Williams SNPMIDS6A Combination Wrench 3/16 Inch High-Polish Chrome Rounded

The Williams SNPMIDS6A is a combination wrench, 3/16 inch opening, rounded open end, 6-point box end, 2-31/32 inch overall length, high-polish chrome, 6 points, miniature.

At just under three inches long with a 3/16 inch opening, this is a miniature wrench and the proportions are the specification.

Wrench length is engineered as leverage: it is roughly the arm that lets a comfortable hand force produce the correct torque for the fastener the wrench fits. A 3/16 inch fastener is tiny, and the torque that will strip it is correspondingly tiny. A three inch handle is what keeps a human being from destroying it.

That is worth stating because the instinct is to reach for a longer tool when something will not move. On a fastener this size, longer is how the thread gets stripped — and a stripped 3/16 thread in an instrument or a control is frequently not repairable.

The 6-point box is the right choice at this scale and it is notable, since 12-point dominates larger sizes. Small fasteners have small flats and very little material at the corners; a 12-point contacting nearer those corners would round them immediately. Six points bear where the metal is.

High-polish chrome resists corrosion and wipes clean.

Applications include instruments, electronics, controls, and small assembly.

Brand

Williams

SKU

SNPMIDS6A

Category

Hand Tools

Weight

0.02 lbs

Dimensions

6.00 x 3.50 x 1.00

Price

$18.95

Availability

In stock

Rating

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