I posted about Milwaukee Tool’s new combination wrenches in our NPS17 preview post. I’m not sure what happened – I never posted about the wrenches after that? Whoa. Then here’s what you need to know in a nutshell: they’re very nice full-polish I-beam-style standard length combination wrenches.
Are they my favorite wrenches? Not quite, but they’re darned good. I’ve been keeping the test samples in a Milwaukee tool chest, and the included trays make things very nice and tidy for storage and easy accessibility.
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Now, Milwaukee has come out with new ratcheting wrenches, with 12 point box ends, “Max Bite” open ends, an I-beam handle shape, and 144-position ratcheting mechanism.
The new Milwaukee ratcheting wrenches have standard 12pt box ends, mainly for fitting 6pt hex fasteners. There’s none of that “universal fitment” nonsense here.
The 144-position ratcheting mechanism works by means of a double-stacked pawl, giving the wrench a minimal arc swing of 2.5°.
We’ve seen and used this kind of ratcheting mechanism design before, and it seems to work well.
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The new ratcheting wrenches will be available in 7pc and 15pc sets. The 7pc sets will come with handy portable organizers, and the 15pc sets will include trays to fit in a tool chest drawer.
These trays are as convenient to store and access the wrenches as they look. It’s why I’ve been using Milwaukee combination wrenches pretty frequently – because the fit nicely in my tool box and without taking up much space.
Here’s another photo, from Milwaukee. You don’t have to buy both sets, they are available separately, but if you do buy both, they sit together nicely.
Features
- I-beam handles
- Ink-filled size markings
- Max Bite open end gripping grooves
- 12pt box ends with 144 ratchet position
Sizes and Purchasing Options
7pc Sets ($130 each), with storage rack
SAE, 48-22-9406: 3/8″, 7/16″, 1/2″, 9/16″, 5/8″, 11/16″, 3/4″
Metric, 48-22-9506: 8mm, 10mm, 12mm, 13mm, 14mm, 15mm, 17mm
15pc Sets ($250 each), with storage trays
SAE, 48-22-9416: 1/4″, 9/32″, 5/16″, 11/32″, 3/8″, 7/16″, 1/2″, 9/16″, 5/8″, 11/16″, 3/4″, 13/16″, 7/8″, 15/16″, 1″
Metric, 48-22-9516: 8mm, 9mm, 10mm, 11mm, 12mm, 13mm, 14mm, 15mm, 16mm, 17mm, 18mm, 19mm, 20mm, 21mm, 22mm
ETA: April 2018
First Thoughts
I really like Milwaukee’s combination wrenches. They’re not my favorites, but they’re good, and I don’t have any good reasons not to like them. “They’re not mine,” seems to be biasing me a little.
I own Craftsman combination wrenches, as well as Williams, Gearwrench, Facom, Proto, and Armstrong. I also own Gearwrench and Proto ratcheting wrenches. I have also used Tekton wrenches, Dewalt wrenches, Kobalt, Husky, and a few other brands, through review sample access.
Milwaukee’s combination wrenches are comfortable to use, and while I haven’t measured anything yet, they seem to be precise, offering strong and secure fastener fitment. They’re a little shorter than some of my other wrenches, but that has yet to present any limitations.
I think that these new ratcheting wrenches will be every bit as good as the non-ratcheting Milwaukee combination wrenches, although I do have some hesitations. As I have discussed before, I generally do not like zero-offset ratcheting wrenches. I’ll use them, but I prefer reversible ratcheting wrenches, where a lever switch can reverse the ratcheting direction.
There are pros and cons to both styles. Most of the time, I don’t need reversible ratcheting wrenches. And if you have standard non-ratcheting wrenches, you can use those in situations which could problematic or uncomfortable for zero-offset wrenches.
You really have to try both styles out to know what you want. There are tradeoffs.
I have not yet replaced my Gearwrench flex-head ratcheting wrenches yet, because they work well and I haven’t gotten into trouble with them yet. But they’re also not my go-to wrenches. I only reach for them when I’ve got a problem or task that they can better tackle.
While I want to express that these wrenches likely aren’t for me, I don’t have any hesitations about their quality. They are priced a little high, though. Personally, I’d buy a smaller Proto USA-made set of spline-end reversible ratcheting wrenches. That’s practically what I did – I bought individual sizes a few years ago, to cover most of the smaller hex nut and bolt sizes I tend to use most often. With the Proto set, there are limited set options, but you can also buy individual sizes, something you cannot (yet?) do with Milwaukee combination wrenches.
The question comes up every now and them, if one should buy ratcheting wrenches as their only wrenches. I would not want any of these sets as my only wrenches, but they would make great complements to standard combination wrenches. A standard combo wrench has a 15° box end offset, which can make it more comfortable to use in a lot of situations.
Here’s a quick look at a Craftsman Professional (Armstrong-made?) combination wrench, and an I-beam-style Facom wrench. Facom 440 Combination Wrench Compared to Craftsman Pro.
Now look at Milwaukee’s inch set. Ratcheting wrenches are a little bulkier in the box end, and there are times when a wrench is just a hair too big to fit.
Long story short, I am optimistic, based on what I’ve seen with their non-ratcheting wrenches.
But for users that haven’t yet tried non-offset wrenches, I’d encourage you to find a way to try them out first before splurging on brand new wrench sets. There’s less risk if you already have a good set of combo wrenches.
I don’t want you to think that I’m extraordinarily hesitant about these wrenches, because I’m not. Part of the reason for the direction of this discussion is my unfavorable stance towards non-offset ratcheting wrenches, and the other part stems from all the “WHOA AWESOME, BUY ‘EM!” opinions I’m seeing elsewhere. I haven’t seen any other tool preview, social media post, or other recent mention, where someone says “just keep in mind that these are flat-style wrenches with no reversing switch.”
These wrenches can still ratchet in both directions. But instead of flipping a switch, you turn the wrench over. That’s what the arrows on the box ends are for – they tell you the “torque” direction.
The yeti
Ill stick to Westward and Proto. Gearwrench in a bind.
I can not wrap my head around the power tool brands making wrenches now.
Guess im just not that much a fan
Id rock a set of Case or John Deere wrenches though.
Travis
These are really nice wrenches. I am very impressed by the box end sets.
T
I agree, what a waste of shelf space, in my opinion. 2 brands strong arming retailers to fill walls with branded junk, pushing out smaller higher quality manufacturers. Happily, they arent making their wrenches, just branding an outsourced product… CAT marketed Snappy made tools at one time, JD used Armstrong iirc, dont know about today.
Stuart
What shelf space? As far as I’m aware, these are only sold through online and industrial channels.
Consider that these wrenches follow the non-ratcheting ones by several months. That might have been enough time for sales data to influence the release.
If people are buying enough units of the wrench sets, why wouldn’t Milwaukee come out with ratcheting wrenches.
And with Dewalt, their tools have been through a couple of iterations and expansion waves. Logic says that this has been supported by sales figures.
The yeti
Meh. I understand your position Stuart. I get it.
I think Dewalt and milwaukee probably do sell a ton of these imported wrench sets.
T is bang on though. For anyone who wants nice wrenches. Pays that kind of money . Deserves a lot better . You are talking about paying prices close to Snap on or Williams. For imported stuff.
The fact that this is likely selling fast is kind of scary.
Tim
Doesn’t concern me but I know someone will ask about COO as I did not see it mentioned.
I will likely try these.
Would be seriously cool if they had sets that came in their own Packouts as well.
Travis
COO is Taiwan, same as the box end sets
Nathan
I sort of like their tray – question does it come apart in the middle or something?
I would not however buy these over other options out there. I’ll state again I wish dewalt and milwaukee (or rather their parent companies) stop putting their names on other made hand tools and keep them out of it.
Sorry but they should.
I tell people all the time – get a non ratcheting set of offset combo’s before you splurge on ratcheting ones. You might need something solid you can count on for knocking loose.
Stuart
Those are 2 separate one-piece trays – red and black.
Diamond Dave
I have a set of the Dewalt reverse ratcheting wrenches along with a complete set of the gear wrench zero offset ratcheting wrenches. I pick the Dewalt wrenches up to use much more often as they are thinner and better fitting in my hands along with having the offset and reversing lever!
As far as Milwaukee’s ratcheting wrenches? I am sure they are quite good and I REALLY like the Red Wrench size lettering engraved onto the wrenches themselves as I am getting older and sometimes reading the wrench size gives me issues in low light.
Anthony R.
No way I’d ever pay that much for a Milwaukee stamped wrench set! LOL. I’ll stick with Proto, S-K and MAC, thanks!
Joe
That’s snap on or wright tools kind of money….hell no…but for a 100 less it’s a good deal…only Milwaukee fan boys will buy these…just like for Dewalt
T
100%. Proprietary german ratchet wrenches are the only other examples in this price point.
Blythe
Like you, I prefer reversible to be able to make quick adjustments, especially in tight quarters like an engine bay where it can be a chore to remove the wrench, flip it, and then find the bolt that you can only feel and not see.
The other biggest deciding factor in these for me is he wall thickness on the ratcheting end. It doesn’t seem discussed much but there is a huge variance between the brands on this, and it’s one of the reasons I don’t use my gearwrench set as much as I hoped, because I can’t get on a fastener in a tight spot many times. If I needed a set for professional use I would look for a set with the thinnest wall and lifetime warranty in case that thin was is a weakness
ca
They look really nice, but damned expensive.
Hang Fire
I wish there was a close-up and diagrame of the Max Bit. The wrench fan picture has me confused. It seems to gripping grooves are in the top of some open ends, and in the bottom of the other. Usually it’s just in one side… and the same side for the entire set.
As for offset versus straight, straight can be useful reaching down between an engine and a bulkhead (the shock tower, firewall or radiator) and loosening a bolt there. Offset allows for hand clearance. Either way the non-reversible wrench can get you into trouble in tight spaces, if you find a bolt longer than suspected, and loosen a bolt head into a bulkhead and trap it there.
On the flip side, non-reversible wrenches never flip directions when you don’t want them to.
The obvious answer is, of course, “by them all”. Or another reasonable action is to get Flex Head ratcheting wrenches. I have a Metric set of Gearwrench Flex Heads, not reversible… the number of possible combinations are large… I just wish they were locking Flex Heads.
pete
Last month napa has a sale on their non-flex non-reversable gearwrench 7-pc maybe 8-pc(i don’t recall) ratcheting wrenches that came with a free 3/8 drive hand gimble for $20. I picked up the metric and SAE, for that price you are basically buying the gimble which retails for $20 and getting the wrenches for free lol.
They are great wrenches.
These milwaukees look NICE, if i needed them i sure would pick them up.
Jalopy_J
If ratchet wrenches aren’t flexhead, they’re not worth buying. I use them all day, everyday. My metric set is gearwrench and my SAE are the older USA-made Craftsman. The Craftsman’s are definitely higher quality and are also locking flexheads. I thought that the locking feature looked cool at the time, but has proven to be a worthless feature I could live without. Just had to be a flexhead.
Adam
I love stocking my Milwaukee bench with Milwaukee tools, but think my GearWrench set is going to stay a while. $130 for 7 wrenches, dang. $18.57 a wrench, or $16.67 if you buy the 15. Doesn’t seem like a homeowners wrench.
I did just see a set of Tekton stubby ratcheting wrenches, that had a 6-point end, which doesn’t seem as common, but seems more practial
If the 12-point isn’t for universal fit, why not make it a 6-point end? I thought 6’point provides better contact.
Mike
That’s my feeling either make it 6 point or universal it hard to find good 6 point wrenches
Stuart
Tekton sent over some 6pt wrenches that I like but need to use a bit more before I can make formal review/assessment. Despite my liking them, I still prefer 12pt wrenches.
With combination wrenches, it’s all about accessing a fastener. A 12pt box end means you can fit a fastener if you have as little as ~15 degrees of clearance. With a 6pt box end, you need at least 30 degrees of clearance.
With sockets, I prefer 6pt. Maybe that’s a group-influenced decision. But with wrenches, even ratcheting wrenches, 12pt box ends engage fasteners quicker and easier.
With a 6pt ratcheting wrench, if you cannot get the wrench’s box end engaged on a fastener, you can pull the tool out, give the ratcheting mechanism a little turn, and try again. But that’s still an awkward and time-consuming motion.
It can be contradictory. If the ratcheting mechanism has 144 positions, why the need for 12pt box end instead of 6pt? I’m guessing it has to do with customer preferences and habits.
If there’s much less demand for 6pt wrenches, and the price is higher, that might further drive users to 12pt wrenches.
Nicholas
I work in aerospace and we use a lot of 12 point fasteners, so 12pt non universal wrenches are the only things we buy. Just chiming in for the 12pt crowd
JMG
I also prefer six point sockets, as well as 12 point box wrenches. A six point box end just doesn’t seem versatile enough for tight quarters work for my preferences. Ratcheting wrenches are more of a luxury tool in my kit, and the actual need for them has been very limited over the years.
On the subject of brands, I have been starting to purchase Wera for specialty tools, when I can find them at a reduced price… A majority of my older wrenches are Craftsman (USA), purchased long before they started down the slippery slope.
skfarmer
they must be real proud of them to price them that way.
fred
They do look nice – wonder who the OEM is.
On the price: making high quality tools does add to the price – but price and cost are sometimes only tenuously connected. Milwaukee probably wants the initial selling price to position the wrenches well above the middle of the market and suggest high quality. Maybe once they see how sales go – they can cut a deal with Home Depot so HD can run a “special buy” on them and sell them for a good % off the original price.
Stuart
Looks like Infar.
skfarmer
and i have some ocean front property in north dakota to sell you.
130 bucks for a 7 pc. non reversing set of import wrenches?
there has to be some connection between price and value. just setting a high price on it to “position” yourself above others doesn’t add value or appeal to your product.
Corey
Must be one key with that price
D
Thanks for the article! I remember comments a little while back where we were discussing doing reviews of wrenches. This article is more than helpful, especially since fitment and comfort were commented on. Wrench reviews don’t need to be too fancy to be helpful. It’s better to have an article like this than to have nothing at all. Looking forward to seeing more.
Way too expensive. Just go with Stahlwille for thats price.
Stuart
I bought my first Stahlwille a few weeks ago, but haven’t really had a chance to use it yet.
It can be difficult to talk about wrenches, since different users have different needs. Automotive pros, aerospace pros, construction pros, MRO techs, industrial users, “sophisticated hobbyists,” homeowners, and hobbyists all have different needs and wants, not to mention budgets.
A $20 set of combination wrenches would suffice for a lot of what most people would need wrenches for. But depending on the task, most users can benefit from a better user experience, which often means higher quality or more capabilities.
I used to buy tools on an as-needed basis, based on need. For instance, 2 ball-end hex drivers at one time, 2 more the next time, 1 more another time. Then I needed 2 more wrench sizes, so I went to Sears. 2 Craftsman raised panel wrenches would have cost me $15 or something like that, and a 9pc set was $20. If I ever needed just one more wrench size, the set would have paid for itself. So I bought it. Then came a few long pattern wrenches in different styles to gauge what I wanted, Craftsman Pro wrench sets, Gearwrench, Proto, and Facom.
I have also bought Kobalt wrenches, and possibly Husky. Maybe Tekton? Also some other Craftsman wrench sets, but they were gimmicky and I gave them away.
If you have specific requests, that can help push a review or article higher up on my to-do list.
Frank D.
I have a couple of ratcheting wrenches starting to act up.
Loved hearing about these, was curious, until I saw the prices …
Patrick McIntosh
My question, “Who makes them?” I am pretty sure that Milwaukees parent company TTI don’t have a hand tool factory, but I could be wrong. These products seem to fly in the face of Milwaukees philosophy of only releasing tools with new features, not being a “me too” brand. The Open end is a copy of every other ratcheting open end wrench on the market, so nothing new there. The gearing mechanism is a copy of the proven GearWrench mechanism for minimal movement access, so nothing new there. The wrenches are not new in length or thickness. So what’s the reason to release them? Just to gain more market share would seem to be the reason. Nothing wrong with that, but it’s step one away from
the self declared innovation only mantra.I’ll stick with my GearWrench products, for what I want them for they do the job.
Charles
That’s almost the same money as wera jokers, which are slicker than snot on a doorknob I might add. Milwaukee has gotten their poop in a group in recent years and I am happy I can blindly order red tools and know they will be adequate. But their power tools are not on par with Hilti, their pliers are not on par with knipex, their knives are not on par with bench made. They are getting too big for their britches with these sorts of prices. Home Depot carries husky which is a fraction of the cost, if I am going to order online I’ll order junk with the expectation I’ll use it once and throw it away, or I’ll order stahlwille, s&k, snapon, wera or Williams if I expect it to provide long term service.
satch
Charles, that was just what I was thinking. Wera Jokers are nice wrenches and well tested.
I also have of all things a Proto ratcheting wrench in 11/32″ size. Many people are curious about what they think is this odd sized wrench. In truth it is not odd at all. It is the standard size for #8 hex fasteners like you would use for 8-32 hex nuts ormsimilar.
We maintain Vulcan commercial ranges at work. These are real beasts. Each unit is fed by a 100 amp, 3 pole breaker. Each range also has ten, 50 amp single pole breakers installed in the unit to distribute power to a number of terminal blocks where loads are further distributed to the element switches. Every oven, griddle, and top oven burner on the range has #8 sized nuts for holding the conductor ring terminal onto threaded studs. The Proto is thin enough to allow two to be used at one time. One to hold the backing nut and the other to tighten the nut over the terminal sandwiched between them. A chunky wrench simply will not work. The Protos are really well made and have the directional switch on them. I would like to try the Joker for this but I don’t think they make an 11/32 version.
Stuart
I use 11/32 a lot for just that, too – #8 nuts. When looking at wrench or socket sets, I see 11/32 as an indicator of selection. If not included in mid-sized sets, I at least like to see 11/32″ as an open stock addition.
At the last media event, the Dewalt product manager gave me a stubby 11/32 =).
Automotive brands sometimes skip or completely ignore 11/32, but industrial and aerospace brands usually do offer it and other less common sizes.
fred
My 11/32 go-to wrenches are from a 50 year old Proto Ignition wrench set. The set (now a bit updated with plastic grips on the pliers) is still available at Zoro and elsewhere
harry
Yes they’re a bit pricey but, those are probably retail prices.
As has been stated , Infar in Taiwan makes these. You could also get the Capri Tools version slightly cheaper with the same anti slip open end but with 100 teeth boxed end ratcheting action but, they only go to 19mm.
The open end is a radiused v shaped throat with teeth on both side of the open end. Same as found on Carlyle, Channelock, non ratcheting and Sunex & Capri ratcheting wrenches. Milwaukee is the only one with the fuller or I beam shaped wrench beam though attached to that style of open end.
they’re still cheaper than SK’s X Frame wrenches. LOL
TEKTON just released reversible ratcheting combination wrenches. They’re not exactly cheap either….
A W
What are the advantages/disadvantages of the anti slip / Max grip style open head wrench? I’ve never used that style.
Stuart
I believe the main benefits are better fastener grip, less chance of slipping, and fastener corner-rounding.
ShawnB
Looks like Milwaukee is pricing these for the professional that could benefit from the 144-tooth mechanism in tight spaces.
Lots of comparisons here to 72-tooth wrenches… I imagine there is a lot of precision work involved in having 2x the teeth in a tiny space and still being strong and durable.
Personally, I’d rather see them try to compete with Proto, SK, Mac etc — than try to compete with Husky just because they sell a few of their lines at Home Depot.
Stuart
They won’t, though.
“Drat, I lost/broke/lent out my 9/16″ wrench.” Where can you buy a replacement Milwaukee wrench? What if you want two of a specific size? What if you want a missing size, say to add 11/32″ to the 7pc set? You cannot.
Dewalt has been offering open stock tools, and their quality seems to be quite decent.
But if I were in a professional environment, I’d go for Proto.
If you’re an automotive professional, what happens if you leave a wrench in a car (it happens), break something (that happens too), or someone borrows a tool and never returns it? With a tool truck brand, you can get quick at-your-door service. With an industrial brand (such as Proto), you can have a replacement tool very quickly from your favorite supplier.
Unless or until Milwaukee is ready to expand into the market and offer open stock SKUs, instead of just offering full set options, they simply cannot be considered in the same light as brands like Proto or SK.
satch
That is a very astute observation. As you mentioned in another response, industrial, aerospace, and service maintenance focused suppliers are more likely to offer that 11/32 or odd metric size wrench.
Not all of us who use wrenches work on autos or diesel equipment. MRO groups use a great many tools that overlap or in some cases, use a tool that spans an odd gap in typical tool sets. Proto and other pro brands are much more likely to fill the need.
Milwaukee is positioning these against other house brands and it remains to be seen whether consumers, even pro contractors, will pop for wrenches that are priced in the same zip code as Wright, Proto, Wera, or similar. I think it may be a hard sell in set format only.
fred
The real old odd sizes were 19/32 and 25/32 – found on some old machinery and cars. I think some Weatherhead fittings also use fractional inch sizes in 32nd’s like 15/32, 17/32, 19/32, 23/32, 25/32 ,27/32 and 29/32
https://www.amazon.com/Sunex-9913-8-Inch-Weatherhead-13-Piece/dp/B003XIJ8KO
ShawnB
Judging from the service parts list for the kits published on their website, it appears that Milwaukee will be selling replacement wrenches individually as “parts.”
It may take a few days to get it from your favorite supplier, but it makes a lot of sense from a distribution standpoint. Stocking singles is a horrible business, ask any tool truck guy.
JMG
In the “it happens” department, I once found a full set of metric Wera hex wrenches on top of the motor of a used car I purchased from a dealer in Florida. The vehicle had just been shipped in from out of state, and there was no way to determine who they might have belonged to. It was also my first introduction to the tool brand. Not fun to forget your tools in strange places…
Roland
Are there any other ratcheting wrenches with 144 or more engagement points? I checked Wera(80 points)and Proto (72 points) . As long these wrenches are comfortable and well made, the price would be justified.
I have GearWrench sets with 72 engagement points. I am happy with them for my more casual usage. But I have had situations where more clicks would have made things go faster and be less frustrating.
Stuart
Gearwrench 120XP wrenches have 120 ratchet positions: https://toolguyd.com/gearwrench-120xp-ratcheting-wrenches/
Roland
Those have splines. Have you reviewed or used any wrenches with a splined box end? Only application I have come across for them was on a Volkswagen. Wondering if they damage normal 6 or 12pt fastners
ShawnB
Also, the SK X-Frame has 216 points, but the (six) pawls are spaced around the socket… which looks like it may make the head slightly larger.
I think the 144 points is a big selling point for these… and the price isn’t that unreasonable if you need that.
Roland
Yeah, hard to tell how large the head is from the images I could find.
Tool Of The Trade
Who do they think they are? Snap on? Milwaukee really does seem like they are getting way too big for their britches. And most of their prices are a reflection of it. Other than obsessed fan boys, who else in their right mind would pay this kind of money for a small set of wrenches? Especially from a brand that has never been known to be used by professional mechanics. I’ll admit that I do own Dewalt wrenches and ratchet sets and they are fantastic. And they are nowhere near the price that Milwaukee is charging. I got a 200 piece set for $90 back in December. I imagine that a 200 piece set from Milwaukee would be in the $500 $600 range based on what these wrenches are going for. Probably more than that. It seems like Milwaukee is trying to compete with the high end brands, but with absolutely no clout to back it up. They really need to get off of their high horse and come back down to earth. Although I own the Dewalt ratchet and wrench sets, I absolutely agree that brands like Milwaukee, Dewalt, and other brands of the like should keep their nose out of the automotive hand tools market. Especially when they cost this much.
Lynyrd
One observation about the Open End on Milwaukee wrenches. They grip very well, actually too well. If you’re a Plumber working overhead these might be the ticket, but for a Mechanic where speed and efficiency matter, they are too hard to get on and off the nut or bolt.
BTW the Made In USA Craftsman Professional wrenches pictured were made by Danaher who also made the Armstrong version. An earlier version of Craftsman Professional (USA stamped at the box end) were made by SK.
DC
I’ll stick with my Snap-ons and SK X-frames with Gear Wrench in my emergency truck box.
JC
For what they are, I think they are overpriced. I might consider paying this for a top wrench manufacturer, but for a brand that I look to for power tools isn’t going to be my first choice for for wrenches that are $20 each.
Ingrid
I think this would be a n interesting post. Whether related to these Milwaukee wrenches or not. At some future point, dig out ALL your combination wrenches, and you strike me as someone who owns at least one sample of A LOT of brands. And do a clearance study. What are you giving up in clearance going with ratcheting, which brands are the narrowest for width around the nut and so on. Sure fitment is important, and you might study that, but really, nuts probably are way way lower quality and more variable than the wrenches that tighten them. People do way keep out and obsess about clearances and swing arc, might be nice to see what all your owned and review samples can reveal about brands.
Ross
And now they’re no longer available online or in stores. Same with a lot of GearWrench stuff that claimed a lifetime warranty and then discontinued entire product lines after they sold their big initial batch. I’ll just stick to US made Snap-On, Mac, and SK.
I did get a 20pc ratcheting wrench set from GearWrench for $44+tax. That worked out to something like $2.44 per wrench, and I still feel kinda bad about giving China any money and contributing to a stronger communist world.