Combination Spanners

[Fat North]

Some time ago I saw a combination spanner set that had different size open end to the ring on the other end. I think it was marketed as 2 sets in one. For example the 17 open end has a 19 ring on the other end. I have googled and cant find who sells them. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

 

[Steevo]

Twinset spanners

 

[tomlad]

No
No
No
Thats just wrong

 

[Chae1]

You get them in claas combine toolboxes. Just buy a combine if you want some!

 

[Fat North]

Thanks Chae1. I'll just pop to Sellars in the morning. Lexion or Tucano?

 

[Chae1]

Thanks Chae1. I'll just pop to Sellars in the morning. Lexion or Tucano?

Lexion, you might get them with a tuccano too, there a good idea as your often holding the bolt and turning nut with same size spanner. I just normally use socket to hold and spanner to turn. I'm not allowed on combine.

 

[manhill]

I think some farmer got the idea first and guessing around £40-50 a set. Google for them.

 

[Getnthair]

http://www.barrowlane.co.uk/twinset_spanners_for_contractors.html

Seem to be hard to come by. Website twinsetspanners.com doesn't seem to be active. I think the chap that developed the idea gave up due to poor sales.

I thought it was sad that I noticed a set being sold on one of the tool stalls (like a market stall?) at the Highland Show - these guys seem to work on old/redundant stocks of tools.

 

[mo!]

I fancied a set of Twinset and had a look at LAMMA a few years ago. They were really square on the shaft so would be very hard on your hands and worse the sizes that were matched made no sense. 18/19 and 19/18...??!! I'd love a set of 10/13, 17/19 and 22/24, maybe a 27/30 to finish off.

Nice idea just badly executed.

 

[TripleSix]

Got a saw and a mig welder?

Make yourself a set!

 

[Chae1]

I'll check what brand the ones on combine are tomorrow.

 

[Barleymow]

Got a saw and a mig welder?

Make yourself a set!

winter's job in the workshop

 

[TripleSix]

http://barrowlane.co.uk/twinset_spanners_for_contractors.html

 

[mo!]

http://barrowlane.co.uk/twinset_spanners_for_contractors.html

I see they've sorted the bigger sizes but who wants a 10/11?

 

[Fendt516profi]

I see they've sorted the bigger sizes but who wants a 10/11?

Isn't the idea that you want two 10s so doesn't really matter whats on other end as long as it isn't another 10

 

[mo!]

Isn't the idea that you want two 10s so doesn't really matter whats on other end as long as it isn't another 10

95% of the times I want a spanner it is for a 19, 17, 13 or 10. I never use an 11. So why not put the 10 and 13 together and then its 2 less to carry. That's the point of the system surely?

 

[Paddington]

The 13mm ring or open ended spanners will still be the first to go missing.

 

[Highland Mule]

I guess what we really want is four spanners - two of 17 & 19 and two of 10 & 13. Actually, no. I want:

a 19mm ratchet ring with a 17mm open end;
a 17mm ratchet ring with a 19mm open end;
a 13mm ratchet ring with a 10mm open end and
a 10mm ratchet ring with a 13mm open end.

 

[Chae1]

Found one. A bit of googling revealed heynen spanners are Mercedes spanners.

 

[Fendt516profi]

95% of the times I want a spanner it is for a 19, 17, 13 or 10. I never use an 11. So why not put the 10 and 13 together and then its 2 less to carry. That's the point of the system surely?

Well surely now you need two spanner sets so you have 2 of everything you dont use so even though you'd have ones you didn't use you'd still be one set better off