I have seen 8 point wrenches like that. I suppose they are either for train car or back in the day when high voltage lines were put on those big bolt together towers
I forged those for Proto back in the late eighties for the Navy. All of the lettering ( stamping) was engraved in the forge die. We even had government nuts to check for its fit besides the go no go gauge we used. We only made a few different sizes of the wrench and just changed the size of the punch and the stamping indicating its size.
Surprised it is not six point since you are hitting on it. There used to be an Armstrong factory i n my home town. Apex closed it down and moved to the next town to the north, now Apex is closed.
If you have to break out one these bad boys (which I did occasionally in a previous job), you're either in for a quick, 5-minute replacement type operation or an hour-long fight...
Really appreciate all the information on these tools. Thanks Catus
Yes great looking wrenches 🔧 love to have one or two to have for the fun in my shop for a talking point 😊😊😊😊
Great info as usual, CM..!
Ahhhhh...the wrench that inspired the Hub Grappler. Definitely heavy duty and extremely effective!
Still use these occasionally for connecting in structural steel erecting.
Slug wrench
Mr Maximus, Did you say Armstrong? Your arms will certainly be strong if you use a wrench that heavy all day. 😹😹
Never knew that these existed? Thanks
I have seen 8 point wrenches like that. I suppose they are either for train car or back in the day when high voltage lines were put on those big bolt together towers
I believe apex has brought the Armstrong name back, I have been seeing cheap Chinese or Taiwan Armstrong tools with the name and logo on Amazon.
Armstrong closed in the mid nineties. I worked with a hammer man that worked there
@@JefferyHagen I know the Armstrong that apex owned was shut down in 2017, was in Sumter South Carolina.
I forged those for Proto back in the late eighties for the Navy. All of the lettering ( stamping) was engraved in the forge die. We even had government nuts to check for its fit besides the go no go gauge we used. We only made a few different sizes of the wrench and just changed the size of the punch and the stamping indicating its size.
Hello again, Catus Maximus and Tiny
Thank you for another Great Video 👍
Thank you too!
Surprised it is not six point since you are hitting on it. There used to be an Armstrong factory i n my home town. Apex closed it down and moved to the next town to the north, now Apex is closed.
That's funny you just made this video. I just picked up a Proto 2- 9/16" striking wrench at a garage sale 2 days ago. I got it as a novelty for $1.
If you have to break out one these bad boys (which I did occasionally in a previous job), you're either in for a quick, 5-minute replacement type operation or an hour-long fight...
Had no idea of the scale from the thumbnail pic. That's a whopper.
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What does that weigh?