Thin wrenches

[ron in sc]

What companies make thin wrenches in metric sizes. The head thickness would be somewhere around 3.5 to 4mm, even in 17 and 19mm.

I have some bicycle wrenches that are super think but they are just stamped steel and are not very strong.

 

[dps]

Does Park make them?

 

[Charles (in GA)]

Gedore makes bicycle wrenches from 13mm to 22mm that do not appear to be stamped. Jaws are slightly over 2mm thick.

http://www.samstagsales.com/gedore.htm#bicycle

Stahlwillie makes double open ends that range in thickness of 3.7mm for the 6/7mm size to 8.4mm for the 24/27mm size

http://www.samstagsales.com/stahlwille.htm#dblopen

Charles

 

[philw]

Snap-on. Their specs show 4mm thickness and they have one that has 17 & 19 on the same wrench. $38.95
Facom makes some for less but they don't have the 17 and 19 together.

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=all&item_ID=5268&group_ID=561&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog

 

[Stuart in MN]

Does Park make them?

Park Tools probably has bicycle wrenches that will work, as long as you don't need a super strong wrench - they're made of stamped steel.

 

[Fedwrench]

OTC, Lisle, MAC, V8, and ATD.

 

[Danglerb]

Thin ones are called tappet wrenches?

 

[Nuit Damnant]

I have a set of v8's, I wouldn't lean into them too much, but they're pretty decent.

 

[g935cab]

im cheap , i have a extra / junk drawer in my box i just grab a cheap wrench and have at it with the grinder ~G

 

[Mike83]

Proxxon makes a thin set. Reasonable too. Unfortunately not on their website but I saw the set in a catalog I got from them. Made in Germany or Luxembourg probably.

 

[peterbilr98]

i have v8 and craftsman the v8 are called thin wrenches and the craftsman are called tappet wrenches.

 

[billymade]

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/search_10153_12605?vName=Tools&keyword=tappet+wrenches&sLevel=0
Unfortunately, they all seem to be standard only!

 

[chevy302dz]

Does anyone a actual tappet wrench in metric sizes? "thin wrenches" can be had easily, but none of them are as long as a tappet wrench

 

[v8garage]

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/search_10153_12605?vName=Tools&keyword=tappet+wrenches&sLevel=0
Unfortunately, they all seem to be standard only!

That's what I thought, when they said "tappet wrenches", my first thought was I have never seen a metric tappet wrench. The vintage tappet wrenches did however come in odd sizes like 19/32" etc. so sometimes they will fit metric stuff. 19/32" fits the collet on my Dewalt die grinder which I am sure is supposed to be metric.

 

[garfunkle24]

I have this set from Mac: http://www.mactools.com/Product/tabid/120/productid/320026/variantid/310785/Default.aspx. They're listed as all being 10" long, but weirdly enough they get slightly longer as you go down in size (see the pic). I noticed these are the same lenght as the SAE set which they do call 'tappet' wrenches.

Edit: They are 0.155" (3.94mm) thick.

 

[v8garage]

I have this set from Mac: http://www.mactools.com/Product/tabid/120/productid/320026/variantid/310785/Default.aspx. They're listed as all being 10" long, but weirdly enough they get slightly longer as you go down in size (see the pic). I noticed these are the same lenght as the SAE set which they do call 'tappet' wrenches.

Edit: They are 0.155" (3.94mm) thick.

Cool set of wrenches, they seem a little pricey though.

 

[SpiderGearsMan]

I have a super thin matco 1 inch for changing fuel filters in q jets

 

[MAD]

Proto /Facom has some

http://www.stanleyproto.com/xhtml/LITERATURE/PROTOULTRATHINWRENCHES_P20712.PDF

 

[ron in sc]

Thanks for all the imput.

The Gedore are the best I’ve found. Available from Samstag. They are a little over $200 for a set of 9 from 13mm to 22mm. They are listed under bicycle tools. All are 2.2 mm thick and are forged. I don’t think I can justify that kind of expense for tools I don’t use that often.


I'm sure with all the options I can find a set that will meet my needs without spending $200.

 

[Uncle Buck]

Thanks for all the imput.

The Gedore are the best I’ve found. Available from Samstag. They are a little over $200 for a set of 9 from 13mm to 22mm. They are listed under bicycle tools. All are 2.2 mm thick and are forged. I don’t think I can justify that kind of expense for tools I don’t use that often.


I'm sure with all the options I can find a set that will meet my needs without spending $200.

I think I would get a set of long combination wrenches, then have a friend that has a milling machine just mill the open end thin!

 

[ron in sc]

I think I would get a set of long combination wrenches, then have a friend that has a milling machine just mill the open end thin!

That would work but I wonder how strong they would be. Some years ago I took a grinder to a 17mm craftman wrench and ground it down. I used it for a while until it broke. And I can tell you when it broke my hand sure hurt for a while.