Carlyle vs Wf adjustable

[Tom.C]

Hi everyone, so I have been planning on buying the rigid brand adjustable wrenches off amazon, but I have never actually handled one, the reviews are solid and I was all set to get them but....today I walked into napa and saw they had these adjustables and picked one up and fell in love, This is the nicest adjustable I have ever handled, the jaw has no slop, at all, it's tighter than the old black oxide crescents and a few other American adjustable I have seen, has anyone compares both? Additionally this adjustable is nice and thin but the handle is flat and wide for comfort, I am a heavy equip mechanic and would need the 24 inch which is running for $200 seems high, what do you guys think, based on the 15" I purchased, I will certainly consider it.

 

[Ruger_556]

Yeah, the Carlyle's are much better than any of my WF's in Proto or Craftsman iterations.

 

[Tom.C]

Yea that's kinda what I was thinking I was gonna hear, I mean when I say no slop I mean it I was like wow, super surprising, but then again I did play 60 some odd dollars for it vs 30-40 for a wf 15".

 

[Ruger_556]

I have through 15" but I'm going to get at least the 18" and maybe the 24" down the road. They're leagues better than others available...

 

[popparoach]

whats the country of origin?

 

[Ruger_556]

Uh, no... It doesn't... MAC sells them in a black version though IIRC.

 

[Loscaldazar]

The Carlyle is a Bahco knock off

Western Forge adjustable wrenches are good, but Irega/Channellock and Bahco/Snap On are certainly much better. Sounds like the Carlyle is closer to those in quality

 

[Tom.C]

They are Taiwan made, I read somewhere that the company that manufactures them makes some of the best wrenches around the world tho.

Edit: Proxene
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-157950.html

 

[outdoorspace]

Irega makes a nice adjustable wrench but I have owned some with more play than others (including WF).

There is going to be some variability in all brands.