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They should give a torque wrench away with a Rohloff hub gearbox

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John Saxby:

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I didn't mention my exemplary stainless Westcraft Whitworth socket set, bought 35 years ago from Accessory Mart in Cincinnati (a trove of parts and tools for old Britbikes) to see me through the restoration of my '57 AJS scrambler. The action on the 3/8 ratchet drive is smoother than anything else I own, and although it's not a torque wrench, it handles pedal changes better than anything else in the workshop.  (With the addition of a step-down 3/8 to 1/4 drive.)

Since I sold the Ajay to finance the Raven a few years ago, I don't really have any practical use for most of the Whitworth sockets.  I do look at them now and then, though, just to remind myself what quality looks like.  Restoring the Ajay took twenty years (a good story in itself), but the sprockets and the driver are all unmarked.

Danneaux:
I...have a Whitworth thread gauge. And no, you can't have it!  ;D

All the best,

Dan. (...who wonders how much a Whit is worth these days...)

John Saxby:

--- Quote ---who wonders how much a Whit is worth these days
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Almost certainly more on Whitsunday  ;)

(There'll be some, of course, who care not a whit for such musings...sod 'em.)

Danneaux:

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Snrrrrrk! John, shame on you; I was drinking cocoa at the time I read this and have an awful mess to clean up!

:D

All the best,

Dan.

energyman:
All torque as usual.
;)

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