Spanner Wrench

[brYan]

I've been looking at buying a spanner wrench. I have seen two sizes on Ebay: 1/32" tips and 3/32" tips.

Would I be correct in buying the 3/32" tips?

Thanks,
Bryan

 

[bdial]

It depends on what you are using it on. Have you seen the sets from Micro-tools.com?

 

[Ian David]

1/32 is not far off just a pair of points. 3/32 is more like a pair of very short screwdriver heads. Depending on what you want it for, the latter is probably more generally useful.
Ian

 

[Fotoguy20d]

I bought a set on ebay - it's not great - a little difficult to get the spacing set perfectly and sometimes they try to twist up a bit if the nut is really tight, but it's beter than not having them. I usually use the larger one and the sharp tip one. I rarely need the one in the middle. And, like most Chinese tools (ever shop at Harbor Freight?), they come heavily slathered in oil.

Dan

 

[bsdunek]

I bought a set on ebay - it's not great - a little difficult to get the spacing set perfectly and sometimes they try to twist up a bit if the nut is really tight, but it's beter than not having them. I usually use the larger one and the sharp tip one. I rarely need the one in the middle. And, like most Chinese tools (ever shop at Harbor Freight?), they come heavily slathered in oil.

Dan

Well, better than rusty!

 

[Willie Jan]

I bought the same (I thing the middle one) for my large format lenses.
Good enough for the 2 times a year i need it...

 

[jfdupuis]

I like my set from Micro-tool. However, the one I have is not long enough to reach the lens from the inside of my TLR Autocord. So, beware of spanner length dimension too if you expect to work on TLR.

 

[Marc Akemann]

I purchased a Fotoman spanner wrench. The tips measure in at 2mm or 5/64". They've worked great for LF lenses and folders. Probably not good for TLRs or anything deeper than 40mm (1 9/16").

Marc

 

[pgomena]

I bought a wrench some years back from Edmund Scientific that has three sets of interchangeable points. Sharp, small, medium.
Handles are very heavy-duty and of good steel.
Peter Gomena

 

[brYan]

They'll be used for a large format lens. Thanks for the ideas!

 

[resummerfield]

......For the same price as that set on eBay you can get a really good one from SK Grimes........

Yes, exactly. I've been very satisfied with the wrenches I've bought at SK Grimes.

 

[jonw]

Yes, exactly. I've been very satisfied with the wrenches I've bought at SK Grimes.

Ditto. I purchased both of them and am very pleased with them. Jon

 

[Nicholas Lindan]

Another vote for SK Grimes' wrenches - after all they were designed by a camera repair man, should be good for working on cameras, no?