srsm ratcheting open ends?

[Danglerb]

I was just looking at some images of the SRSM ratcheting open end wrenches, and have a couple questions ...

How well do they work, specifically in smaller sizes like 10mm?

Are they hard to find, I didn't see many on ebay.

[Danglerb]

Alden wrenches look very similar, priced at about $30 for a set of 3 in stainless 17-4 for aerospace use (no flakey chrome allowed).

[Danglerb]

Bump to my own thread, nobody uses these?

I talked to the Snap truck guy today and the item is listed in red, which he says usually means not available. Sears doesn't have their Quick Wrench version either, makes me wonder if they suck, or patent holder isn't licensing them?

Alden is the only brand I see anymore in normal retail channels.

[Old Donn]

Got a set of C-Man Quick Wrenches when they first came out and they work OK. The biggest drawback is the extended swing required to get them to ratchet. If you're in a tight workspace, you're out of luck. I think Sears quit selling them to make way for ratcheting combination wrenches.

[paranoid56]

i bought a set when they came out also. worst wrenches ever LOL i think they have been sitting in my tool box for years. save your money and dont buy them

[Danglerb]

i bought a set when they came out also. worst wrenches ever LOL i think they have been sitting in my tool box for years. save your money and dont buy them

I'm going to the swap meet in the morning to see if I can find some of the Snapon version. If I don't find any I might be interested in buying your old set.

I might be happy with just a 10mm for ONE task, oil pan on a Porsche 928. The front has about 8 10mm bolts, and the bottom of the pan sticks forward like a chin. Nothing fits except for a an open end and the bolts have a good twenty turns and most never get loose enough to turn by hand.

[Old Donn]

i bought a set when they came out also. worst wrenches ever LOL i think they have been sitting in my tool box for years. save your money and dont buy them

I wouldn't say these were the worst ever, (that title belongs to a set of combination wrenches I once owned that were made in Pakistan). They've got a nicely cut box end and are long pattern affording extra grunt on a stubborn fastener. That said, buying the Quick Wrenches was a mistake. They're my very last choice in the wrench drawer. The only time I ever take one out is just to see if it'll work on whatever I'm doing.

[paranoid56]

I'm going to the swap meet in the morning to see if I can find some of the Snapon version. If I don't find any I might be interested in buying your old set.

I might be happy with just a 10mm for ONE task, oil pan on a Porsche 928. The front has about 8 10mm bolts, and the bottom of the pan sticks forward like a chin. Nothing fits except for a an open end and the bolts have a good twenty turns and most never get loose enough to turn by hand.

well if you dont find one, PM me in about 3 weeks and you can have what i have left. just pay postage. all my tools are in storage till my escrow closes.