Source for metric thin wrenches?

[bwringer]

I work on a lot of metric motorcycles, and I'd love to find a source for decent quality metric thin wrenches.

All the sets I've seen are dodgy no-names stamped out of sheet metal, or they only include oddball sizes. Either no one makes these, they're really called something else, or my Google-fu is weak.

If I could buy some individually, that would be even better -- I encounter 8, 10, 12, and 14mm locknuts pretty regularly, and 13 and 17 less often.

I could just take a grinder to a set of cheapies, but I'd like a more elegant solution...

 

[theoldwizard1]

How thin is thin ?

Look at Park Tool Cone Wrenches. The single open ended ones are well made and pretty stout.

 

[bwringer]

How thin is thin ?

Look at Park Tool Cone Wrenches. The single open ended ones are well made and pretty stout.

Good idea!

They only go down to 13mm, though -- I need 10mm and 12mm most of all, and I'd like to have 8mm.

 

[bran1har]

Im not even kidding, harbor freight metric wrench set. Best set of wrenches ive ever owned. I have the 7.99 set and filled in the missing ones, however they sell a set for 25 that is complete from 7-21mm, never ha that set though. Nice chrome finish, feel nice, and they are THIN! These must be a rebranded brnd name because i've put pipes on them, hammered them and all sorts of **** and they've took it without complaint. No joke, it sounds silly but best set of wrenches i've ever owned costed me 7.99. I'd go for the $25 set though because it has all sizes (I assume they are the same wrenches). I've broken and bent craftsman and kobalt wrenches, never went for tol truck brands, and these have been 3 times as good. Im not crazy.

 

[purplezr2]

Look for Tappet wrenches, they are thin.

 

[bwringer]

Look for Tappet wrenches, they are thin.

Excellent. I'm getting some results by Googling "metric tappet wrench".

That set of Facoms is nice, but kinda spendy...



Thanks!

 

[ironmutt]

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item...roup_ID=675026&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog

 

[franzdom]

I have a set of Facoms from ebay, 100 and go from 3.2mm to 19mm

 

[ToocoolZ28]

My Kobalts are pretty thin and reasonably priced.

 

[bwringer]

My Kobalts are pretty thin and reasonably priced.

No, I'm not looking for sort of thin -- I'm looking for really, really thin. Anorexic, you might say.

Special tools for dealing with those 3mm thick locknuts you find on many clutch cables, for example.

 

[Bjkearns]

The entire Park set is cheap
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004269A9U/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[Dave455]

KTC tools, a Japanese firm, make a range called Profit which sound like exactly what you are after! The sizes you mention are JIS standard sizes too!

 

[reptilezs]

Good idea!

They only go down to 13mm, though -- I need 10mm and 12mm most of all, and I'd like to have 8mm.

park has thin ones in 8 and 10 for sure but not under cone wrenches they are under brake tools http://www.parktool.com/category/brake-tools any bike shop can order them for you

 

[carcajou]

Proto makes an ultra thin set, the smaller ones are only 1/8" thick.

 

[kc-steve]

I've made my own in the past. If you have an accurate measuring tool, grinder, an angle grinder, and quality files, it isn't as difficult as you think. I used flat cold-rolled steel because it is tougher than hot rolled. You could also use stainless steel but I don't think it is as tough as cold-rolled.

Steve

 

[Maexle]

That's what i am, getting for these jobs, HF wrench set and i will grind those bastards down on my bench grinder to the thickness needed. In these applications there is not a huge amount of torque needed anyways, so i assume they will hold up just fine. And if they break ??? 8 $ down the drain, so what.....

 

[dirtmister16]

check out v8 tools on tooltopia. $25 for the set. $20 for sae. i bought the sae and they are china i thought they were usa tools by the v8 website.


but they seem well made for just stamped out of steel. look to be heavy enough for jobs that require a thin wrench. i bought my set for lawnmower work and other things like air tools.

check them out, they may be what you are looking for.

 

[cryan]

What your looking for is Ignition Spanners. http://www.cromwell.co.uk/KEN5823780K

Not sure if they will have the same name in the US? Ignition wrenches perhaps?

 

[Jure]

Good idea!

They only go down to 13mm, though -- I need 10mm and 12mm most of all, and I'd like to have 8mm.

2 mm thick. made by VAR in france.

10/11 8/9 brake wrenches.

and their cone 13/20
http://www.slidewright.com/bike-tools-and-supplies/wrenches-sockets-and-drivers/cone-wrenches/

 

[mlittle29]

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item...roup_ID=675026&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog

I have a set. These are beautiful. Really handy too.

 

[Applesauce]

You're looking for bicycle cone wrenches, for sure. The thick ones are 2mm. None will last forever, depending on application, but all are heat treated and reasonably durable up to 30 Nm or so, assuming correct fit.

Pedro's (made in the OOO-SAH) are a bit better than Park (also made in the OOO-SAH), but not quite as thin. Pedro's lifetime warranty is much better than Park's: it was years ago, but I've sent back worn-out tools to Pedro's and had them replaced with new ones. Park is a Christian company, as far as I know, if that kind of thing is worth anything to you... (It's not to me.) In the bike shop world, you basically pick whether you prefer yellow (Pedro's) or blue (Park).

As far as the small sizes go, Park makes dual open-end wrenches in 9-11 and 8-10 mm sizes. They're sold as some kind of brake adjustment wrench, I think. I can get the part numbers off mine tomorrow if you're interested.

Var makes good tools too, and I've seen some forged Unior wrenches (I think only a 15mm pedal wrench) that look great.

 

[Exceller8]

The entire Park set is cheap
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004269A9U/?tag=atomicindus08-20

That Park set has saved my **** many times!

 

[scaltura]

Good idea!

They only go down to 13mm, though -- I need 10mm and 12mm most of all, and I'd like to have 8mm.

Park Tools also do some 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13mm brake spanners , about the same size as a stubby spanner but the profile is much thinner .

A good type of cone spanner like the Park Tools is Pedros , I find that some Pedros are better quality than the Park , I have both

 

[oldtools]

http://www.autotoolworld.com/product.asp?itemid=154464&gclid=CNnvj7rFxLYCFZBcMgod5m0AGw

 

[silviaboy89]

Im not even kidding, harbor freight metric wrench set. Best set of wrenches ive ever owned. I have the 7.99 set and filled in the missing ones, however they sell a set for 25 that is complete from 7-21mm, never ha that set though. Nice chrome finish, feel nice, and they are THIN! These must be a rebranded brnd name because i've put pipes on them, hammered them and all sorts of **** and they've took it without complaint. No joke, it sounds silly but best set of wrenches i've ever owned costed me 7.99. I'd go for the $25 set though because it has all sizes (I assume they are the same wrenches). I've broken and bent craftsman and kobalt wrenches, never went for tol truck brands, and these have been 3 times as good. Im not crazy.

wow thats interesting whats the part #?

 

[Jomo]

The Snap On ones are 3mm thick through 11mm. Then 4mm.
They are really nice.
I just picked up four a couple days ago. 8/10, 10/11, 12/14, 13/15.
So you get two sizes on each wrench.
I paid from $25-$40 each.

Hope that helps some.

 

[Nocturnal-G]

I believe Gedore makes thin wrenches... I know for a fact the Gedore 7 combo wrenches are some of the thinnest available.

 

[N.I.]

Yep the Gedore no.7 are fairly thin.



(open end thickness is a2)

 

[Stooge]

i inherited a small set of Belzer metric short pattern wrenches that were left in one of my desks when i moved into my current lab. dont know a whole lot about belzer but they feel very high quality and are made in Germany plus they are a hair thinner than 2 quarters stacked on top of each other. anyone know anything about them?, my searches keep leading me back to bahco and ebay

 

[neophyte]

i inherited a small set of Belzer metric short pattern wrenches that were left in one of my desks when i moved into my current lab. dont know a whole lot about belzer but they feel very high quality and are made in Germany plus they are a hair thinner than 2 quarters stacked on top of each other. anyone know anything about them?, my searches keep leading me back to bahco and ebay

Hopefully Monte will chime in. I believe he collects Belzer.

 

[neophyte]

I work on a lot of metric motorcycles, and I'd love to find a source for decent quality metric thin wrenches.

All the sets I've seen are dodgy no-names stamped out of sheet metal, or they only include oddball sizes. Either no one makes these, they're really called something else, or my Google-fu is weak.

If I could buy some individually, that would be even better -- I encounter 8, 10, 12, and 14mm locknuts pretty regularly, and 13 and 17 less often.

I could just take a grinder to a set of cheapies, but I'd like a more elegant solution...

Again how thin is thin. Are you looking for a wrench that's so thin it would have to be cut or stamped out of sheet metal, or would a slightly thicker but still thin forged wrench work.

 

[Steve_P]

I have the V8 set and would say they're the biggest pile of **** I've ever bought. The open ends are stamped (not broached or laser or water jet cut) and are not accurately formed; the plating on my set is horrificly ugly- and I am not a perfectionist for plating but these are painfully ugly. I honestly can't say a good thing about them. yeah, they were not expensive, but for the $ there's no reason these can't be nicely formed with decent plating being they're made in china

 

[Monte]

i inherited a small set of Belzer metric short pattern wrenches that were left in one of my desks when i moved into my current lab. dont know a whole lot about belzer but they feel very high quality and are made in Germany plus they are a hair thinner than 2 quarters stacked on top of each other. anyone know anything about them?, my searches keep leading me back to bahco and ebay

The Belzer (Bahco) wrenches which say "Germany" are from Germany, the polished Belzer (Bahco) wrenches without coo are from Argentina.... Belzer was once the "Snap-On" of Germany....

 

[Stooge]

Thanks Monte! guess now i have another brand to constantly search ebay for

 

[Chadwilliam1]

I need a set of thin wrenches too.

 

[truckwrench1]

google martin wrenches and look at the hydralic fitting wrenches

 

[mrborohachi]

suprised no one has mentioned Hozan from Japan.
http://www.hozantools.com/catalog/

Here's a link for their Bicycle line of Tools

There's also Kowa they make SST's for Honda bikes.
http://www.kowa-seiki.co.jp/ecatalog/en/KOWA2009/index.html#page=1

Online store
http://japan.webike.net/bm/brd/Tools/KOWA/4060/368/

 

[bahcoswed]

Yes Belzer was probably the "snap on of the world"=) Superstrong and thin! Monte, Bahco/Belzer, but you forgot Sandvik/Belzer also Do you now how the quality is now for belzer? Apextoolgroup owns it now and it seems that they run on very much ratchet wrenches, like Gearwrench sort of!

 

[cosmik binturong]

don't forget the ones marked "Belzer-Dowidat" from the merger before Bahco bought' em...



you could have look at the Gedore 6101 cone wrenches too, thinner than the 7s and from 13 to 22mm:

there's also Zog's/Thinwrench from your side of the pond:

 

[Monte]

Yes Belzer was probably the "snap on of the world"=) Superstrong and thin! Monte, Bahco/Belzer, but you forgot Sandvik/Belzer also Do you now how the quality is now for belzer? Apextoolgroup owns it now and it seems that they run on very much ratchet wrenches, like Gearwrench sort of!

I think Apex only owns the name for the Brazilian market ????
the glossy wrenches and sockets are the professional line afaik and the matte tools are the DIY line....? But is the quality the same like in the early days ? I dunno.... don´t know if they still use the same steel formula etc.....?