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Fastbird

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Those are just leftover clearance from the big Industrial line selloff last year. Had me thinking they had some NOS of the Professional line (the polished long pattern ones).
 

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So, for someone who only uses wrenches occasionally, is this a good buy?
 

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Is it just me or does the box end look strangely bulky on those? It's especially noticeable when you zoom in on the image.
 

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Is it just me or does the box end look strangely bulky on those? It's especially noticeable when you zoom in on the image.

The box end is ratcheting. Very low tooth count and notchy. Just saw those at Sears a couple days ago. Not something I would recommend.
 

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The box end is ratcheting. Very low tooth count and notchy. Just saw those at Sears a couple days ago. Not something I would recommend.

I missed that in the description. Strange looking wrenches but at least the open end isn't lobster clawed.
 

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So, for someone who only uses wrenches occasionally, is this a good buy?

It's the cheapest option for USA-made ratcheting wrenches...but your money would probably be better spent on some cheap Gearwrenches or similar. The low tooth count on these makes them pretty bad. A fine tooth design is far better, and won't cost much more!
 

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The box end is ratcheting. Very low tooth count and notchy. Just saw those at Sears a couple days ago. Not something I would recommend.

Dude...14 bucks.:lol:

Sae though. :sad::sad:

This is cheaper for 7 than you can buy 5 for the recent taiwanese (and um...chinese) sets. Where they made?

If they were metric...
 

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They don't look like ratcheting wrenches, and the description reads "static". I agree the closed end has a weird "ring" look to it.
 

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They don't look like ratcheting wrenches, and the description reads "static". I agree the closed end has a weird "ring" look to it.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Craftsman-Industrial-7-PC-Combination-Ratcheting-Wrench-Set-SAE-inch-24623-/161071263882


This seller, among other google results say ratcheting. Amazon descriptions are notorious for being incomplete or incorrect. I held these exact wrenches this past weekend at Sears. They do ratchet. It feels like there are literally about 4 teeth in there and no reverse lever. Recipe for getting your wrench stuck in a bad spot.
 

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They are an older style of ratcheting wrench. There is a reason they are no longer made...
 
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I got these from Sears a month ago when they were on sale for like 9 bucks. They are indeed ratcheting. Low tooth count, but still great buy for the price. I got some Gearwrenches that are finer tooth count, but the ratcheting end of them is bulkier than the craftsmans and I end up using the craftsmans more at the job. Yeah, they are rough, but still work fine.
 

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My local Ace has a set of these, I guess I never noticed them because at a glance they look like normal combination wrenches. I played with the ratcheting end a bit and was really surprised at how bad they were. They seemed to have about 4 teeth and felt like somebody had dropped them in the sand before they were packaged.
 

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My local Ace has a set of these, I guess I never noticed them because at a glance they look like normal combination wrenches. I played with the ratcheting end a bit and was really surprised at how bad they were. They seemed to have about 4 teeth and felt like somebody had dropped them in the sand before they were packaged.

It's probably so that they don't wear out or break when loosening fasteners. The craftsman heavy(ier) duty stuff is built that way...like the double end sandwich plate ratcheting wrenches (don't know what they're actually called but that's what i call them).

SAE of course. Rabble rabble.:willy_nil:lol:
 

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I grabbed a set of the SAE, I'm not going to complain about the $$ I spent. I would just say i'm no fan of this version.
 

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It's probably so that they don't wear out or break when loosening fasteners. The craftsman heavy(ier) duty stuff is built that way...like the double end sandwich plate ratcheting wrenches (don't know what they're actually called but that's what i call them).

SAE of course. Rabble rabble.:willy_nil:lol:

Actually the opposite is true. I'll lean into a Chinese gearwrench long before I would one of those American made pawless hunks of junk. A small amount of side loading on the beam and the Cman's free spin, even if there was a load on them. You will smash your knuckles if you try to use/abuse them like a modern ratcheting wrench.

They are an older style of ratcheting wrench. There is a reason they are no longer made...

They are still made just not under the Craftsman brand. I was shocked to see Armstrong brought them back this year for their own catalog. I still don't understand it since they offer the far superior modern 72 tooth count ones also.
 
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These look just like a set I own, so I will suppose they are the same. I confess, I don't use mine, but they came in a larger set and I've had no reason to get rid of them. I have sets of gear wrench reversible and flex heads that I occasionally use for odd spots on the vehicles.

Now, these don't have fine teeth, so I would not recommend for use in a place with a tight turning arc, but that does not mean they aren't quality. Remember, the classic craftsman RP ratchet does not have a high tooth count either, and lots of folks swear by them. In my mind, more teeth usually translates to finer, smaller teeth. This in turn means a ratchet mechanism that wears out faster and breaks easier, all else being the same.

These wrenches would probably be very useful in non-automotive use, in places where there are pass through bolts and higher turning arcs, perhaps construction or facilities maintenance. I think they would be stronger and have a longer lifespan than the gear wrench type wrench. My only complaint about them is the metric set does not include 17 and 16 mm. I can get over the 16, but the 17 seems like a common metric size to me.
 
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