Fixed it for you
eBay find: Scepter MFC Wrench!
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Fixed it for you
DarthBeaver
Adventurer
I sent a note to Jenny ( the person selling the wrench on eBay) letter her know of this thread. Hope she will join the community here!
I have no connection to her or the product other than having purchased it. My email exchanges with her regarding the product.
I have no connection to her or the product other than having purchased it. My email exchanges with her regarding the product.
Woodsman
Adventurer
I just found this thread and would like to say that I am the maker of the plywood wrench (designed after a Kokopelli Trail trip in May 2009) which I've been seeing pics of on various forums all over. I never intended to make much money with these but rather to help solve a problem for fellow off-roaders. Maybe my wrenches aren't cheap at $30-35 but not but I'm happy and proud to say they don't come from overseas either.
The plastic wrench looks great but I would caution users of any wrench not to use it for tightening their caps, only for loosening. Too much leverage.
The plastic wrench looks great but I would caution users of any wrench not to use it for tightening their caps, only for loosening. Too much leverage.
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BroncoHauler
Adventurer
I'm all for product choices and competition, but jumping on a thread of a competing product to add no real value except to mention your own product is bad form in my opinion. How about you just start your own thread instead?
Herb
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DarthBeaver
Adventurer
and bagging on the other product in the same post.. 
4RunAmok
Explorer
The DOD could easily purchase a "major butt load" of the the MFC Wrench, and the creator would have it made. I can't see a military contract being offered to a wooden wrench. The DOD still uses Scepters because they found the CARB cans to be complete junk that leak all over the place (when their chief concern and design concept is to prevent leaking fuel and fume into the environment), CARB fails again.
Not that yours isn't beautiful, as I stated earlier, I'm an old wood worker myself and can appreciate the craftsmanship!
And I agree, you wouldn't need to use a wrench to put the cap on, it should seal up just fine with a good gasket, but various conditions can certainly create the need to use one to remove a cap!
Not that yours isn't beautiful, as I stated earlier, I'm an old wood worker myself and can appreciate the craftsmanship!
And I agree, you wouldn't need to use a wrench to put the cap on, it should seal up just fine with a good gasket, but various conditions can certainly create the need to use one to remove a cap!
Woodsman
Adventurer
I don't take any offense at all in regards to the comments above and I certainly don't mean to take anything away from the plastic wrench. I simply got this thread mixed up with one on another forum where someone had posted my pictures with comments about it. My apologies. :cheers:
The plastic tool is well-executed and if properly nested on a CNC router, an hour's worth of CNC time can yield a bunch of wrenches from a 4 x 8 sheet of plastic.
I spoke to some military folk about the idea in the past which is why I was looking into plastics amd plastic moulding. While they thought the idea was really cool and were surprised Scepter didn't offer something like this they also said, "Couldn't you just use a strap wrench ?"
If someone else can make some progress on that front, more power to them but they'll need to go to the additional expense of patenting it. Of course, the next military guy you ask will say, "What's a strap wrench ?" :lol:
With all these threads floating around maybe Scepter will become aware and beat everyone to the punch.
The plastic tool is well-executed and if properly nested on a CNC router, an hour's worth of CNC time can yield a bunch of wrenches from a 4 x 8 sheet of plastic.
I spoke to some military folk about the idea in the past which is why I was looking into plastics amd plastic moulding. While they thought the idea was really cool and were surprised Scepter didn't offer something like this they also said, "Couldn't you just use a strap wrench ?"
If someone else can make some progress on that front, more power to them but they'll need to go to the additional expense of patenting it. Of course, the next military guy you ask will say, "What's a strap wrench ?" :lol:
With all these threads floating around maybe Scepter will become aware and beat everyone to the punch.
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Kudos to the Woodsman's product, very well crafted and has no problem budging even the tightest cans. I had a severely bloated can (read major pressure) that has been sitting in my garage for a few months, as the weather warmed it continue to grow. I fought with it for a few minutes before digging my wrench out... put my knee on the top, gripped it with both sides and spun it right off
Woodsman
Adventurer
True. As long as the material is rigid, able to grip the cap all around and offers some extra leverage it would work. For example, I played around with water jetting 1/2" plate aluminum and also simply routing 3/4" plywood. Lot's of potential materials and ways to do it.
4RunAmok
Explorer
A Million ways to skin a cat! The million dollar questions is which method is the cheapest and fastest to produce!
If I still had a wood shop, I would have made my own years ago. If I ever had a plastics shop, or a metal shop, I would have made one out of that material! LOL! I probably would not have done it to make money, but simply because I LOVE crafting things. Maybe make a couple for friends. I'm glad someone else did it for me.
I've never seen the wood ones until someone brought it up in this thread. Though I think I prefer the plastic one because it fits in this little gap I have in the back of my 4runner next to my storage platform that none of my other stuff fits into.
The million dollar questions is which method is the cheapest and fastest to produce!If I still had a wood shop, I would have made my own years ago. If I ever had a plastics shop, or a metal shop, I would have made one out of that material! LOL! I probably would not have done it to make money, but simply because I LOVE crafting things. Maybe make a couple for friends. I'm glad someone else did it for me.
I've never seen the wood ones until someone brought it up in this thread. Though I think I prefer the plastic one because it fits in this little gap I have in the back of my 4runner next to my storage platform that none of my other stuff fits into.
