Used a Husky wrench today

[Wamsutta]

The flat carts at work keep losing the bolts that hold the handle on. They take two 5/16"-18 x 1-1/4 machine bolts that are fully threaded and two 7/8" O.D. flat washers with two split lock washers. I grabbed a Husky 1/2" combination wrench off the shelf to tighten the new bolts with. Did the wrench get the job done? Sure, but was it enjoyable to use? Not at all. The wrench was too short and the box end kind of wobbled around the bolt head. Sure a far cry from my exact science Snap-on.

 

[Fly YX]

All hail King snap-on all other tools are inferior.

 

[Jrboulder]

Far from the best, far from the worst.

 

[ChrisLS8]

So we find out he works at Home Despot

 

[JMLangford]

Everyone knows (except you) that the bolts that hold the handles on the flat carts at work are 12mm......


....That's why the 1/2" sae Husky wrench wobbled around!








(I'm just bustin' your chops )

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[txvwnut]

I’m more amazed that someone at an HD actually cares enough to fix the carts. The carts my local HD are less than stellar and some should just be put in the scrap pile.

 

[sberry]

I bought a couple or 3 wrenches from there, they are very good. At one time they had full polish long. I got 7/16, 13mm and 15mm.

 

[Rabid Badger]

I grabbed a Husky 1/2" combination wrench off the shelf...

Should've used a Tekton.

 

[Legion Prime]

Should stop using split washers

 

[ZRX61]

At one time they had full polish long. I got 7/16, 13mm and 15mm.

I've got those 7-24mm & 1/4- 1in. Had them for at least 15 years (maybe 20), no issues. Usually my go-to wrenches.
They still carry them, thinking about adding the 1in+ sizes.

 

[OutsideMachinist]

They are fine for most people. They have the same issues all cheaper wrenches have. The open end width is too big to account for cheaper pig iron metal they use. The open ends tend to spread with a lot of force. The beams are too wide near box end etc etc. They will work for anything not too seized or torqued very high.

 

[sberry]

I've got those 7-24mm & 1/4- 1in. Had them for at least 15 years (maybe 20), no issues. Usually my go-to wrenches.
They still carry them, thinking about adding the 1in+ sizes.

I agree, I use the couple I have on brake/suspension. Very good. I really rarely use open end anyway, it instinctual to use the box but I haven't broke them but my experience is rather limited. I wouldn't have a problem using them.
I would also bet money that if we blindfolded him he couldn't tell them apart. The fact that there is a problem tightening a simple bolt with a common wrench really says a lot. A chore millions of amateurs could do without a second thought.

 

[fourjeepin]

I bought a set with both sae and metric for $5. They do the good. Definitely not as nice as any professional tool though.

 

[Tonyuk]

I cant just be me that finds the fit of snap-on spanners to be exactly the same as brands selling for half the price???

 

[mfewtrail]

I've got those 7-24mm & 1/4- 1in. Had them for at least 15 years (maybe 20), no issues. Usually my go-to wrenches.
They still carry them, thinking about adding the 1in+ sizes.

The Husky long pattern fully polished wrenches from about 20 years ago were longer than the current offerings by an inch or two. I have a full set of the old ones and they have nice chrome, good fitment, and have held up well. I also have some Husky reversible ratcheting wrenches that are maybe 6 years old that are a lot better than I expected them to be.

 

[6PTsocket]

Nyloc stays tight whether snug or not. Down with split washers!!

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[ZRX61]

The Husky long pattern fully polished wrenches from about 20 years ago were longer than the current offerings by an inch or two. I have a full set of the old ones and they have nice chrome, good fitment, and have held up well. I also have some Husky reversible ratcheting wrenches that are maybe 6 years old that are a lot better than I expected them to be.

The story I got years ago is they came down the same production line as the Craftsman pro-series (Danaher?) Apart from the name they sure as hell look exactly the same.

 

[Fedwrench]

The story I got years ago is they came down the same production line as the Craftsman pro-series (Danaher?) Apart from the name they sure as hell look exactly the same.

Actually, the Husky tools of that time too include those long pattern fully polished combination wrenches were actually rebranded Blackhawk supplied by Stanley.

 

[sberry]

I would buy that they were Stanley. Super fit and finish.

I bought a single, 7/16 and it was about 3$. About the same time I caught the truck and replaced a Snap same size I had lost, 30$.

 

[Handyandy23]

The flat carts at work keep losing the bolts that hold the handle on. They take two 5/16"-18 x 1-1/4 machine bolts that are fully threaded and two 7/8" O.D. flat washers with two split lock washers. I grabbed a Husky 1/2" combination wrench off the shelf to tighten the new bolts with. Did the wrench get the job done? Sure, but was it enjoyable to use? Not at all. The wrench was too short and the box end kind of wobbled around the bolt head. Sure a far cry from my exact science Snap-on.

Should have grabbed a digital Vernier off the shelf too and measured this wobbly box end compared to the Snap On so everyone could see the difference.

 

[sberry]

Should have got pics of this job too, be the first thing I can recall he has actually fixed.

 

[JRC3]

Fits right every time. Oh yeah!