Supplier for ANSI 25 roller chain tools
Supplier for ANSI 25 roller chain tools
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Hello, I'm having trouble locating tools for working with ANSI 25 hardened steel chain. Could anyone recommend a supplier? The typical places McMaster, Grainger, MSC have either nothing or not many things. I at least have a cheapo chain breaker but want to check chain stretch, and would just generally like to see what tools are available to make jobs easier. Thanks!





RE: Supplier for ANSI 25 roller chain tools
A search for "roller chain tools" without the quotes was productive, and suggests that you expand your inquiries to include Sears and Amazon, as well as chatting up your local motorcycle dealers.
That said, the tool business is such that only a few people actually make a given tool, and everybody else resells it, so you won't see much variety, other than cheap copies, which deserve some respect for their fragility.
Also, roller chain is (nominally) simple, so I would be surprised to find any tools that were terribly expensive, or especially, electronic. If you could describe your specific needs in more detail, someone might be able to suggest a tool from another trade that would help, or suggest a way to make a custome tool for your operation. That latter is more likely if there's a hint of a market.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
RE: Supplier for ANSI 25 roller chain tools
Amazon is notoriously hard to search, but, it looks like all chain breakers are of this design: http://www.builderdepot.com/SPEECO_1/prodimg/68840... - this is the tool I use and I find it tricky to use, especially with the small 25 chain.
McMaster has a nice selection of tools for measuring, holding, and breaking chain: http://www.mcmaster.com/#chain-tools but they're exclusively available for larger size chain. The point about making a tool is good, I suppose I could make a wear gauge.