New to snap on tools

[tater]

What do you call this style of wrench? I love how they are rounded and feel awesome when working on lawn mowers. Anyone know what the name is so I can search for more sizes? Thanks

 

[LB-1911]

Should get you headed in the proper direction - "Spline Drive"

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https://store.snapon.com/HIGH-PERFORMANCE-SPLINE-C629007.aspx

89 Product results for All Flank Drive® Offset Box
https://store.snapon.com/FLANK-DRIVE-174-OFFSET-BOX-C629575.aspx

 

[gdocktor3]

Where did you get those wrenches? They have an awful lot of markings on them.

 

[bobcatdan]

Those are old school double box ends. Probably from the 40's. While double box ends are still made, the round beam hasn't for years as far as I know.

 

[tater]

Where did you get those wrenches? They have an awful lot of markings on them.

Estate sale find

 

[gdocktor3]

Those are old school double box ends. Probably from the 40's. While double box ends are still made, the round beam hasn't for years as far as I know.

Yes definitely vintage. They don't make the round beams any longer. I just did some research and that's how they all look with those patent markings and what not. I thought maybe it was a military contract or something. I think they made them more recently then the 40s though.

 

[tater]

If anyone has any like this. I'm
Up for trade. I've got a couple posts in classifieds if anything catches your eye.

So these are no longer made ? Or they are a different style now?

 

[RedneckWelder]

If anyone has any like this. I'm
Up for trade. I've got a couple posts in classifieds if anything catches your eye.

So these are no longer made ? Or they are a different style now?

Snap On does not make theirs with the rounded beam like that these days, but they still make double box ends.

Somebody else might

 

[fatfillup]

I think you will find Snap on still makes a brake bleeder wrench in round beam.

I may have a set for sale of the old Snappy's. They are quite comfy.

Hinsdale made round beams and I know Bonney did in some large sizes as well as Williams. Bonney also made an oval beam.

I have also had some jumbo Snappy combos, 1 7/8 and 2" come through the store with round beams. Just checked and have a 1 3/4 and 1 13/16 round beam Snappys.
No date code, longer then there standard combo of the same size and not smoothly finished. Very heavy wrenches.

 

[tater]

I think you will find Snap on still makes a brake bleeder wrench in round beam.

I may have a set for sale of the old Snappy's. They are quite comfy.

Hinsdale made round beams and I know Bonney did in some large sizes as well as Williams. Bonney also made an oval beam.

I have also had some jumbo Snappy combos, 1 7/8 and 2" come through the store with round beams. Just checked and have a 1 3/4 and 1 13/16 round beam Snappys.
No date code, longer then there standard combo of the same size and not smoothly finished. Very heavy wrenches.

If you do have a set of the smaller ones PM me I'd love to see them. ^_^

 

[2oolhound]

I believe XDH series wrenches are still round beam. Many of the wrenches in LB-1911's link also appear to be round beam. Your 2 wrenches on the right side appear to have a deep offset which I think is no longer available in round beam.

 

[gdocktor3]

Here are a few other options of vintage round beam wrenches I have. The black one is P&G. It was rusted bad so I painted it with a rustoleum bed liner paint. Now it has a nice textured feel to it. The other two are Billings and Williams, but have more of an oval beam. They feel just as good. Sorry about the wrenches underneath.

 

[crewchief888]

Those are old school double box ends. Probably from the 40's. While double box ends are still made, the round beam hasn't for years as far as I know.

Yes definitely vintage. They don't make the round beams any longer. I just did some research and that's how they all look with those patent markings and what not. I thought maybe it was a military contract or something. I think they made them more recently then the 40s though.

SO still had them listed in the mid 80's,

high performance spline drive

i have 1 or 2 in the garage, havent used them in years....

 

[48548]

Here are a few other options of vintage round beam wrenches I have. The black one is P&G. It was rusted bad so I painted it with a rustoleum bed liner paint. Now it has a nice textured feel to it. The other two are Billings and Williams, but have more of an oval beam. They feel just as good. Sorry about the wrenches underneath.

Are you sure that isn't p&c?

 

[gdocktor3]

Are you sure that isn't p&c?

Yes it is my mistake.

 

[MShaw]

These are some short deep offset snap on dbe wrenches that I have. Most are from the late 1950s and early 1960s and have a heavy oval, (not really round) shank and are really comfortable to use. Two are replacements for loss due to offspring and have a wide, flat shank and not as much offset. You can easily pick them out.

 

[Pipe]

New and old

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[joel63]

These are some short deep offset snap on dbe wrenches that I have. Most are from the late 1950s and early 1960s and have a heavy oval, (not really round) shank and are really comfortable to use. Two are replacements for loss due to offspring and have a wide, flat shank and not as much offset. You can easily pick them out.

I have a set of the short offset SAE in 12 and 6point, made in the mid '80's,

and a set of short offset metric in 12 point. All three sets have the heavy

oval you describe. The metrics don't have a date code on them, but they

are labeled as such: 13mm Snap On 14mm on the shank as an

example.

I think they are definitely more comfortable to use as you pointed out.

Just an opinion, but I think the older wrenches are more aesthetic than the

newer "squared off" ones.

 

[gdocktor3]

These are some short deep offset snap on dbe wrenches that I have. Most are from the late 1950s and early 1960s and have a heavy oval, (not really round) shank and are really comfortable to use. .

Here is new vs old of same size.

 

[Jim Diesel]

Never used the round shank before, would be keen to try them out though.

 

[tater]

New and old

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[dbabicky]

We had the Snap-On round beam ones in the F-16 Jet Engine shop at Luke AFB in the early to mid 80's.

 

[Wamsutta]

We had the Snap-On round beam ones in the F-16 Jet Engine shop at Luke AFB in the early to mid 80's.

That's because they're aviation wrenches and were listed in the separate aviation catalog at the time.