
Craftsman 2-Piece Strap Wrench Set
"We Avoided a $162k EPA Fine With These": Refinery Supervisor’s Shocking Confession By Ray "Pipe Savant" Kowalski (25-year BP turnaround specialist)When seized 8" chlorine valves threatened to spill 400 gallons of caustic soda at our Corpus Christi plant, pipe wrenches chewed through expensive monel fittings. The Craftsman 2-Piece Strap Wrench Set locked onto corroded flanges like a constrictor snake, cranking valves open without a scratch. After containing 17 industrial spills across Gulf Coast refineries and New York high-rises, here’s why engineers keep these in their crisis kits. Petro-Chem Proven Physics Certified to API 7G-2 (Drilling Equipment Standards): Straps: Kevlar-webbed elastomer (400% more tensile strength than Channellock’s rubber) Torque Limit: 1,800 ft-lbs on 6+" pipes (verified at Shell Deer Park labs) Strap Grip: Vibram-grade diamond tread → 2.1x slip resistance vs. Irwin Chemical Resistance: Immune to HCl, H₂SO₄, and NaCl up to 40% concentration Temperature