This is a specialized thick, short, stocky wrench with a
block end to the handle specifically designed for use
with a hammer, enabling one to impart great force. Used
commonly with large fasteners, especially a nut and stud
which both have index marks common in ships engineering
plants: the nut is screwed hand-tight, then further
tightened with the striking wrench a known number of
index marks calculated from the elasticity of the bolt
or stud, thus giving precise torque. Striking wrenches
also provide shock and high force used to release large
and/or stuck nuts and bolts; and when space does not
allow room for a large wrench. Slugging wrenches were
primarily keep in the Repair Station Five the
Englineering Repair Station for emergency repairs to the
ships engineering plant. |
