rhys99
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Im looking for some wrenches the size of snap on's 'short' style ones, all i can seem to find is stubby ones. not really fussed on price as long as its available in the UK and not Snap on money. any ideas? thanks
Snap on short wrench alternative
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Wrench97
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Not to be picky but over the years Snappy made several different style short wrenchs
Are you referring to the XSM double box?
Are you referring to the XSM double box?
jeepinerdeep
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Looks like facom has them.
I like the SO shorts in some situations, and have gotten at least 3 sets on ebay over the years. Sometimes they are reasonable compared to the long. Not as popular maybe.
I like the SO shorts in some situations, and have gotten at least 3 sets on ebay over the years. Sometimes they are reasonable compared to the long. Not as popular maybe.
bob15
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The Bonney short wrenches aren't really that short.
9/16 short wrench length:
Bonney - 6-7/32
Proto - 4-1/2
Snap On - 6-1/16
Snap on Midget - 4-17/32
SK (and older USA C-man) - 4-9/16
Wrench97
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I think the short ones are OEXM13B.
https://shop.snapon.com/product/sup...-Flank-Drive-Short-Combination-Wrench/OEXM13B
which is a 13mm combo, 148mm(5.83 inchs) long.
I think the SK regular length is close but SK does not have a length listed on their web site> https://sktools.com/shop/13-mm-6-point-metric-regular-combination-chrome-wrench.html#additional
A coworker from back in the day had a set of regular length SKs and I remember them being substantially shorter than my Snap On. Hard to say/remember for sure, but I do believe they were a bit longer than the shorter Snap Ons we are talking about.
richfinn
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Look at the Stahlwille 13 series on primetools, great quality good company
https://www.primetools.co.uk/product/stahlwille-1317-17-pce-combination-spanner-open-box-set/
https://www.primetools.co.uk/product/stahlwille-1317-17-pce-combination-spanner-open-box-set/
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bob15
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For a wrench length for SK, go onto MSC website
https://www.mscdirect.com/browse/tn/Hand-Tools/Wrenches/Combination-Wrenches?navid=12102567#navid=12102567+4294928057
https://www.mscdirect.com/browse/tn/Hand-Tools/Wrenches/Combination-Wrenches?navid=12102567#navid=12102567+4294928057
How easy is it to buy Williams/Snap-On Industrial brand tools in the UK? Williams recently added short metric combo wrenches. The link is for a US seller, but maybe the part numbers and other info will be of some help.
https://www.toolsdelivered.com/williams-mws-ms-10-chrome-short-combination-wrench-set-10-pc-8mm-17mm
ETA. I see people mentioned Facom. Looking them over, that might be worth a look since that should be easy enough to find in your country.
https://www.facom.eu/uk-en/generaltooling/productdetails/hierarchy/7151/group/39.10/
https://www.toolsdelivered.com/williams-mws-ms-10-chrome-short-combination-wrench-set-10-pc-8mm-17mm
ETA. I see people mentioned Facom. Looking them over, that might be worth a look since that should be easy enough to find in your country.
https://www.facom.eu/uk-en/generaltooling/productdetails/hierarchy/7151/group/39.10/
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MadMark
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Armstrong also made short wrenches (around 6").
you would have to find them on ebay now, since they are no longer made.
you would have to find them on ebay now, since they are no longer made.
WNYflyer
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Now those look interesting, in my opinion reasonably priced and made in the US to boot. Thanks for posting. They look like updated polished versions of the pre Snap-On JH Williams short wrenches. I have the old school JH Williams short wrenches so will need to check on the old school wrench length compared to the new. As discussed by others Armstrong also made comparable length short wrenches of which I have a few.
toolchaser
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I have the Williams short set in S.A.E., good quality. I'm sure the metric set will be as well. Can't attest to price comparison, I picked my set up at a Flea for $10
Zimbo
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Check with your local Finning Branch (Cat dealer)
567-6839 Is a set of short combo spanners.
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567-6839 Is a set of short combo spanners.
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