Double Box End vs Combo Wrenches

[SK-Mike]

Currently looking to possibly buy a set of the Snap On XD Professional double box metric set of wrenches.

Are these noticeably longer than the Snap On XB series of double box wrenches?

The XB have a 10* offset and the XD have a 15* offset.

 

[cheechi]

I used the open end on a 10mm for the first time in (maybe ever?) last weekend.

I have the GW DBE rat/0* XL's and I love them. Already used them 3x in the last week. I have some Armstrong DBE's also and they are very nice.

I could see having nearly everything covered for wrenches with the XL DBE ratcheting, 6pt combos, & stubby. Not going to sell anything for no reason but I thought about it when I made room for the new ones, going to keep track if I actually need anything but those.

 

[rayh91]

I like my combination wrenches and then zero degree offset double boxes to compliment them. That should cover the basics.