serious question, do you have a mig welder?
If you put silicon bronze wire in you can braze with one.
Not that your brazing isn't exquisite.
I just thought a welder would have been the thing for the trigger guard.
Great video and amazing finished product as always!
Brazing is underrated.
From time to time you sounds like Dr. Frankenstein creating a new monster *muahaha* 😁👍
You almost restore my faith in humanity
With only a little effort you should be able to reduce the number of machining operations below the 682 threshold required for commercial viability.
Could be worth it.
The camera shaking at 28:19 absolutely killed me
The outro montage really sealed the deal. Breathtaking!
That grip lmao. Tell me you don't own a pistol without telling me.
This is your crowning achievement! (Both the tool and the video editing) Thank you for the inspiration and entertainment. Keep up the great work good sir.
That is bizarre but if anyone was going to make it, this makes sense.
haha, it looks like a weapon from Team Fortress 2.
this is the epitome of the "American Cowboy" additude. I love it!
Does anyone have a link to the picture of the 1920s pistol grip wrench he mentions at 2:52 from THE REX ENGINEERING COMPANY?
Is that it at 15:43?
@@joetrivers4093 it is, however I thought there is more information behind a link to the actual made patent from 1920-something.
Love your patent recreations! These and a few of Fireball Tools' Retro Popular Mechanics builds are awesome!
You are the best Hand Tool. I love you're intro so much. That smile makes me giggle every singe time.
Another way to open the jaw is to creat a cylinder with a centered thread and a functional hammer to lock it in place when jaw is desired adjustment. Also the trigger could be functional in tripping the hammer when jaw adjustment is set in position. Cool video! I wish I had your talent.
Who else wants to see if he can make it shoot?!
🤣🤦🏻♂️
Someone's fixin' to bring a wrench to a gun fight.
Dude you're hilarious and talented. Love the hyperventilation bit. Thanks for the laugh.
And this is how it all ends walking into a Home Depot in New York State with this baby strapped to your hip and some trigger happy police thinking it’s a gun.