I think Dag is intimating that the standard pressed from sheet K1 could be improved upon. Thirty years ago, when Cousin Ian (McCully) was running the NZ Spares Scheme, he sold me a K1 which he insisted was made of superior material the the factory originals & also recommended shortening the tangs to reduce their tendency to straighten. I recently purchased another from V3 because they are advertised as being superior material etc. Grinding the tangs of both on a bench grinder, the sparks to indicate that they are probably a reasonable grade of carbon steel adequately heat treated.The K1 spanner obtainable from any Vincent spares supplier
Optional corkscrew if visiting Canada
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I think Dag is intimating that the standard pressed from sheet K1 could be improved upon. Thirty years ago, when Cousin Ian (McCully) was running the NZ Spares Scheme, he sold me a K1 which he insisted was made of superior material the the factory originals & also recommended shortening the tangs to reduce their tendency to straighten. I recently purchased another from V3 because they are advertised as being superior material etc. Grinding the tangs of both on a bench grinder, the sparks to indicate that they are probably a reasonable grade of carbon steel adequately heat treated.
The only improvement I could suggest is to machine one out of a solid piece of high tensile steel.
You already have it, simply rivet, weld or bolt on this replacement. The idea of having a spare is my philosophy of always being prepared, for example I always carried a spare tube AND a puncture outfit, thus I never had a puncture in over 40 years of Vincent riding.Come on Trev' Where is the rest of it ?, There must be a Handle ??, Cheers Bill.