Channellock Combination Wrenches

[cjarvis]

Has anyone picked up a set of these yet? How do you like them?

I bought a metric set today, owing to their similarity to Carlyle wrenches at 1/2 to 1/3 the price. I got them to keep in the pickup for emergency/farm repairs, but won't likely use them for a while.

 

[AceofSpad3s]

They aren't just similar, they are made in the same factory from what I've heard here.

 

[notlob]

Here's a video comparison of the Channellock and Carlyle:

 

[powertrip]

Wonder if the ratcheting wrenches are similar to the Carlyle as well.

 

[Professional Tool User]

It's possible that the Chanellock, Miwaukee, and Carlyle ones come from the same supplier in Taiwan. The main selling point of these wrenches is that they've got teeth on the open end to prevent slipping and are way cheaper than the Snap on or other USA made ones. Someone on YouTube tested the open ends for these wrenches and they ranked second place after the Snap on ones.

 

[AceofSpad3s]

It's possible that the Chanellock, Miwaukee, and Carlyle ones come from the same supplier in Taiwan. The main selling point of these wrenches is that they've got teeth on the open end to prevent slipping and are way cheaper than the Snap on or other USA made ones. Someone on YouTube tested the open ends for these wrenches and they ranked second place after the Snap on ones.

How many where there, did it include wrightgrips?

 

[wafrederick]

I like them,have them in sae and metric.The manufacturer is Infar that makes them for Channellock and Napa Carlyle.

 

[cjarvis]

How many where there, did it include wrightgrips?

If it’s the one I think it might be, there were 6-7 different brands, including Wright. The open end of the Wrightgrip broke.

 

[DTuck]

If it’s the one I think it might be, there were 6-7 different brands, including Wright. The open end of the Wrightgrip broke.

I'd like to see that video. I own and use Wrightgrip 1.0, MAC KS', Proto ASD, DeWalt ASD and Snap on OEXM regular open end wrenches. The Wrightgrips are my go to wrenches and have done the same tests with snapping off 9/16 bolt heads to show coworkers. Never had any issues with the strength of Wrightgrips however that's not to say that a defective wrench couldn't have made it through QC. I've been thinking of buying a set of standard channellock combo's because for the money they can't be beat for a pretty good quality wrench to keep in the truck.
eta- found the video and the way it flew apart like that makes me believe it was a bad wrench that made it through QC and yet it still held at the same ft/lbs as the snap on carlyle and milwaukee.

 

[L.Cheapo]

I'd like to see that video. I own and use Wrightgrip 1.0, MAC KS', Proto ASD, DeWalt ASD and Snap on OEXM regular open end wrenches. The Wrightgrips are my go to wrenches and have done the same tests with snapping off 9/16 bolt heads to show coworkers. Never had any issues with the strength of Wrightgrips however that's not to say that a defective wrench couldn't have made it through QC. I've been thinking of buying a set of standard channellock combo's because for the money they can't be beat for a pretty good quality wrench to keep in the truck.

 

[DTuck]

Yeah I posted that I found it before you posted the link

 

[cjarvis]

That's the one.

ETA: I have no doubt that the Wrightgrip in the video was a defective wrench. I have the SAE set and they're STOUT.

 

[L.Cheapo]

eta- found the video and the way it flew apart like that makes me believe it was a bad wrench that made it through QC and yet it still held at the same ft/lbs as the snap on carlyle and milwaukee.

Milwaukee 210
Snap-On 206
Carlyle with teeth 171
Wright failed at 161.

161 is less than 210. 49 ft lbs is significant.(30%) And in this case, its the difference between busting your knuckles or not.

 

[DTuck]

Milwaukee 210
Snap-On 206
Carlyle with teeth 171
Wright failed at 161.

161 is less than 210. 49 ft lbs is significant.(30%) And in this case, its the difference between busting your knuckles or not.

I didn't watch for the readings on the torque indicator he was using I was just reading off of his summary on the video which says 150 ft/lbs plus on all of them. I do however love people who see one display of a wrench failing and then it's gospel to them. Even the best tools fail in cases which is why they have a manufacturers warranty against defects. How long have you been turning wrenches or have you ever professionally?

 

[L.Cheapo]

I didn't watch for the readings on the torque indicator he was using I was just reading off of his summary on the video which says 150 ft/lbs plus on all of them. I do however love people who see one display of a wrench failing and then it's gospel to them. Even the best tools fail in cases which is why they have a manufacturers warranty against defects. How long have you been turning wrenches or have you ever professionally?

My qualifications have nothing to do with a test I did not perform. There is no "gospel" here. Sometimes facts aren't what we want them to be.

I prefer not to attract the attention of the mods, nor to ruin someone else's thread any further. Therefore, good day sir.

 

[PJNJ]

That's the one.

ETA: I have no doubt that the Wrightgrip in the video was a defective wrench. I have the SAE set and they're STOUT.

I agree.

I have a set of the metric 10-19 and recently used the open end of the 19mm on a welded on nut on the bottom of a badly rusted shock stud on a vehicle I recently picked up. The stud on the shock ended up snapping off and the WrightGrip never slipped.

 

[American Locomotive]

Milwaukee 210
Snap-On 206
Carlyle with teeth 171
Wright failed at 161.

161 is less than 210. 49 ft lbs is significant.(30%) And in this case, its the difference between busting your knuckles or not.

No it's not. No 1/2" headed bolt will actually withstand that amount of torque. An SAE bolt with a 1/2" head will typically have a 5/16" diameter shank. A 5/16" grade 8 bolt will typically be torqued to 22 ft-lbs at the most, around 40-45 ft-lbs the bolt will snap.

 

[Fedwrench]

Wonder if the ratcheting wrenches are similar to the Carlyle as well.

No. The Carlyle ratcheting wrenches are 6 point whereas the Channellock are 12 point. However, Capri tools offers a 100 tooth ratcheting combination wrench with the same anti slip open end as on Carlyle/Milwaukee/sunex.

On a side note, I have both the Channellock and Carlyle anti slip combination wrenches, and the channelocks are the budget version of the carlyles. The finish & chrome isn't as nice on the channelocks and the size markings are much smaller. On the smaller Channellock wrenches, the Channellock isn't even engraved in its banner. However, these differences are cosmetic and if you plan on actually using the wrenches, they will serve you well at a decent price. Best of all, unlike the wrightgrip wrenches, they are a long pattern wrench set.

 

[plinker]

The Channellock wrenches sound like they'd be pretty nice for the money. The metric set is odd, has a 9mm, no 16mm. Kinda dumb



FWIW, Youtube videos and tests should be taken with a grain of salt as one (1) wrench is not a sample size, 5-10 would be better (not likely going to see that).

 

[cjarvis]

For comparison’s sake, here are two 9mm’s (Carlyle and Channellock) as well as a SnapOn 14mm stacked on top of the Channellock 14mm.

The pic is somewhat deceptive. The two 9mms are identical except for the stamping on the beam.

 

[JBradley500]

The Channellock wrenches sound like they'd be pretty nice for the money. The metric set is odd, has a 9mm, no 16mm. Kinda dumb



FWIW, Youtube videos and tests should be taken with a grain of salt as one (1) wrench is not a sample size, 5-10 would be better (not likely going to see that).

You can the SAE set and use the 5/8” if that’s a deal breaker of getting the set.

 

[WWheeler]

Milwaukee 210
Snap-On 206
Carlyle with teeth 171
Wright failed at 161.

161 is less than 210. 49 ft lbs is significant.(30%) And in this case, its the difference between busting your knuckles or not.

I couldn't even watch it all. Looks to me to be a seriously crappy test using a crappy HF digital torque gadget that let the whole thing get randomly twisted off the fastener during the pull all but negating any comparative results.

This IMHO is a better test method:

WrightGrip vs Craftsman vs GearWrench vs S-K

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Snap-on Flank Drive Plus vs WrightGrip

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[plinker]

You can the SAE set and use the 5/8” if that’s a deal breaker of getting the set.

I was just surprised it came with a 9mm, an 8mm would seem to make more sense. I suppose they are looking at it where the end user will have both sets

They'd make ideal junkyard box sets, IMO.

 

[Tonyuk]

Those spanners look good, my snap-ons are working well however and they were about the same getting a new snap-on 10-19 set on ebay here than it is buying the milwaukee set from the US and shipping it here.

 

[DTuck]

Serious question here - has anybody compared the DeWalt ASD wrenches to the Carlyle/Channellock ASD wrenches?

 

[cjarvis]

I ran across this test for the Carlyle wrenches this afternoon. I would expect the results to apply equally to the Channellock wrenches.

I've only seen the DeWalt wrenches in a pawn shop here and they weren't the ASD's.

 

[DTuck]

I ran across this test for the Carlyle wrenches this afternoon. I would expect the results to apply equally to the Channellock wrenches.

I've only seen the DeWalt wrenches in a pawn shop here and they weren't the ASD's.

Was just curious as to how they compared to the DeWalt ASD wrenches because the sets that I have are very nice for the money and I bought them for their length.

 

[metaldad]

Has anyone picked up a set of these yet? How do you like them?

I bought a metric set today, owing to their similarity to Carlyle wrenches at 1/2 to 1/3 the price. I got them to keep in the pickup for emergency/farm repairs, but won't likely use them for a while.

i have an older USA set.

 

[Wamsutta]

What is that test supposed to prove? I don't get it.

All I see is a socket that keeps falling off a trailer hitch.

 

[maxcarp709]

i have an older USA set.

The wrenches look to be made by Thorsen.I have Dayton branded set of metrics that are identical to yours..Nice wrenches. I keep them in my road box.

 

[Holmesx10]

For anyone wondering you can buy individual wrenches from tool source direct so you can fill in the odd gaps missing from the channellock sets