Unfinished gear wrench

[Tin Falcon]

I had an interesting surprise yesterday . I put my gear wrench 13 m open end of a ratcheting wrench on a bolt and it did not fit. Hmm closer inspection revealed the end never went through the broaching step.

This post is in no way intended as a complaint. but this wrench is a bit of an oddity. I know if I go to sears they will hand me a new one(craftsman brand )but that is OK. But I got thinking is this wrench worth more as an oddity, conversation piece teaching tool or gag that a normal wrench. Hmm the possibility. this wrench has taught me that most folks have no idea of the steps in making a wrench. I show it to people and they see the open end is too small 11mm but folks can not tell me why.

Thoughts??
do I send this oddity back to the furnace from witch it came by turning it in for exchange or buy a replacement for my tool kit and keep this rare find.
misprinted stamps and miss stamped coins are worth more than a good run o the mill example. does this hold true for tools?

Tin

 

[Putt-Rite]

I'll give you $65,000 for it!

 

[Lakc]

th_wwp
I dunno there is not that many tool collectors, but you never know.

 

[canadianhorsepower]

I'll give you $65,000 for it!

have you taken your pill lately.... or did you mist the , Rof}Rof}Rof}Rof}

 

[jwcnc1911]

I'd like to have it, seriously! I'll buy the replacement and pay for shipping of both. I love that kind of thing!

Also, if any one has any rare or odd indicators... I have a fetish for them. PM me, I'll probably buy them!

 

[Tin Falcon]

Ok looks like there is collector novelty value as I expected.

It will not get recycled.

pictures to follow.

I'll give you $65,000 for it!

Maybe I need to contact Sotheby's Auction house lol

But if you are really serious pm me.

I'd like to have it, seriously! I'll buy the replacement and pay for shipping of both. I love that kind of thing!

Thanks I will keep you in mind I have several sets of gear wrenches and I need to look at them all now.

Tin

 

[Sshire]

It is in the same category (manufacturing misses) as the piece of all-thread I showed you at Cabin Fever. For those that missed it, the thread was not continuous, but rather parallel grooves.

 

[///]

Pic's or it didn't happen
That goes for you too Stan

 

[Tin Falcon]

[ame]www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKp3ww-9EaM[/ame]

this show how it should be done.
tin

 

[Tin Falcon]

Here is the requested photograph

the 13 mm gear wrench on the left is the reversible one that missed the broaching machine the one on the right is a stubby that completed the process.
Tin

 

[jwcnc1911]

So, how much are you gonna want for this?

 

[enfieldbullet]

i say it didn't miss any process.

that's exactly 13mm wide, given the normal tolerances for chinese products.

at least my chinese sets have all 'different interpretations' on the length of a meter.

 

[kcmillin]

There is a bonus to this here.

What you have is a heavy duty 11 mm wrench.

Kel

 

[idahoan]

I had a Craftsman wrench that didn't get completely finished one time; only it was the box end that didn't get broached.

I also found a tap in the drawer at work one day that had never got the flutes cut in it; and no it wasn't a roll form tap.

Dave