23-32 mm combo wrenchs

[Dwit]

I need a new set of wrenches to get my set that stops at 22 up to 32. It can skip a few like 31 but mostly completely. These are low use tools. I don’t care about finish. I care about quality steel milled to correct tolerance. I don’t even care if they are chrome. Nice stampings of size rate higher than chrome.
I was shocked out how few options there are that are being sold as sets. I looked at tekton first because I know there standard set stops at 22 and I have had good luck with them for budget not cheap tools but they dont have one anymore.

 

[Lisamelting]

I bought Tekton 24, 27, 30 and 32 individually. All but the 32 get used regularly and I have no complaints.

 

[Skin]

Not sure what they're priced at today but Craftsman raised panel use to be the go-to for affordable large wrenches.

 

[pstemari]

Did you check Zoro for prices on Proto wrenches? The black oxide and satin chrome finishes are about 2/3 the price of the polished chrome IIRC.

Never mind. They were seriously pricey.

 

[Fedwrench]

I would look at cripe distributing's eBay store. They have KD, Armstrong, Allen, and others that are reasonably priced.

 

[Dwit]

Did you check Zoro for prices on Proto wrenches? The black oxide and satin chrome finishes are about 2/3 the price of the polished chrome IIRC.

Never mind. They were seriously pricey.

I did check. If you want them in a set, it’s going to start at 8mm or less. I didn’t bother with individual prices. I’m sure it will make you wonder why your not buying the full set.

 

[Dwit]

Not sure what they're priced at today but Craftsman raised panel use to be the go-to for affordable large wrenches.

I actually think they do make one. Along with husky and kobolt. They are 23-30. Odd size to stop. It sure about any of those. I e owned a few husky things. Some good some not so much.

 

[Dwit]

I would look at cripe distributing's eBay store. They have KD, Armstrong, Allen, and others that are reasonably priced.

Thanks. That one is new to me

 

[Tallpilot]

I would look at cripe distributing's eBay store. They have KD, Armstrong, Allen, and others that are reasonably priced.

This is the best advice if you don’t care if they match otherwise it’s Tekton unless you want raised panels (ugh) then there are several low tier options just search jumbo wrench sets.

IMHO it is better to order individually and get the sizes you want instead of the sets which skip tons of sizes above 27mm.

 

[Sam'sAutoParts]

I would look at cripe distributing's eBay store. They have KD, Armstrong, Allen, and others that are reasonably priced.

^This is what I did to fill out my “set” after finding some used SK for cheap. This was when SK stuff was super cheap. I bought a lot of 5 wrenches for less then $40 then bought the other sizes from Cripe. I think I have a few satin Armstrong and a full polish Allen.


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[Elvie84]

Tekton makes USA angle head wrenches there beauty’s

 

[californiaHank]

I never bought a 32mm - I use my old 1 1/4". 32mm = 1.2598"

 

[Samuel D]

I think it’s misleading to say a metric set “skips sizes” if it doesn’t have every integer millimetre size in the range (but arbitrarily not fractional millimetre sizes even though, for example, 5.5 mm is a standard size).

The standards organisations don’t include every integer mm size. Far from it. Conversely, they do include some fractional millimetre sizes.

Of course non-standard head sizes exist in the wild, especially on old machines. But buying every integer size from 23 mm to 32 mm is not a sensible use of resources, especially when you can quickly and easily buy any odd size if it ever comes up. You’re not living in Antarctica or onboard a cargo ship, I presume.

Unless I had known specific requirements from the outset, I’d get four spanners: 24, 27, 30, and 32 mm. Then get the others if you ever encounter them and cannot solve the problem another way.

“No-skip” sets are a con except in very unusual circumstances.

 

[davethorik]

I never bought a 32mm - I use my old 1 1/4". 32mm = 1.2598"

I do have metric combos up to 36mm,
The 27mm is really close to 1-1/16" (1.0629")
30mm is close to 1-3/16", although that is a less common inch size.

 

[wornoutoldman]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Craftsman-...372276&hash=item43d29f0e0d:g:B2AAAMXQU6tQ-HUO

 

[blackwire]

I would look at cripe distributing's eBay store. They have KD, Armstrong, Allen, and others that are reasonably priced.

I would prefer to buy Tekton over those dead brands with questionable warranty support.

On the other hand they are Craftsman clones, so if you like Craftsman RP wrenches without the RP, these can be had for relatively cheap.

 

[kythri]

There's always GearWrench.

My GearWrench long-pattern stuff goes up to 32:

81741 23mm 12 Point Long Pattern Combination Wrench
81742 24mm 12 Point Long Pattern Combination Wrench
81751 25mm 12 Point Long Pattern Combination Wrench
81752 26mm 12 Point Long Pattern Combination Wrench
81743 27mm 12 Point Long Pattern Combination Wrench
81753 28mm 12 Point Long Pattern Combination Wrench
81744 30mm 12 Point Long Pattern Combination Wrench
81745D 32mm 12 Point Long Pattern Combination Wrench

 

[BarryWells]

Pick up the phone and CALL Zoro. They have much more than they list and may hook you up right. Good bunch.

 

[Fialaja]

I would prefer to buy Tekton over those dead brands with questionable warranty support.

On the other hand they are Craftsman clones, so if you like Craftsman RP wrenches without the RP, these can be had for relatively cheap.

IMHO Warranty support is a poor reason to buy a tool. How often do you think you will be breaking a larger size combo wrench? I’ll take quality over warranty anytime. And what if down the road Teton goes under? Could happen, don’t fool yourself into thinking it can’t. Who would’ve thought America made craftsman tools would disappear?

 

[rijndael]

How often do you think you will be breaking a larger size combo wrench?

Things can fail without use too, like when the chrome peels.

 

[kythri]

IMHO Warranty support is a poor reason to buy a tool.

Lots of folks disagree.

Who would’ve thought America made craftsman tools would disappear?

Everyone on this forum since I joined, probably even longer than that.