ID Wrenches with Marking "DIN895"

[xroad]

I have three double open end wrench with the marking "DIN895". Other than the metric opening size at each end, There is no other marking. I think it was part of my 1970 BMW 2002 tool kit. They have a very light gold color finish to it. They spent almost 10 years sitting in the trunk with most of the later years in a leaky rusty trunk. After the car was long gone, they sat around for almost 30 years in my tool box. They never tarnish.

I've used them once or twice and seems to be quite strong and works as well as my Craftsmans, just not as pretty.

Update: I just saw a picture of an Elora double open wrench and it look exactly like my BMW wrench, except, my wrench do not have the marking "GERMANY" after the "DIN895".

[alex71]

Probably Gedore

[xroad]

I looked at a picture of a double open end Gedore ... It look just like an Elora and my BMW wrench! What is it with German tools, they can't come up with a design that looks different?

[lbgradwell]

I would have said Heyco...

[superautobacs]

I have many DIN895 designated double open-ended spanners. From what I can tell, DIN developed a specification and design for the 895 wrenches and that's why you see different manufactures using the exact same specs.

It could be Heyco, Matador, Dowidat, Walter, WGB...

[Moose-LandTran]

They're known as DIN (German Standard) wrenches. They're all the same pattern, regardless of manufaturer. If they came from a BMW toolkit, they're most likely Heyco.

[xroad]

So it is just a standard, so the next question would be how tight is that standard? Say compared to what we can buy from Sears, for example. Sometimes, a tool may look crappy but it is better in metallurgy and tolerance but have crappy finish.

[superautobacs]

Don't quote me on this, but usually standards are set as a minimum guideline for manufacturers to comply by. That means the range in tolerance can be broad.

[kbs2244]

superautobacs has the idea on specs setting a low end for performance.
But I belive the "D" stands for Germany, and they have a history of setting some pretty high tech standards.

[Monte]

Here is a Heyco "BMW" marked wrench

http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/jj347/mrblvd_album/DSC00001-7.jpg
http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/jj347/mrblvd_album/DSC00004-4.jpg

[superautobacs]

superautobacs has the idea on specs setting a low end for performance.
But I belive the "D" stands for Germany, and they have a history of setting some pretty high tech standards.

I wasn't implying that DIN or DIN895 wrenches, when developed initially had low standards (maybe, in comparison to today's standard? I don't know). I'm not an industry expert, but I wanted to say that in general, when any kind of standard is set in place, they are guidelines to maintain a level of a bare minimum standard. Anything above and beyond that criteria is up to the manufacturer's decision.

Having said that, one standard is not the same as another standard. ie. ANSI; DIN; JIS

[acswan]

"Din 894" must be the single open end standard