13 mm wrench test

[Miskin]

The chrome looks different. I don't know about treatment.

From my experience older is usually better!

 

[gigamel]

Nice video about the production of Beta tools.

At 8.32 you can see the hardness at 47.8 HRC

 

[Miskin]

Nice video about the production of Beta tools.

At 8.32 you can see the hardness at 47.8 HRC

Nice video! Thanks gigamel. Beta will take its time to this test!

 

[wblake]

Great thread Miskin, now am hooked!!

i will check what i can send you from Down here since am near by!!

Hello everyone! just realised is my first post!

 

[SpaleHR]

@Miskin can u tell me what line of unior did you use for the test? Lsi or extra series?

 

[Jure]

@Miskin can u tell me what line of unior did you use for the test? Lsi or extra series?

LSI

 

[SpaleHR]

Thank god I have couple of them, that means I only have to find some stalhwille metric set that I miss in my collection

 

[isr2kba]

Hi Miskin,

I just read this thread from OP to end. Thanks for sharing your work -- it's highly interesting and a lot of fun!

 

[Miskin]

@Miskin can u tell me what line of unior did you use for the test? Lsi or extra series?

As Jure said, is LSI but i didn't test it because is No 14. I will buy a No 13 in the future to test it.

Hi Miskin,

I just read this thread from OP to end. Thanks for sharing your work -- it's highly interesting and a lot of fun!

Thank you for your kind words!

It's not work for me, i do it for fun!

 

[Miskin]

Hi guys, unfortunately this test comes to an end. I will not manage to finish it because I got fired today. Me and three other colleagues refused to work for peanuts so we went home. I hope I can continue the test some other time on some other workshop. Last wrench i measure was BETA 55 13-17, HRC 43 (Lok unfortunately I did not manage to test it. )

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Tomorrow i will upload some pics from Snap on, the last wrench i work with.

Brand--------------------------HRC---------------- Chrome coating (μm)
Proxxon-------------------------45--------------------
Acesa----------------------------32--------------------
Gedore No7---------------------40---------------------
Garant---------------------------41--------------------
Matador 190---------------------41---------------------8.5
Garant---------------------------41--------------------~0
Stahlwille-----------------------47---------------------~0
Matador 190 old series---------38--------------------15
HR (India) Lidl------------------34--------------------10
Bost-----------------------------49 -----------08
Dowidat No6 12-13-------------38--------------------10
Gedore No6 14-17--------------52 --------------10
Unior----------------------------47.5-------------------15
IUS------------------------------47 --------------05
Izeltas---------------------------44----------------------~0
Cobalt Ratcheting Wrench------45----------------------~0
Hazet 600N Beam--------------35----------------------17
-------------open end------------- 34---------------------~0
Hazet 603-----------------------40----------------------~0
Facom 440----------------------44----------------------~0
Stanley 87-073------------------41----------------------?
Snap-On-------------------------45,5--------------------10
Husky combi---------------------43---------------------10
Husky ratcheting combi----------40--------------------10
Craftsman USA-------------------39,5-------------------0
Pittsburgh-------------------------35?---------------------5 to 10
Heyco 410 Maxline---------------44---------------------~0
Heyco 400------------------------28----------------------~0 (10μm on beam)
Gedore 1B------------------------42.5--------------------~0
Beta 55 13-17---------------------43--------------------------~0

 

[SpaleHR]

So sorry to hear that Miskin. I`ll hope you will find the new job soon and get better paid.

 

[isr2kba]

Sorry to hear that. I hope you find a better job quickly.

 

[north]

Hope it works out for you Miskin.

 

[Syntax_Error]

This was my favorite thread. I'm sad to hear it has come to an end in this way. Good for you standing up for your rights as a human being. With the effort you put into this thread I can only imagine that you are an outstanding employee and very skilled in your field. You should have no problem finding employment elsewhere.

 

[bahcoswed]

This was my favorite thread... all categorys! It feels very sad to hear this about your work, you find a new job where the "13mm wrench test" starts again

 

[wblake]

Thats ****! hope it works out for you....

Not very optimistic whats going on in Greece right now...

 

[Hako86]

Sad... I hope you'll find a new job soon and you will be able to keep testing those wrenches

 

[Miskin]

Thank you all for your kind words! I am optimistic person by nature and since i'm healthy I'm not worried. I'm a little puzzled because I see all the technical companies in Greece (those remaining) to eliminate the production and give based on trade. Buy from China and sell to Europe.

 

[bahcoswed]

And thats why I dont buy china stuff even if I know its are good quality...someone somehow are going to get fired because production are moved or something to asia

 

[Rico.]

I too very much enjoyed this thread.... I am sorry to hear of your treatment Miskin.

I also agree that with just the dedication needed to make this thread possible
as evidence, I think you would make an excellent employee and wish you all the
best for the future.

καλή τύχη

 

[upgrading]

Very lousy to hear the news Miskin.

I hope your personal situation and the overall situation in Greece improves soon.

 

[cosmik binturong]

oh noes...

i'm sorry to see that you're now jobless Miskin...

hoping that you'll very soon find something as good or even better to do and that you'll get paid what your time and knowledge is really worth...

in the meantime have a nice

 

[Kev442]

Thank You for an entertaining, "real world" thread. Best of luck to you in your future endeavors!

 

[Rickedstyles]

Best of luck...I used to deal with this problem...may be you will find newer machines/tooling with this...then we can see a 6mm hex test! These make any 6mm into pretzels in short order! My 13mm's sit quietly in my box for now

 

[superautobacs]

Miskin,

Sorry to hear of this bad news....

I must thank you for taking the time to do all the testing thus far.

I'm wishing you for a speedy re-entry into the work force.

 

[JR 42]

Sorry to hear the bad news, I've enjoyed this thread immensely and appreciate you posting your work. Best of luck in the job search!

 

[outdoorsman310]

Good luck finding a new job quickly. This thread is good, and I appreciate the time and effort you and others put into it.
Eric

 

[bareass172]

Ditto what others have said. I enjoyed the info you shared and sorry to hear of your situation. Keep your head up!

 

[lok]

Όχι ρε γμτ!

Καλή τύχη ρε 'συ. Εύχομαι να βρεις σύντομα καινούρια δουλειά με καλύτερες αποδοχές.

Thanks for all the info that you share with us.

 

[toolmaniac]

Καλή τύχη, υπομονή και κουράγιο.

It will work out for the best, in the long run. Hang in there, and keep your head up.

 

[nmantas]

Ouch this is a terrible development hope you end up somewhere better for you and your family.

Its mildly amusing that all the snap-on fans and enemies alike never got to know how the snapon fared.....the legend continues.

 

[Laro13]

Sorry to hear the bad news.
If you ever need good job references, sent them to this thread.

Thank you for the interesting test and info on wrenches!

cheers,
Jasper

 

[Miskin]

Last wrench i tested! Snap-On after two months of hard work in the hands of my colleague, who also got fired! Great guy for tool destroying!

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I think Snap-On did better than Hazet. If you consider that is longer from Hazet, and the torque applied greater, fared well.

Thanks again for your concern! I'm disappointed because i couldn't test some wrenches (FACOM, STANLEY, CRAFTSMAN, HEYCO, HUSKY, PITTSBURGH, BETA) which been send from some GJ members. Sorry guys

 

[Miskin]

I asked my three year old daughter to choose the most beautiful wrench from the carton.She chose the Facom 440. The hardness test sets no winner but the the beauty contest has a winner! Facom! I totally agree!

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[Monte]

@Miskin: Thanks for doing all these test ! I hope you can continue the tests at your new work

 

[superautobacs]

That last picture made my day! Thank you!

 

[Westly]

Καλή τύχη, υπομονή και κουράγιο.

It will work out for the best, in the long run. Hang in there, and keep your head up.

Philosophical...just like a Greek.

 

[Westly]

What a sweet little daughter - I'm envious. She will get you back in the workforce Best of luck to you.

 

[airdale]

Very cute picture!

Thank you for a good reading thread.

Good luck in your job search.

 

[Feli]

Fantastic posts! Good luck from Ecuador