Martin 30 degree wrenches

[jimmycrackcorn]

I never own this brand of tool just wanna know if anyone has this set and how they hold up. I know they are geared towards the industrial market, as i read it on other threads. No one i know has a set like this and i think it would be handy for EGR pipes, those coolant fittings that GM uses it tight spots, the ones i used are barrowed, but they are old wrenches that have been cut in half. It works but i rather buy something like this.

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00930147000P?keyword=martin+tools

I'll see how the sale at sears will affect the price come Friday.

[Charles (in GA)]

These are commonly called "service wrenches" and are quite thin in the head. The Martin ones are somewhat thicker than the old Bonneys and Armstrongs, but otherwise are the same. this design of wrench will NOT handle alot of torque, it is designed to run down fittings and devices that have thin hexes on them or are difficult to run by hand and in a tight spot. Just realized that this Sears set you provided the link to is metric. If you need fractional, www.harryepstein.com has a 9 piece 3/4 to 1-1/4 for $142. Sizes above that up to 2-1/4 are available individually for $15 to $20 each.

Another source for service wrenches are China made ones marketed by GRIP (an import trading company) and sold by Overstock.com

Some of my coworkers have the fractional Martin service wrenches and have not had any problems with them, but as I noted, they are not used for high torque applications.

Charles

[jimmycrackcorn]

Charles thanks for the info i also read that they are thin, probably spread under a load, If you know of any open end short wrenches in these big sizes it would appreciate it, I would rather a set instead of finding an old wrench to cut...

[krusty the clown]

i think you'll find these easier due to the 15 and 30 degree angles!

http://www.matcotools.com/Catalog/toolcatalog.jsp?cattype=T&cat=2467&page=1翽

[eschoendorff]

i think you'll find these easier due to the 15 and 30 degree angles!

http://www.matcotools.com/Catalog/toolcatalog.jsp?cattype=T&cat=2467&page=1翽

Sure... but what a price!!!!

Maybe check this out.... sometimes available through your local welding supply house:

http://www.wrighttool.com/pub/default.asp?catalog=0&title2=Wrenches&oid=%7BD9BD848C%2DFF1F%2D11D3%2D8B5D%2D00A0C942294 E%7D

[Charles (in GA)]

Sure... but what a price!!!!

Maybe check this out.... sometimes available through your local welding supply house:

http://www.wrighttool.com/pub/default.asp?catalog=0&title2=Wrenches&oid=%7BD9BD848C%2DFF1F%2D11D3%2D8B5D%2D00A0C942294 E%7D

These are the same Wright wrenches that www.harryepstein.com has.

http://www.harryepstein.com/wrenches-service.htm

Proto also manufactures these wrenches. at least in fractional sizes.

http://www.stanleyproto.com/default.asp?TYPE=CATEGORY&CATEGORY=OPEN+END+WRENCHES&strSiteName=PROTO&strDefaultCatalog=PROTO

Charles

[eschoendorff]

These are the same Wright wrenches that www.harryepstein.com has.

Charles

Even better then. :beer:

[transammanv8]

I bought the fractional set of Martin's about 2 years ago. Sears had the 11 piece set on sale for about $120ish at the time. They work great. I am a helicopter mechanic for Bell helicopter, and the 1 1/2" Martin is about the only thing I've found that can get onto the aux tank lines of a Bell 407. It's one of those tool sets that you might not use much, but they pay for themselves when you do need them.

Some co-workers have the equivalents from V8 tools, but they seem to chip apart and the finish flakes off. No problems at all from the Martins.

[Charles (in GA)]

I bought the fractional set of Martin's about 2 years ago. Sears had the 11 piece set on sale for about $120ish at the time. They work great. I am a helicopter mechanic for Bell helicopter, and the 1 1/2" Martin is about the only thing I've found that can get onto the aux tank lines of a Bell 407. It's one of those tool sets that you might not use much, but they pay for themselves when you do need them.

Some co-workers have the equivalents from V8 tools, but they seem to chip apart and the finish flakes off. No problems at all from the Martins.

First set of service wrenches I ever saw belonged to a boss at a former job. He had gone to work in the early 1950's for Slick Airlines, and they had bought several tons of tools WWII surplus, plus toolboxes. He said the first day on the job they told him to grab a tool box and fill it up with sets of wrenches and sockets and pliers and such. The set of Bonney's he had came out of this pile of tools, he got to keep everything when he left.

Charles

[krusty the clown]

Sure... but what a price!!!!

Maybe check this out.... sometimes available through your local welding supply house:

http://www.wrighttool.com/pub/default.asp?catalog=0&title2=Wrenches&oid=%7BD9BD848C%2DFF1F%2D11D3%2D8B5D%2D00A0C942294 E%7D


yeah the price is rediculous.......i was refering mainly to the style not necessarily the brand. i found a set of bonney angle wrenches in a flea market for $30.

[Jbullfrog]

Check E-bay. I have a set of blue-point that I paid $20 for. I have also found Snap-On which offers 30 and 60 versus 15 and 60 wrenches cheap at sales and on E-bay with other items.

[jimmycrackcorn]

I have a set of Angle wrenches and when the situation comes they are great, but sometimes swing is limited so a much shorter wrench is in order. Don't run into it that often but it would be nice to have a set of short open ends on hand...

[MAD]

I have seen a couple of sets of Fairmount brand service wrenches and angle wrenches sell very cheaply on eBay due to the lack of name recognition. I believe that Fairmount was bought by Martin.

From the Alloy Artifacts site:

Fairmount was a tool company operating in Cleveland, Ohio, and was well known as a contract manufacturer for automobile tool kits. The company also specialized in auto body tools.

In recent years the tool operations of Fairmount were acquired by the Martin Sprocket and Gear Corporation, which continues to offer the line of tools under the Martin brand.

[chevy302dz]

Martin makes good but not great wrenches, I would place them somewhere in the Craftsman to SK area depending on the type of wrench. If you can find them at a good price go for it, but don't go out of your way to find them.