S&K Superkrome wrenches

[Zeroek]

So I've been thinking of either getting Craftsman pro wrenches or some S&K Superkromes. Well S&K makes a few different lengths. A long and a regular size. Anyone have a comparison or a measurment of like a 15mm so I can get an idea of which set I want to get.

 

[trout]

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3132

 

[Zeroek]

Cleared it up for me perfectly. Thanks. That means the regular sized Superkrome wrenches have to be pretty small.

 

[smothers33]

The regular sk wrenches are really short
Dunno if you've held a snappy wrench but the long sk are about the same as the standard snap on wrenches

 

[lbgradwell]

13mm combos top to bottom:

Williams SuperCombo USA
Challenger by Proto Canada
Gray Canada
Craftsman Japan
Kraeuter USA (by SK)
Bonney USA
SK SuperKrome USA
Snap-on OEXM USA

 

[Zeroek]

I used to own the snap on ones. I want another set of wrenches at least the same length.

 

[agpatel]

If you want something similar to lenght of Snap-On go with the long SKs. I initially got short and once I got them in I only then found out they are short in length, kind of between a stubby and regular size.

 

[CWP1616L]

That Snap-on in the picture looks like an OEXM13B, which is their short length wrench. The longer standard size would be the OEXM130B, which is not in the picture.

 

[lbgradwell]

That Snap-on in the picture looks like an OEXM13B, which is their short length wrench.

Correct. OEXM13 to be exact, but the shorter combos.

(I don't have the SO standard combos in metric or I would have added the 13mm to the photo!)...

 

[Fedwrench]

A standard length SK 15 mm combination wrench (88315) measures 7.13 inches overall. A SK long 15 mm combination wrench (88515) measures 9.0 inches overall.

The US made Craftsman Pro 15 mm wrench comes in at 9.0 inches.

Don't forget SK combination wrenches are wide in the hips and thicker beams forward of the boxed end not found on other wrenches.

 

[CWP1616L]

A SK long 15 mm combination wrench (88515) measures 9.0 inches overall.

A Snap-on standard length 15mm combination wrench (OEXM150B) comes in at 9.09447 inches overall.

 

[vssjim]

Noy much of a choice any more as the long SK wrenches are still made with a normal open end and the craftsman wrenches have those lobster claw heads when the moved to china. There is a couple threads on here showing them and those heads are real big and not going to fit any thight spots.

 

[NC-Fordguy]

Noy much of a choice any more as the long SK wrenches are still made with a normal open end and the craftsman wrenches have those lobster claw heads when the moved to china. There is a couple threads on here showing them and those heads are real big and not going to fit any thight spots.

I've been reading on this forum of the clearance issues with the imported crafty wrenches.

While I do not have the new rp wrenches and what Sears is calling the full polish, I do have the universal, crossforce, flex end ratchet wrenches and sets of chinese made ratchet wrenches with the same head design, I still can not find an issue with clearance using any of them. Applications I run into such as header to head bolts and distributer hold down bolts and drive shaft u-joints haven't presented a problem with these style of wrenches.

A couple things I do wonder if everyone is refusing to buy them, how are they experiencing clearance issues? Secondly and most likely the case I'm giving too much credence to what gets posted here.

 

[Fedwrench]

I've been reading on this forum of the clearance issues with the imported crafty wrenches.

A couple things I do wonder if everyone is refusing to buy them, how are they experiencing clearance issues? Secondly and most likely the case I'm giving too much credence to what gets posted here.

To me the meat on the claw isn't the width of the wrench but, rather the large meat area between the handle beam and the base of the open end. I don't think this will cause a clearance issue but, is fugly.

While on the subject of great garage journal mysteries, I've always wondered how everyone complained of open end spread. I don't use an open end often and have never spread one to the point of it slipping on a fastener but, I don't own any wrenches from India either Taiwan yes but, not India.

 

[CWP1616L]

SK combination wrenches have all that added metal up by the box end. Maybe we could come up with a name for that.

 

[BK13]

Cankles?

 

[Fedwrench]

SK combination wrenches have all that added metal up by the box end. Maybe we could come up with a name for that.

thicke?

 

[NC-Fordguy]

To me the meat on the claw isn't the width of the wrench but, rather the large meat area between the handle beam and the base of the open end. I don't think this will cause a clearance issue but, is fugly.

While on the subject of great garage journal mysteries, I've always wondered how everyone complained of open end spread. I don't use an open end often and have never spread one to the point of it slipping on a fastener but, I don't own any wrenches from India either Taiwan yes but, not India.

I agree...Fugly, sticks out like a turd in a punch bowl

Many mysteries on this board. Nearly 40 years of spinning wrenches and I just haven't experienced the exponential tool dysfunction that runs rampant on this board.

My current favorite is the raised panel portion of a crafty wrench snagging stuff in an engine compartment. I haven't experienced this with either crafty, easco or sk wrenches.

 

[Fedwrench]

Many mysteries on this board.
My current favorite is the raised panel portion of a crafty wrench snagging stuff in an engine compartment. I haven't experienced this with either crafty, easco or sk wrenches.

I haven't heard that one yet but, considering your hand would be wrapped around a good portion of the wrench, I don't see that as being possible, let alone actually happening. Yep, that's definitely a garage journal original.