A method of disconnecting two connected substantially cylindrical or tubular objects by applying equal and opposite torques to the two connected objects using first and second clamping wrenches, the method comprising:
- gripping an elongated L-shaped handle of the first wrench having first and second clamping jaws that are pivotally connected to form an articulated clamping jaw that is also pivotally mounted at a proximal end of the first clamping jaw to a distal end of the handle, wherein the L-shaped handle has an elongated member defining a proximal end and a distal end, the handle defining a top side and a bottom side, also having a short downward extension defining a cavity integrally formed with the elongated member at said distal end and extending away from the top side;
- swinging the first wrench to cause the first clamping jaw to contact one side of the cylindrical object, thus causing the second clamping jaw pivotally connected to the first clamping law to pivot around the cylindrical object until a free end of the second clamping jaw engages a spring-loaded latch pivotally mounted within the cavity and extending toward the to side from the second pivot, thereby causing the latch to pivot toward the proximal end of the handle wherein a in attached to the latch slides within a guide groove formed on the short downward extension to limit rotational motion of the latch thereby locking the second clamping jaw to the first clamping jaw to tightly grip the cylindrical object between the first and second clamping jaws;
- gripping an elongated L-shaped handle of the second wrench having first and second clamping jaws that are pivotally connected to form an articulated clamping jaw that is also pivotally mounted at a proximal end of the first clamping jaw to a distal end of the handle, wherein the L-shaped handle has an elongated member defining a proximal end and a distal end, the handle defining a top side and a bottom side, also having a short downward extension defining a cavity integrally formed with the elongated member at said distal end and extending away from the top side;
- swinging the second wrench to cause the first clamping jaw to contact one side of the cylindrical object, thus causing the second clamping jaw pivotally connected to the first clamping jaw to pivot around the cylindrical object until a free end of the second clamping jaw engages a spring-loaded latch pivotally mounted within the cavity and extending toward the top side from the second pivot, thereby causing the latch to pivot toward the proximal end of the handle wherein a pin attached to the latch slides within a guide groove formed on the short downward extension to limit rotational motion of the latch thereby locking the second clamping jaw to the first clamping jaw to tightly grip the cylindrical object between the first and second clamping jaws;
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- rotating one of the first and second wrenches relative to the other of the first and second wrenches to thereby apply equal and opposite torques to the two connected objects.