Blue point wrenches?

[Jwych]

Anyone used them? Like them? I currently use craftsman raised panels made in china so anything is an upgrade im sure. But hows the length etc of them compared to cm

 

[Eric Nordstrom]

I have a set of Blue-Point wrenches. But they are from the 80's made in USA
They are same as snap on ecept they are satin-texture finish. Your wanting to know about the curent ones aren't you?. But I like mine.

 

[Brownsfan]

Look into Williams Taiwan made wrenches. Same thing as Blue Point but at a much better price. Look at toolsdeliverd.com. if you are buying off the truck they ate decent wrenches but not worth the tool truck $ IMHO.

 

[redwrench60]

The older USA made ones are great. They're Snap On wrenches without all the high polish chrome.
The newer ones.....pass. You can get a lot better for the money.

 

[gtermini]

I grabbed a brand new metric 8-19 set of ebay in Decenmber for under $50. They are the nicest asian import wrenches I have used (they are Chinese). They fit well and have close to the same physical dimensions as Snap-On wrenches. The open ends don't feel like they spread. The set comes with a very nice, Snap On style tray, if that matters to you. I think they are overpriced for import tools. Caryle wrenches are a better bang for the buck, but if you have a Snappy truck to do warranty on, that helps.

Greyson

 

[ArtDeco]

As stated: over priced import stuff. You can get as "good" Taiwan for cheaper.

 

[ccoorreeyy]

I have a blue point set of ratcheting wrenches in standard and metric. LOVE THEM!

 

[BFHtime]

My Snap-on guy has the blue point wrenches on BOGO, the August flyer. Not all drivers participate or have access to all the promotions. If you buy from the truck these deals are the best way to go.

 

[gtlaw]

Look into Williams Taiwan made wrenches. Same thing as Blue Point but at a much better price. Look at toolsdeliverd.com. if you are buying off the truck they ate decent wrenches but not worth the tool truck $ IMHO.

I don't know why people keep saying those taiwan williams are the same as blue point. They aren't even from the same country strangely enough the chinese made blue point are decent and the taiwan made williams are total garbage

 

[panknuckshovel]

I don't know why people keep saying those taiwan williams are the same as blue point. They aren't even from the same country strangely enough the chinese made blue point are decent and the taiwan made williams are total garbage

When did blue point go to China? Website and the boxes i saw on the truck today say COO Taiwan.

 

[90zcar]

I have a couple blue point ratchet wrenches and I feel they are very high quality.

 

[devoncoolman]

They are junk in my opinion. The open ends spread. They are way overpriced as well.

 

[wyo george]

When did blue point go to China? Website and the boxes i saw on the truck today say COO Taiwan.

They didn't go to China according to Snap-On, they are still CoO Taiwan...

 

[gtermini]

Mine said product of china on the cardboard package. I don't have a picture to prove up, but have no reason to make it up. I wish they were made in Taiwan.

Greyson

 

[wyo george]

I have no reason to doubt you and certainly don't care where they are made. I just tossed up a screen shot from the Snap-On site. It certainly wouldn't be the first time a major company had an outdated web site!

Then again, according to the Chinese government, Taiwan is part of China so...

 

[SMKS]

I don't know why people keep saying those taiwan williams are the same as blue point. They aren't even from the same country strangely enough the chinese made blue point are decent and the taiwan made williams are total garbage

Many Blue Point tools are the same as the Williams imported line, as previously mentioned. When you compare many of the tools side-by-side it's obvious they're the same.

I've never before heard someone claim that the Williams and Blue Point wrenches aren't the same anymore. If they've updated the Blue Point version, I'd be interested in seeing some pics.

The Blue Point and Williams sure look pretty similar in these pics taken from the Snap-on and SOIB website:

 

[AndrewV]

Omg guys. Bluepoint is just like sears/craftsman. It's all bluepoint badging on other oem produced iteams. That's all it is. Same for williams, it's a SO clone/taiwan made version. Nothing bad about them

But op, there good wrenches. Better than cman rp's, but not as good as SO's normal line.