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Bahco adjustable spanner - Sept 2023 Classic Bike article
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Just been reading a bunch of bike mags given to me by my BiL Dave - on the outer cover was the photo of half a spanner.
Went to page 54 where an article expounded the virtues of a well made adjustable spanner by BAHCO - that rings a bell I thought so nipped into my cold garage - there on my tool rack hangs an adjustable spanner that belonged to my late father.
I can't put an exact date when mine was made it but I think I was sort of given it sometime around 1975 - model 972 10" so an earlier version of the 8072 featured in the article. I always knew it was the best adjustable I have ever used just did not know why.
Bryanj:
Ted, Bahco have always made great, strong shifters mate, i always had one with me on the ships.
You could actualy get them with metric or imperial graduations on the jaws
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
--- Quote from: Bryanj on January 17, 2024, 04:52:50 PM ---Ted, Bahco have always made great, strong shifters mate, i always had one with me on the ships.
You could actualy get them with metric or imperial graduations on the jaws
--- End quote ---
Mine would be imperial as it's at the very least over 50 yrs old might be more as my Dad gave up spannering & moved into sales by 1960.
AshimotoK0:
One of my distant ancestors from Eastington in Gloucestershire invented the adjustable spanner and lawnmower.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Beard_Budding
About ten years ago I went to the tip near me after work just as it was closing and there was a set of Bahco adjustables ( 6 in total ..some black some chrome) lying in as pool of rainwater. Shoved them up my jacket when nobody was looking.
Moorey:
I've had them for years sizes from 6" to 18" and only ever broken one and that was with total abuse using a 4ft length of 2" pipe on A 15" one I
had cut an extra tooth on the movable jaw enabling it to open wider than they are designed to do. Carrying a 10" and !5 " on your belt was a very
common practice in pits to save carrying a heavy bag of spanners for miles. I must still have 7 or 8 of them in varying sizes.
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