Is there such a thing as:

A plumber's tool about 18 inches long that would have two opposed sets of Vise-Grip-like jaws in parallel, one for clamping on each of two pipe fittings that have been threaded together?

Because one fitting normally is secure while the other fitting is the one to be tightened/loosened, the torquing mechanism of the tool could be set to operate just the preferred jaws lefty/righty.

The handles would squeeze together to turn the jaws perhaps by gear teeth and, again at user's choice, a U-shaped steel harness with a screw on the end would clamp over either handle to apply powerful force on the fitting to tighten or free it.

Such a tool would be a lifesaver in difficult situations where fittings on past the ones addressed--I am looking at a rusty tree of faucets with everything screwed into PVC--might break from the force of two regular wrenches out on the end.



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YOu are joking, right? There is no such tool made and I would not even want to try to use one if it were made. WE have NEVER had any occassion where such a tool would be the only way to do the job.

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"Measure Twice & Cut Once" - Retired U.A. Local 1 & 638

You would not need a "board stretcher" if you had measured twice and cut once.

Well, admittedly, there are times when I've longed for a pipe stretcher tool.

As one of the local carpenters said " I've cut this board off 3 times and it's still too short "

Very easy to do what you describe with two pipe wrenches properly oriented and adjusted so that you can squeeze them together with one hand, probably why nobody has ever made a tool like this.

Well, it is not 14" long, but my compound wrench does something like you describe. A fulcrum is clamped to the pipe or fitting, then the wrench is slid on to it. When you pull down on the wrench you create a lof of twisting torque, but the reaction against the fulcrum also twists the other side of the joint backwards to help loosen it.