KDoug
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Did anybody else notice all their tool chests/cabinets are made in Canada. Looks like a SPG made box to me. I wonder where Wright will source their tool boxes now that the SPG plant closed.
New Wright Tool website and logo
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tonyciambrone
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Practically everyone wants it and has asked for it...
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=341559&highlight=wrightgrip&page=12
Personally I will buy more Wright tools if and only if they respond to their customers with some deng long wrenches.
The wrightgrip feature is great for rusted or rounded bolts (I live in Illinois) but not cool for fasteners on my motorcycle or other things that I don't want teeth marks on.
The craftsman length is not useful for removing rounded, rusty or seized hardware. I need the longer length to get the best use out of them. Practically all the other anti slip wrenches are longer..
1. I love Wright tools.
2. The new website and logo ABSOLUTELY ****.
3. A couple people posting in this thread have vaginas.
4. I think Wrightgrip 2.0 is non-marring.
5. I will buy more Wright tools even though the new website and logo ABSOLUTELY ****.
6. Their wrenches are like 4% shorter than other standard wrenches. Cry into your man bun for relief.
2. The new website and logo ABSOLUTELY ****.
3. A couple people posting in this thread have vaginas.
4. I think Wrightgrip 2.0 is non-marring.
5. I will buy more Wright tools even though the new website and logo ABSOLUTELY ****.
6. Their wrenches are like 4% shorter than other standard wrenches. Cry into your man bun for relief.
They used to be Waterloo magnum series. But now Stanley owns Waterloo.
Are there any other box manufacturers left in Canada making heavy duty stuff?
Maybe they'll start getting them from Kennedy or Cornwell? Kennedy makes a lot of boxes besides the machinist style. I vote for Lista.
Dingleburry
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I love wright. But their chrome plating ***** on polished tools 
Have several wrenches that were only used a handful of times, before peeling occurred.
Have several wrenches that were only used a handful of times, before peeling occurred.
sweet victory
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I love wright. But their chrome plating ***** on polished tools
Have several wrenches that were only used a handful of times, before peeling occurred.
I have an SAE set of wright grips at work and thought they looked great.
highland512
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One of the best things I have read this year.
Stooge
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no need to be attacking the '55 Studebaker!
All of my commonly used chrome SAE sockets are Wright,(purchased in either '15 or '16 I believe) I don't remember how they are marked off the top of my head, so marking is obviously not a big deal to me. as far as not being up to par with other brands as far as looks, they aren't a fashion accessory, they're sockets, and with the NEWEST car in my shop being worked on is 61yrs old, they do great at removing old rusted to hell bolts without rounding them off, slipping, etc. My SK sockets having 2 lines on them doesn't make any difference to me or make them seem more up to date than the Wright sockets.
All of my commonly used chrome SAE sockets are Wright,(purchased in either '15 or '16 I believe) I don't remember how they are marked off the top of my head, so marking is obviously not a big deal to me. as far as not being up to par with other brands as far as looks, they aren't a fashion accessory, they're sockets, and with the NEWEST car in my shop being worked on is 61yrs old, they do great at removing old rusted to hell bolts without rounding them off, slipping, etc. My SK sockets having 2 lines on them doesn't make any difference to me or make them seem more up to date than the Wright sockets.
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PugetDude
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The new logo looks eerily similar to the new "Quinn" line at Harbor Freight...
Handyandy23
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I think the complaints have more so been that Wright won't even offer / make a long pattern wrench, not that their standard pattern wrenches are just too short. You can say all of the misogynist/homophobic stuff you want, but it doesn't explain why a company won't produce a product that all of its competitors make, and that the customers want.
I'd also point out that in such a competitive market as wrenches, 4% or even 1% shorter means something to me (assuming longer is what you're looking for). When there are so many good wrench options out there available, and at much more competitive pricing, why spend your hard earned money on something that is 4% inferior?
The Fall
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I was on the fence about Wright vs. Snap-on with combo wrenches. I went Snap-on because I had a discount, but I would've gone Wright -- without a Wright discount -- had the long-patterns been in existence. Most of the cars we work on are over 50 years old. Leverage and SAE tools rule at our shop.
Handyandy23
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I'm always a fan of using as much leverage as you can fit for the job, and I use my long pattern wrenches way more than standard length ones.
If using short wrenches is more "manly" then people can break their back all day using stubbies like a real cool guy.
If the manbun and crying comment makes you think of gays then it's you who is the homophobe.
No one knows why they won't make long patterns. If I had to guess they must figure it would detract from the standards sales to the point of not being worth it. Plus all the extra tooling etc.
Then again they've had 2 major tooling updates in a very short time, first Wrightgrip and then 2.0 so maybe now that they're settled in on that they'll consider it.
Not going near your 4% shorter and inadequate comment. Dig the fire chicken sig pic.
redwrench60
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I love wright. But their chrome plating ***** on polished tools
Have several wrenches that were only used a handful of times, before peeling occurred.
Yeah that’s been my experience too. I have an SAE set I took to work and almost immediately the chrome started flaking off the commonly used sizes. A couple of them are so bad you about have to wear a glove to keep the chrome shards and sharp edges from cutting your hand. I rotated them out of service for the time being. I really need to get in touch with Wright and see about warranty. Maybe I just have a ******.
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I don't know if you have a ******, but I think you should contact wright.
Someone else had something similar a long time ago and wright wanted the wrenches back so they could see what happened. I'm sure you'd have replacements pretty quick.
Someone else had something similar a long time ago and wright wanted the wrenches back so they could see what happened. I'm sure you'd have replacements pretty quick.
redwrench60
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Yeah I’m sure they would take care of them. It’s an obvious defect. I like Wright tools a lot. Good tools for hard use at a fair price. I do wish they’d offer a long pattern set along side their standard length. I think sockets, ratchets, extensions and wrenches are their sweet spot so may as well have a true full line.
Dingleburry
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Yeah that’s been my experience too. I have an SAE set I took to work and almost immediately the chrome started flaking off the commonly used sizes. A couple of them are so bad you about have to wear a glove to keep the chrome shards and sharp edges from cutting your hand. I rotated them out of service for the time being. I really need to get in touch with Wright and see about warranty. Maybe I just have a ******.
Yupp mine about the same. Not as bad as the 9/16 though. Thats terrible. Damn. But ya i get the glove thing. And if i do get sliced open, they will begone.
BarryWells
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Looks aint everything. The ratchets have been dual pawl 82 teeth since the late sixties when ********,******** and Mac were still playing with those rattletraps
I am not 100 percent sure, but I suspect the Sae set goes up to 1-1/4 and the metric set ends at 22mm. Since the Sae set has larger wrenches it ends up costing more.
jimmyin3D
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The wright grip wrenches are unusually thick. I didn’t like them personally and the out of the five I bought two had defects. One was barely bent to the correct offset (almost straight offset)and the other the ring end wasn’t ground in right/ off center.