BradW wrote:
JRscooby wrote:
I have often worked like that, but I grab out near the end of the wrench, put twist on then hit between hand and wrench. I use a hammer, because it is easier to control the hit when using right tool.
A hammer works if the bolt/nut is screwed on to something stationary. We talkin' about truck camper tie downs here which are not tie firmly to anything. All you have working for you is mass of everything except the hex nut which you are trying to break free. Mr Newton would suggest the wrench vs the hammer is this situation.
Sounds like a strokes/folks deal. The tool box I care in the truck I work with, and the box in the pickup, the only hammer is a 3 pound. Tool truck or garage, I have a drawer full of hammers.But the size i carry I can hit most things as hard as I need to. It is easy to hit gently with a big hammer, hit hard with a little one only wears you out.
My point is, even if I only need to tap it, a hammer is the right tool.
BTW, I have woken up jam nuts on a turn buckle by holding a heavy hammer head against 1 flat, taping the opposite side. Want to flex the nut, not bend it.
