Originally Posted by
spclark
It is, maybe even more so.
I made a FW 'vise' out of a 1x4 piece of pine, with the aid of several 3/8" carriage bolts & suitably sized washers & 3/8" nuts.
Already had a vise to hold it in, but it could be clamped to a suitably heavy bench or even a vertical post if need be.
Operative principle is the same: hold the Big Cog firmly in place (that's what the bolts would do, spaced evenly around its perimeter; four is enough, six even better) while the SR-2 provides leverage to get things unscrewed. LBS sold me their 'slightly used' SR-2 that broke (the bolt holding chain to the handle) first time I used it. Made do with a drill bit shank inserted to hold the chain. Smallish bolts as used in original may easily sheared.
Yep, I have a pretend Spin Dr whip, it works ok if you brace yourself and hold your mouth just right., I have broken the chain on it twice for not holding and applying pressure correctly.
Many of us here know full well that the tools often do a very small part of the work.
With out proper setup, application of force and skill it can all go south in a split second.
Anytime I hear "the wrench slipped", I immediately know that "they" let the wrench slip, tool is inanimate, "it" can't do anything by itself.
