The most overbuilt tool I own

"atfsgeoff" (atfsgeoff) 08/14/2016 at 16:50 • Filed to: None

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Also known as: the Craftsman Bottle Cap Wrench.

10 ounces of fully chromed forged steel, this thing will still be opening bottles in 300 years (if crimped-cap bottles still exist, that is). You can still find older stock made-in-USA ones at Sears and K-Marts for about $7-$10.

What other tools do you guys have, which are so overbuilt that they’ll still be fully serviceable long after your grandchildren are dead?

gmctavish needs more space > atfsgeoff 08/14/2016 at 17:00

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That is fantastic and I want one.

atfsgeoff > gmctavish needs more space 08/14/2016 at 17:04

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I bought about a dozen of em several years ago to give out to friends and family as gifts. Can’t go wrong with these as gifts for fellow gearheads!

The World of Vee > atfsgeoff 08/14/2016 at 17:05

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http://www.sears.com/craftsman-cap-…

5 bucks at sears, not bad!

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > atfsgeoff 08/14/2016 at 17:08

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I have one of those and one of these:

atfsgeoff > The World of Vee 08/14/2016 at 17:08

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Great sale price there, good find! It should be mentioned though, that new-manufacture cap wrenches are now made in China (if that matters to you). The old ones will have have “FORGED IN U.S.A.” stamped in big letters on the handle, the new ones do not. They will have “Made in China” written somewhere in small print on the package card, but not on the tool itself.

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 08/14/2016 at 18:18

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I have that one but I use it to shut the hood on my Honda.

McMike > atfsgeoff 08/14/2016 at 19:39

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I have one of those. I’m sure it weighs more than my 3/8 drive Craftsman ratchet.

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OMG, by an ounce.

atfsgeoff > McMike 08/14/2016 at 19:44

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Absolutely. You could pretty easily beat a man to death with it.