buffalobill
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anyone have the sae or metric matco stubby box wrenches? do you use them a lot, or are they dust collectors compared to your normal stubby's?
matco stubby box wrenches
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sberry
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I have very little of that stuff, just find I dont need every wrench they ever invented and use 1 out of a set, ha. I have some I have stipped 1 or 2 out of a set and put it with tools I use, put rest away out of the way, they ride the box. I was debating a set of something the other day and my master says,,, we got along without it just fine all this time,, point well taken.
warmpancakes
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I have a older set of matco wrenches stubby and normal length I perfer them to the snap ons they replaced,
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buffalobill
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the standard non-ratcheting double box end stubbies? they are gw rebrands? they aren't made in jamestown ny?
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buffalobill
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oh really? I have driven by there, i just assumed that they were making tools there.
so these stubby box wrenches are a foreign coo? nevermind, i'll look at the sk's...
so these stubby box wrenches are a foreign coo? nevermind, i'll look at the sk's...
Hammer1963
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I have both the non ratcheting and ratcheting. I use them on occassion when need be. Just depends what the circumstance dictates. They are not rebranded Gearwrench. Mine have made in USA forged on them.
battlegraduate09
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wrong.
I have them up to 1" and i use them quite often. Depends on the type of you work do and what they are worth to you.
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buffalobill
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good to hear! I thought they would work well for holding onto a nut or bolt on the opposing side of my ratchet or impact, in tight spots. or just general use for when i don't need to break loose rusty hardware. plus, i just like the idea of having 2 sizes on each wrench, i looked around for stubby open end wrenches, but i guess the selection is limited, except for williams.
plus, the price point of these wrenches are perfect for for what i am going to ask for for
!Hammer1963
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They are Danaher produced in one of their US forging facilities. What some people fail to realize, is that the parent Company is Danaher and they own and produce tools for many, many tool companies, even companies they do not own. It's called contracts and bids guys. No different than any other huge corperation
sdguy55
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Unless its a special application i see very little need to get truck brand stubbys. I bought a cheapo set and they have held up fine for me. But as we all know there are those special times...but at that point i would buy just one wrench not a set
I have the short 60 degree offset double box end. They are made in USA.
As for the quality, all my USA Matco wrenches are excellent - these are no exception.
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buffalobill
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i save "gifts" for when i would have a hard time justifying buying it myself, these being a perfect example. i think i would use them, but i don't think i would ever drop 150 on a set of them in metric and sae. but if my wife wants to buy me a gift for
around that price range, i figure these are as good as anything else, as i have most other things covered...Turbo_Prop
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Regardless of brand, the real question here is about stubby wrenches and do forum members use them. I do. Not often, but I am glad they are there when I need them. If they were to be lost or stolen I would definitely replace them. Mine are Mac brand and are very nice.
Paco Pena
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I have a set of stubby combo's and I find you dont use them often but when you need them you really need them. Not something I would spend big dollars on. I have a Mastercraft Maximum set I got at Canadian Tire and they have been fine for my use.
Paco
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When the time comes for me to buy stubbies I think I am going to go with SK.
They seem to be very modestly priced for what you get, although I am sure a 7pc set is too small for many on here.
http://www.tooldiscounter.com/ItemDisplay.cfm?lookup=SKT86247&source=froogle&kw=SKT86247
They seem to be very modestly priced for what you get, although I am sure a 7pc set is too small for many on here.
http://www.tooldiscounter.com/ItemDisplay.cfm?lookup=SKT86247&source=froogle&kw=SKT86247
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no longer the case. Danaher spun off its tool brands 2 years ago in a joint venture with cooper which created the Apex tool group which is now owned by Bain Capital and is no longer under Danaher control in any way. This included Armstrong, Allen, Gearwrench, and KD among others. Even Craftsman tools were (are?) being supplied by the Apex offshoot. The only company Danaher kept is Matco so its anyones guess as to what their remaining tool manufacturing facilities consist of.
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