madferit101 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Does anybody have any suggestions for a cheapish wing nut spanner or a lighting techs multitool? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ynot Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Wingnut spanner = the tool of the DEVIL!!! there's only ONE use I'd ever put a wingnut spanner to and that is to undo a wing nut that some half-witted lampie had used a wingnut spanner (or other infernal tool) to tighten in the first place.The beauty of a hook clamp with wing nuts is that you don't NEED a tool to correctly tighten the lantern in place. In a situation where you might conceive of a need to over-tighten a clamp wing nut I would argue that you're probably not using the right tool for the job - eg over-hanging a lantern on a bar - for this you really should be using a half-clamp that wraps around the bar and grips it properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madferit101 Posted July 30, 2015 Author Share Posted July 30, 2015 I didn't say I wanted it to tighten wing nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Johnstone Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 I use the dirty rigger one. It's better than others in my opinion, and about 15 quid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seano Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Ynot, you really should be right. But alas there are wing nuts on all sorts of things that shouldn't have wing nuts on, so what can you do down on the shop floor other than just make the best of what you've got? It's a bit of a cock. Speaking of which: clicky :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Some Bloke Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 I use this one and have never had any trouble with it. It's used for undoing nuts that have been over-tightened, and just giving a little extra certainty on over-rigged units. They claim it also opens beer, but I wouldn't know about that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiLL Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Wingnut spanner = the tool of the DEVIL!!! there's only ONE use I'd ever put a wingnut spanner to and that is to undo a wing nut that some half-witted lampie had used a wingnut spanner (or other infernal tool) to tighten in the first place.The beauty of a hook clamp with wing nuts is that you don't NEED a tool to correctly tighten the lantern in place. In a situation where you might conceive of a need to over-tighten a clamp wing nut I would argue that you're probably not using the right tool for the job - eg over-hanging a lantern on a bar - for this you really should be using a half-clamp that wraps around the bar and grips it properly. Sadly I cannot agree, there is a good use for a wing-nut spanner. I shall explain; I have often been accused by my assistants over the years of having a 'hulk-like grip' when tightening wing nuts by hand, to the point where they are unable to undo them. This is when the wing-nut spanner comes into play. So I would say that a good wing-nut spanner helps ease the disparity in grip strengths in a varied crew.(p.s. I have used both the wingnutspanner.co.uk one and the biancheri and found both to be able to undo wing-nuts admirably) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ynot Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 <snipped> there's only ONE use I'd ever put a wingnut spanner to and that is to undo a wing nut that some half-witted lampie had used a wingnut spanner (or other infernal tool) to tighten in the first place. <snipped> Sadly I cannot agree, there is a good use for a wing-nut spanner. I shall explain; I have often been accused by my assistants over the years of having a 'hulk-like grip' when tightening wing nuts by hand, to the point where they are unable to undo them. This is when the wing-nut spanner comes into play. <snipped><coughs politely at the irony... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madferit101 Posted August 11, 2015 Author Share Posted August 11, 2015 Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandall Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 I use this one and have never had any trouble with it. It's used for undoing nuts that have been over-tightened, and just giving a little extra certainty on over-rigged units. They claim it also opens beer, but I wouldn't know about that!Good call - just bought one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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