I got this Ford wrench in a broken box of rusty tools my brother was throwing away and thought about turning it into a coat hook or something for my garage.
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I assume they're likely very common and affordable, but I don't want to ruin an old tool if it's something somebody would want.
How does it fit bolts? Is it wore out or not?
I know I have seen a couple coat racks/hangers made with old oil can spouts, I always wanted to do that and look for them at garage sales.
Heck, if it was sloppy, I might put it on the bottom of a coat rack with some S hooks, to hang umbrella's etc.
Ford tools are quite common. They are collector pieces, but not worth much.
Can't wait to see how your hat rack turns out!
Quote from: Muddy on Apr 19, 2025, 08:34 PMFord tools are quite common. They are collector pieces, but not worth much.
Can't wait to see how your hat rack turns out!
I looked it up and found out that one end is for spark plugs and the other for something else I can't remember.
Anyways on another forum where somebody asked one member said that he owned 350 of these, if that's true then I suppose these really are quite common.
My plan was just to anneal it and drill in a couple chamfered screw holes.
I'm thinking I can hang something on it pretty much as is.
Another thought I had was to put a bent wire hook in each end, either that or a little hooks made from a couple small wrenches I've got around somewhere.
One problem is that with the box ends this doesn't stand out as a wrench like a very distinct open end does.
Btw I also have an old Plomb wrench I might turn into a hook, because somebody a long time ago had cut the box end into a line wrench.
Need more wrenches. Wind chimes for the garage, lol
I have a tool box full of Ford wrenches out in the garage. Model T's and A's, along with various tractors, were really common back in the day, and they all needed tools.
Quote from: Hickory n Steel on Apr 19, 2025, 08:47 PMQuote from: Muddy on Apr 19, 2025, 08:34 PMFord tools are quite common. They are collector pieces, but not worth much.
Can't wait to see how your hat rack turns out!
I looked it up and found out that one end is for spark plugs and the other for something else I can't remember.
Anyways on another forum where somebody asked one member said that he owned 350 of these, if that's true then I suppose these really are quite common.
They came with every Ford they built back in the day.
Quote from: Muddy on Apr 21, 2025, 06:06 PMQuote from: Hickory n Steel on Apr 19, 2025, 08:47 PMQuote from: Muddy on Apr 19, 2025, 08:34 PMFord tools are quite common. They are collector pieces, but not worth much.
Can't wait to see how your hat rack turns out!
I looked it up and found out that one end is for spark plugs and the other for something else I can't remember.
Anyways on another forum where somebody asked one member said that he owned 350 of these, if that's true then I suppose these really are quite common.
They came with every Ford they built back in the day.
I have to agree, and I am an early Ford owner and fan. The wrenches show up with great frequency and do not usually cost much. Over the years I bought a number of them.
Quote from: Muddy on Apr 21, 2025, 06:06 PMQuote from: Hickory n Steel on Apr 19, 2025, 08:47 PMQuote from: Muddy on Apr 19, 2025, 08:34 PMFord tools are quite common. They are collector pieces, but not worth much.
Can't wait to see how your hat rack turns out!
I looked it up and found out that one end is for spark plugs and the other for something else I can't remember.
Anyways on another forum where somebody asked one member said that he owned 350 of these, if that's true then I suppose these really are quite common.
They came with every Ford they built back in the day.
It would be great if every new car today came with a factory scan tool. LOL.
I'd turn it into a door handle for the shop. ;D