MINI Adjustable Wrench + Mod

EDC pocket multi-tools often have a wrench (spanner) area that is rather lacking in usefulness. This vid shows how to make a killer, universal adjustable wrench for your keys or mini survival tool kit by sawing down an inexpensive product: "TEKTON 23001 4-Inch Adjustable Wrench".
Since it is made from tough "drop forged and heat-treated carbon steel" you'll need a good hacksaw (and a drill if you want to make a key chain hole) made for HARD metal. Mine is being used in my "Tactical tool tin" [an Altoids tin kit for survival kits and bug out bags] but I suspect many people will want to use this product as an EDC keychain tool.
There already is a pre-made, small (2.5 inch?) adjustable keychain wrench on the market but it is flimsy and has a very, very small nut range. It is more of a toy or a novelty if you ask me. My mod, on the other hand, is a REAL tool.
I don't own a grinder but people who do may consider changing the end of the tool into a pry bar/nail puller or some other tool they find useful! Remember: this is REALLY HARD METAL so only use tools made to attack that.

[@wjf213]

Good video. If you put a bevel on the end of that handle, you'd have a nice pry bar as well, and maybe a chisel, if you could put that rubber back on the end so it doesn't dig into your hand while using the wrench side. Maybe even file a "V" into the end for a nail puller?? Keep up the great work.

[@MeZillch]

Thanks. I mention in the notes how people with grinders might want to modify the end but unfortunately I don't own one.

[@YosemiteJohn]

In the Navy, I used a 6" adjustable wrench on a key chain for millions of things most of them not really approved by the DOD, however a bottle opener is one trick I missed, thanks for the tip, I heard that some companies are going to start using glass bottles again so may come in handy if I don't have a swiss army or another pocket knife in the near future.

[@ginopumadera4265]

Great idea for small applications. I like the ease of being able to store these items in a tin that can practically fit anywhere for easy access. Keep up the methodical and organized thinking and please post a often as you can ,I'll certainly be standing by. 👍

[@pv2874]

i am happy you allow comments now. I really like your videos and your imagination. Keep up the great work my friend

[@grumpyoldphart7325]

You are the Stephen Hawking of EDC kits and tools. I don't know what you do for a living but your employer is lucky!

[@macgyverbryan1377]

A small adjustable wrench, cool. Pop a top with it, AWESOME!

[@graysonmcnemar5351]

Who disliked this? Why would you? His content is creative, innovative, and interesting.

[@paulx7620]

I always love it when you post new videos. You think of things I never have really enjoy your content 👍

[@ChukFlanagan]

whenever i see you post a new vid i crack a beer and thoroughly enjoy. thanks man

[@MeZillch]

Good to hear. Thanks.

[@stahlkappenultra]

Chuk Flanagan Damn you crack open one with the boys? cheers!

[@publicmichaelzmit]

A lengthwise slit with 120° top angle or a 1 - 1.5 mm hole drilled in the split line of the jaws will allow to clamp a tool bit on the ridges and thus keep it from tilting when mounted in screwdriver position. I have a bike tool spanner wrench wit this option and it works great - also with the smaller bits and the flat Leatherman type ones.

[@MeZillch]

Sounds good but too difficult for me because I don't even own a proper vise!

[@APTSynthesist]

Excellent video! This is one of my new favorite channels. When I was a kid in the 80s I started building "kits" naturally. Rediscovered the hobby as of late and discovered your channel when researching the Max. pocket phatty a few months ago. Totally gave me great ideas! As a former diesel mechanic and now someone that works on lab instruments I have tools from big to small, this channel gives me ideas for assembling kits according to scale. I love it. Nice work!

[@Steelo144]

Its very easy to open a bottle of bear with another bottle of beer ... ive no idea why makers of tools keep adding a bottle top remover to tools 🙄 ..I know you could come up with something far more useful in its place /space 👍🇬🇧 love your channel man !

[@Scorpio8486]

That little tool is one of my favorites, interesting video, well done. My brother and I always enjoy watching your videos. 👍🏻

[@tiagon19]

I order to get more torque out it, you could use a 3in lenght PVC pipe, molded to the end of your wrench. Not fixed though, in a removable format, a removable extra-handle, place along side within the altoids tin box. Whenever you install it, it will provide a longer leverage/handle.

[@quemarioo]

I've always thought about having one of these in my kit, now you've just convinced me to do it! Thanks! Very useful!

[@rob1tnt]

glad to see more videos getting posted!!!!!!! most creative edc vids on here.

[@MeZillch]

Thanks

[@williamwright6369]

Looking forward to the next video in this series. Thanks

[@rescueraver]

I found a 1/4 - 5/16 ratchet a Home Depot it was part of a socket / bit driver for $13.00ish I use it almost every day at work it might make a good addition to your kit just cut off the 5/16 end. The nice thing about the Husky rachet it has a offset handle so you don't scrape your knuckles. You are very clever in making your micro edc kits.

[@MeZillch]

Thank you for the suggestion.

[@PreparedWolf34]

Simple but great idea! I could see Leathermmen making a pocket or folding wrench.

[@rhino5419]

Hi. I have done the same, for my edc bag, not a tin. If you slide a piece of 1/2inch pvc pipe over the handle, flatten it with heat gun but so it still slides you can nearly double the length and torque without adding much size. Good health and stay safe.

[@spacecowboy6667]

As always, very interesting video and inspires a lot of applications for tools that might otherwise be overlooked. A very interesting watch Sir, as is all your content! :) (from a eager UK fan across the pond, so as you can see your videos are having a wide-spread effect!)

[@brentsido8822]

Good video, always glad to see your still posting.

[@maramovidiu731]

nice!!! you even put a bottle opener on that wrench.

[@archer125]

Have you tried the knipex cobra 125 adjustable plier wrench. I love it one of the best tools ever made. Can be used as pliers or adjustable wrench and is so well made and strong.

[@MeZillch]

Funny you mention that. I just bought the Knipex 87 01 125 Cobra Pliers recently, after years of using a similar design by another brand, and think it is a GREAT tool. I believe you are refering to the version where the jaws are flat but always parallel, yes? I might some day get that version too.

[@mr.b.4048]

Nice touch in opening the bottle 😎

[@stevec606]

Thanks for posting...good presentation.

[@karmakshantivyapini4734]

A pleasure as always, the only problem with adjustables is that the gearing is usually too loose on the nut because you don't have stops. Putting on a nice mannered nut with one is usually ok, but removing a stubborn one can be nearly impossible. The smaller the wrench, the greater the problem. I think a better alternative are miniature locking pliers.

[@MeZillch]

One thing that helps is making it a point to only rotate the adjustable wrench in the direction where the friction from the nut jams the wrench's movable jaw inward towards the tool's rail, rather than pulling it away, so it gets a firm seating. That's why in this video I referred to how I used the wrench as being "flipped" around (from the ideal way) 3:51. . . I was concentrating on giving the camera a clear view of what I was doing, and other things, rather than using the tool properly. he-he

[@vancass1326]

my brother follows you, and what he's done to increase the smallest adjustable wrench by filing the wrench portion by approximately 1/64 or just enough to get it to go over the normally largest nut. i have plans to put the bottle opener to good use by sharpening the inside so that it can be used as a hook knife.

[@llantastodoterreno]

Hello again Bro !,,,,,I was watching your videos today,,,,,very happy to see your new material,,,Saludos desde Costa rica !

[@LGSkywalker82]

Another fantastic and top notch hack. Thanks!!

[@archer125]

The mini vise grips are also good as they can be used to adjust or tighten most things plus you can lock screwdriver bits and little saw blades in them or use them as a clamp etc. I got a really small 4" set.

[@archer125]

tillallareoneluv True I got a little 4" Irwin set that were quite expensive but when it comes to tools I think you get what you pay for mostly.

[@MeZillch]

Should anyone be interested, I have evaluated a small 4 inch set of vise grips I believe to be clones of the Irwin 4WR and can report that unfortunately they can't be modified to fit an Altoids tin, squarely, without crippling their usefulness. They are a little over 4 inches long and Altoids tins are 3.5 inches. . . .They are a great tool though so the search for a good 4+ inch tin now begins! :) MUHAHA

[@marrngtn]

MeZillch I'm using an old Whitmans Candy Tin that might be the right size.

[@MeZillch]

Thanks for the suggestion. I show how the little 4 inch vise grip will almost fit if the tin was just a tad longer in my next video which I'll post in the next couple of days, or so. My goal is a universal tool tin, carrying predominantly full hand grip tools not little keychain tools you grip with just your finger tips [like a Leatherman PS4] which one could easily wear in say the breast pocket of a business suit or men's dress shirt.

[@StarDarkAshes]

5:30 you could also carve or file grooves on the outside edges and that way instead of having to hold the bit in with your thumb you could use o rings just like some multi tools like this do and that way you wouldn't have to hold the bit in there with your thumb

[@MeZillch]

Sounds good

[@TylerSnyder305]

I just carry an old MAC AW4 4" adjustable in an original made in USA nite ize pock-its on my belt, I like it as it is but I guess cutting the handle down wouldn't affect it's performance at all if I ever wanted. I agree with you about all of those keychain tools being poor wrenches. Another great video 👍

[@amyduro1967]

Ha! Love the ending! I can’t recall the last time I needed a bottle opener as I don’t drink beer or soda, and it frustrates me that they are so ubiquitous. How much beer are Americans drinking? A lot, apparently.

[@MeZillch]

I don't drink much beer but aren't most of them twist tops these days?

[@amyduro1967]

@@MeZillch I think soda is mostly twist tops. I honestly don’t know about beer - I quit that a long time ago and no one around me drinks it either. Either way, there’s way too many useless bottle openers in the world.

[@snappa222]

Excellent.Keep them coming .

[@oldtimerlee8820]

Two thumbs up! Thanks for sharing.

[@MrWmburr7]

There was one thing I noticed when you were using your little adjustable wrench to tighten a nut on your exercise equipment. You had the wrench on the nut the wrong way. Your way puts a lot of pressure on the adjustable portion of the wrench which increases the chance for failure.

[@MeZillch]

True, and I was aware of this, which is why i pointed out at 3:52 that my use of the wrench was flipped over. It was just meant as a demo that this little tin sized wrench can do the largest nut that exists in my home, besides plumbing.

[@THCone]

So... MeZillch has a home gym. Who knew? Anyway, looking forward to the seeing what you come up with as tool two for the tin tool box.

[@MeZillch]

Thanks.

[@jchiliw]

excellent ideas and some humor too

[@fatfox6706]

great ideas! May use on my next bike trip. If you use a small peice of half inch copper tubing slid over your wrench handle it will give you more torque. Peace!

[@MeZillch]

If said extension slides over the handle when not in use then it would need to be about 2 inch (5cm) long to still fit in the tin and when in use the necessary overlap would make its effective length more like 1 to 1.5 inches. Hardly worth the added tin space it consumes, IMHO, considering my existing tool already has more torque than any other tin sized pocket wrench such as the dozen or so shown here 0:13Sure, if tin space was infinite and I didn't store anything else in it except this wrench, plus added extensions to improve its performance, then this idea, many have suggested, would make sense, but as I mention at the beginning this is a balancing act of functionality vs COMPACTness because I need to store an entire tool kit in this tin, not just the wrench, as I will show in an upcoming video. Thanks for mentioning your idea though.

[@grouch314]

I never thought of using an adjustable spanner as a screwdriver. My grandad have me an adjustable spanner years ago now that belonged to his dad. It works great and is only about 3" long so it fits in altoids tins. I don't know what brand it is but it's got to be at least 50 years old, cast iron I think, and it's my most used spanner

[@MeZillch]

Plumbers and car mechanics often need much larger ones but for household tasks and most of my EDC needs this small one covers it.

[@LilBlighter]

Also, if you drill a large enough hole in the end of the handles, you can fit the second spanner into the first and you've got twice the leverage.

[@joecrookes5132]

Hi good idea You could also consider grinding the end of the wrench to give you a small pry bar & possibly squashing a tube to fit over the wrench handle to extend it giving you more torque This could remain on the wrench & not take up any more space Happy moding I like simple ideas that that make you think & just work

[@archer125]

Joe Crookes Damn that's a great idea about the pry bar. Thanks for sharing.

[@FedericoPelayo]

Love your content man 👌

[@eachday9538]

You could include a tube in the kit to slip over the end of the handle for leverage as you would with a pipe on a bigger spanner.

[@MeZillch]

That makes perfect sense although if you were to see my actual kit, which will be shown in an upcoming video I post, you would see that within the tiny compartment of an Altoids tin there is no room for one as well as the other things I pack, a complete, albeit bare bone tool box. I agree adding an extension would make sense for many other users though if one could be concocted which was strong, solid, reliable, and safely would not slip in use.

[@eachday9538]

MeZillch I wonder if one of those waterproof titanium tubes that are popular for carrying gear in pockets would work. Perhaps an option if both kits were handy. I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with in your Altoids tin.

[@MeZillch]

Yes, not sure if any of the existing ones out there happen to be the right size but I like your idea. My interest in mini kit tools skyrockets when they have multi functions: It's both a storage tube and then, in a pinch, you empty it out and use it as an extension arm! Great idea.

[@williamyoung369]

I like the small robo grip channel locks from #Sears, light weight, small, tough...

[@lappeldelanature5634]

Love what you do

[@XkztyIpKtHrwmNxlKhPy]

I recently bought a small 6" monkey wrench to keep in my backpack. When I searched in english for it I found your video and not much else... funny because where I live this is a really popular tool, used a lot for plumbing (different and bigger design) and basically everything else because it's just so useful. Here we call it an "english wrench". Apparently it's not very popular in the US.

[@southerncomfort7490]

US = Monkey wrench UK = Adjustable spanner

[@Robbiebell]

love your videos man keep them going man really cool idear!!!

[@MeZillch]

Thanks. Tell your friends by sharing a link.

[@Robbiebell]

MeZillch sorry man but none of my friends like this stuff sorry 🙁

[@MeZillch]

That's OK. Thanks anyways.

[@amym6693]

Hi from England I have 3 of the same little multitools from your video, I carried the one below the wallet ninja for a year and never used it for anything I use my gerber dime nearly every day, the package opener, scissors and bottle opener are all used regularly, i love the design of the pliers but almost never use them and I find the little knife and file to be unnecessary I think It would be interesting to keep a record over a month of what tools you actually use and what is essentially dead weight, I think people carry a lot of duplicated unused items, multiple screwdrivers, multitools, little blades etc Surely the aim of an edc is to carry what is useful and not a collection of multiple versions of not very good or useful tools. Amy x

[@MeZillch]

Yes, I agree keeping a record of what you actually use makes sense. I carried a True Utility TU47 key tool for about a year and never used it so I removed it.

[@southerncomfort7490]

Totally agree Amy. I (also from the UK) have a regular 'EDC audit' which serves this very purpose.

[@MrULTRAZED]

Come in tutti i tuoi vid. Badi solo al sodo!!👍👍

[@arva1kes]

you should also make other parts of the tool useful. for example hex socet could be on the end of the handle :) and there is a lot of stuff that can happen inside the handle.

[@amym6693]

I’ve always found adjustable wrenches especially the inexpensive ones in your video to be excellent for rounding off the corners of any nut you care to use them on. The problem is the amount of play in the jaws that the adjustable mechanism allows You could simply modify the fixr tool to be open rather than closed by cutting away the side opposite the spring clip so that both sides match, the curved part serves no real purpose, or even by simply removing the spring clip altogether

[@MeZillch]

Thanks for mentioning the Fixr. I'll take a closer look at it for modification. Mini adj wrenches have markedly less play and therefore are much less likely to round a nut if you specifically make it a point to rotate them in only one direction: THE OPPOSITE ONE THAT I SHOW IN THE VIDEO [Oops, hence why I mentioned in the text I was using the wrench "flipped" around]. Basically one direction causes friction which pulls the sliding jaw away from the main body [bad, it exacerbates the play/slop] whereas the other rotational direction jams the same moving part AGAINST the sled so it is more firmly and squarely seated making it less prone to wiggle: content.artofmanliness.com/uploads/2013/03/howtocrescent.jpg

[@eldridgeyoung2763]

please review the top middle tool thank you so much ever time I watch one of your vids I go tear my survival tin apart and start over thanks. you are on of my idols on you tube. I don't comment much but thank you. have a great day

[@MeZillch]

Here's an unlisted, raw video on it for you from leftover footage which is temporary kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHu2ZHdqhtyHgtU I doubt I will develop it into a full video but I have a more detailed review of a very nice Sanrenmu knife, with extra tools, you might like, here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6LdeXVrYrl7gZI

[@MusitronicPunk]

My 4" crescent will go up to 17mm which makes it 10X more useful. I modded the jaws by grinding the parallels to open wider, and I cut in another tooth on the adjustable jaw. Still plenty strong and fits in my Gerber multi-tool pouch. I hold it with the modded Gerber's pliers for doubled leverage. Almost like having a full tool box in a hand-sized package.

[@MeZillch]

Do you have video/pics on it?

[@MusitronicPunk]

Never bothered w/pics. it's a pretty easy mod- just remove the screw which holds the worm-gear to take it all apart, then grind the flats. I used a diamond wheel to cut the extra tooth on the lower jaw so it could move further.

[@markbe5603]

Great ending !!!

[@noucuratlex]

Another good one!

[@inkiron3907]

Ever tried the Knipex Pliers Wrench; part number 86 03 125 ? 125mm long highly adjustable wrench with huge torque... they have a price tag to match!

[@MeZillch]

I own the similar KNIPEX Tools - Cobra Water Pump Pliers (8701125), nice but it won't fit in an Altoids tin which was the focus of this series of mods. You see it briefly here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGTIk4aEjrmrjNE

[@Go-zi1py]

If you cut a slot the size of the bit in the handle you could store the bit there and hold it in place with the insulation cover. Also ,I'm sure you did, but did you check to see if the wrench would fit in the Altoid tin on the diagonal ?

[@MeZillch]

The problem is diagonally placed objects such as a wrench in an Altoids tin then blocks any other full length objects from fitting in so that's a no-go from my perspective. I like your bit idea but I only own simple hand tools and no Dremel or anything like that. Thanks though.

[@KentSurvival]

haha, Oh mr MeZillch.. I've been working on such a similar video for a while.. you beat me to it ;) enjoyed as always though.

[@Inkling777]

You might create an extension from a piece of pipe to get more leverage.

[@MeZillch]

Thanks. My effort in making this tool was specifically to fit an Altoids Tool Kit I designed and including a pipe in the kit takes up valuable space which could better be served with other tools. But thanks. Yes, adding some sort of pipe would increase leverage.

[@xdnqnvxdnqnv]

Thanks!

[@TruthAndTattoos]

I bought a Pocket Wrench 2 a few yrs ago after watching one of your vids and I love that thing! I use it all the time. I wish they would release an open ended V3 design! I wonder if the current version could be DIY modified. Could u work ur genius and find out?

[@MeZillch]

Closed designs are tougher and stronger, inherently, because of the full continuous circular design. This means they can be thinner and lighter at the cost of not being able to address nuts/bolts from the side. If you take a closed design, like the Pocket Wrench 2, and saw off one side of the circle to make it open it probably would work fine for smaller nuts under lighter loads but for larger nuts or heavy loads you might end up bending the arms of the tool. An interesting idea though.Also the PW2 is a tad different than the others in that it sort of bites into the nut a bit, instead of being held between two flat areas, so over time it mangles the nut. You probably wouldn't care much if used just once or twice but if it is a nut that needs to be reused over and over again it would eventually mangle it.

[@MeZillch]

OK I did it and gave you a shout out for the idea. It worked out great and I was wrong to worry the tool would lose strength. IT IS ROCK SOLID. Thanks for your help! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGTIk4aEjrmrjNE

[@MeZillch]

Thanks, everyone, for all the great comments.

[@n8mayfield]

For small EDC typed tools, you really need to check out the Knipex mini Cobra and mini Pliers Wrench combo

[@MeZillch]

I own the Knipex mini Cobra. Nice tool but it is too large for key chain carry and it won't fit in an Altoids tin which are my personal goals, as impractical as that may seem.

[@n8mayfield]

MeZillch not impractical at all, I have noticed a theme with all your videos haha, and I really enjoy watching you pack these tins. Ever since I got my knipex pliers wrench I did away with all my adjustable wrenches. That ten to one leverage means I’ll never strip another nut with a cresant wrench again

[@pickwiz8699]

I have been watching your vids for almost 2 yrs now & I find them very informative. Is it possible to PM you? - In one of your vids - you had a Micro bit holder with a 1/4 standard bit on the end. Where did you get this adapter? I can't find one anywhere! (I think You used it with the leatherman bit extension) Thanks & keep these vids coming !!! Pickwiz

[@MeZillch]

The microbit to standard bit adapter I've shown up to now was made by Husky, Home Depot's house brand, as part of a now discontinued kit. Your best bet currently is to search for "Wiha 75802". Ebay vendors have them. My next video, posting very soon, shows one up close. KCTOOLCO is one vendor:www.ebay.com/itm/152304835408

[@NewbTactical]

i like the idea of the bare bones tin tool kit. what is YMMV?

[@MeZillch]

"Your mileage may vary" . It was a common disclaimer at the end of car commercials a few decades ago which meant "Your MPG (miles per gallon of gasoline) may differ from our stated spec due to individual driving circumstances"

[@OdaviidS]

ingenious

[@DaliwolfBacon]

Genius!

[@indianprepper2478]

Gr8 Idea boss . Can you do this with "VISE-GRIP " ??

[@MeZillch]

My examination of my "Task Force" 4 inch, curved jaw locking jaw pliers [just like an Irwin vise grip] indicates the answer is "No, it can't be sawed down to maintain full functionality and made to fit in an Altoids tin, at least sitting squarely". However if fitting in an Altoids tin diagonally was of value, it might be possible, but this greatly reduces the tin's capacity to hold other items, plus you'd have to annoying unscrew the thumb screw adjustment knob and remove it to store it on the side each time you loaded the kit. Yuck. . . . A good tool though!

[@indianprepper2478]

OK . Point taken

[@Bullfrogerwytsch]

we call adjustable wrenches shifters in australia.

[@MeZillch]

Good to know, thanks.

[@jokeal3613]

In a month you will figure out how to fit it into a Tic Tac dispenser I am sure.

[@MeZillch]

Ha! Yes, it can be done, but the arm length would so small that the rotary torque one could apply would be weak and only appropriate for smaller nuts. Then again, many of the premade wrenches only address smaller nuts anyways and have limited torque capabilities from the get go. One of the reasons I like the idea of using an Altoids tin size is because the tools made for it can theoretically have a full, four finger grip so you can apply maximal human force to the job at hand.

[@Kadjoka2]

And what about some kind of folding arm? Keep up the good work, we love your videos!

[@MeZillch]

Thanks. Although it only folds to 90 degrees, not flat, there's a folding handle adjustable wrench shown in this vid, so it is possible: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnOxfKKHmtShqac

[@onefive151515]

You should check this out on youtube, you can search it: Crescent® Flip & Grip™ Wrench Multi-Tool - Multi-Tool With A Ratcheting Wrench

[@MeZillch]

Thanks! Looks nice but too big to fit my Altoids tin. Maybe they'll make a mini version? Here's a direct link for others to check it out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqTLiJeslMSao6M

[@joecrookes5132]

SORRY mate didn't read full text you had also thought of the pry bar DOH ! maybe great minds think alike

[@benholland7609]

Grayson McNemer probably just the people who where jealous they didnt think of it first

[@smorrow]

Some guns even have a bottle opener so soldiers don't use the magazine well.

[@heoung8611]

what did you use to cut the end piece?

[@MeZillch]

A regular hacksaw with a freshly installed bi-metal blade: "LENOX Tools Hacksaw Blade, 12-inch, 32 TPI, 2-Pack (20162T232HE)" I bought on Amazon.

[@magicbuskey]

You're talking might want to add a universal extender so that you can get enough torque using any of your tools which require leverage.

[@MeZillch]

Which universal extender fits inside an Altoids tin?

[@magicbuskey]

MeZillch I meant make a custom sleeve. Perhaps by taking an aluminum tube and flattening it so the handle of the wrench slides into it. You could double the length of the wrench by doing that. Thanks for the great videos. i find they are very well researched and well thought out.

[@MeZillch]

Oh, OK, I see. Thanks.

[@HamCubes]

🍻Cheers! 🍻 🥂À santé! 🥂

[@christopherhowlett1096]

btw you're​ using that adjustable wrench backwards. it will handle more torque if you use it correctly.

[@MeZillch]

I KNEW someone would eventually point that out which is why I stated in the on screen text that the wrench was being used "flipped over". 3:52

[@heoung8611]

whats the best and smallest wrench?

[@MeZillch]

Depends on how you define "best" and how small you need it to be. For me it needed to fit an Altoids tin and not have a massive head which takes up too much tin space. I used a hacksaw to cut down a Tekton 23001 4-inch adj. wrench.

[@udefo]

prfct

[@myvideos2715]

:)

[@toddpfister280]

Anyone for an adjustable spanner wrench

[@joshuareinfeld5250]

Why can't u show how to make it

[@MeZillch]

I used a hacksaw (made for hardened steel) while the wrench was held in a table vise and then filed the rough end smooth, just like I show 2 minutes 36 sec. into this other tool's video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGTIk4aEjrmrjNE

[@sabinekatsavrias4422]

seriously men and their bottle openers... i think i have only ever used one when i was a barmaid yet every edc tool seems to have one built into it.

[@MeZillch]

I don't even drink beer/soda (rarely) so to film this scene I had to purposefully go out and buy a bottle! You are right. It is some kind of weird guy-thing that every single pocket tool has to have a bottle opener. I also sometimes suggest cutting off the wine corkscrew on Swiss army knives (to save width or add some other tool) and commenters online have heart attacks: "NOOOO!"

[@sabinekatsavrias4422]

@@MeZillchLol, u get me:), the only time i buy beer is if im making beer batter for fish:P. Ps: If anyone ever comes across a bottled beer tree in the wild i wanna know about it:P