USA Made Adjustable Wrench

[Chumly]

Then were do they dispose of the old plating chemicals when they are done? Probably pour it down the street gutter with the rest of the sewage

Drink it. That's lunch break.

 

[Ton ton]

The spudnut adjustable wrenches by Klein tools are still made in the USA. I don't care what knurled nut says. They're different than western forge style of adjustable wrenches.

 

[four.cycle]

I believe Western Forge made adjustable wrenches for pretty much every US brand. Now that they are gone, I don't know of any US company that is making them. Irega is the go-to manufacturer for adjustable wrenches now.

correct, and correct.
that's the reason I bought the Wilde-branded 8-inch model that's out in the garage now - was told by the seller (who procured the remaining inventory from Wilde on a close-out) they were the last of the U.S. made adjustable wrenches.

 

[Ton ton]

The chrome regular adjustable wrenches are made in Spain but Klein tools industrial finish adjustable spudnut wrenches are made and forged in the USA. I just checked the Klein tools website today.

 

[Steve_P]

Or, enter the twenty-first century and buy Knipex pliers wrenches.

Yep. I don't think I've used an adjustable wrench since I bought plier wrenches.

 

[four.cycle]

This thread is a bit old, but I honestly don't know where else to post this:

There are NO U.S. manufacturers currently producing adjustable wrenches. Western Forge was the last one, and they're gone.

Wright Tool just announced their new line of adjustable wrenches, which are being made by Irega in Vizcaya, Spain.

Irega has been making adjustable wrenches since 1945.

* check Wright's website for availability and sources

 

[metaldad]

on a whim, checked martin tools site. can't blow up the pics, however, entering an adjustable wrench p/n onto the internets, a 10'' is stamped USA. No idea how old/accurate pic is, but, every martin item i have purchased is USA

Martin A10 Forged Alloy Steel 1-5/16" Capacity Adjustable Wrench, 10" Overall Length, Cobalt Finish: Amazon.com: Tools & Home Improvement

Martin A10 Forged Alloy Steel 1-5/16" Capacity Adjustable Wrench, 10" Overall Length, Cobalt Finish: Amazon.com: Tools & Home Improvement

www.amazon.com

 

[Ton ton]

Yes, Martin tools adjustable wrenches are made in USA.

 

[KnurledNut]

on a whim, checked martin tools site. can't blow up the pics, however, entering an adjustable wrench p/n onto the internets, a 10'' is stamped USA. No idea how old/accurate pic is, but, every martin item i have purchased is USA

Martin A10 Forged Alloy Steel 1-5/16" Capacity Adjustable Wrench, 10" Overall Length, Cobalt Finish: Amazon.com: Tools & Home Improvement

Martin A10 Forged Alloy Steel 1-5/16" Capacity Adjustable Wrench, 10" Overall Length, Cobalt Finish: Amazon.com: Tools & Home Improvement

www.amazon.com

They are no longer domestic. I talked with a Martin rep last year about it. Any remaining are NOS.

 

[four.cycle]

ha! you're right. Martin's website currently claims they're all still U.S. made. Only $45 for a 10-inch model? Such a deal!

Unfortunately Martin's website doesn't show any prices.

 

[four.cycle]

we just cross-posted there, KnurledNut. I was just on their website.
so it's only existing stock at present.

well... I still have a U.S. made NOS 8-in Proto and a U.S. made NOS WF-made, Wilde-Branded 8-in out in the garage somewhere if somebody's desperate.

 

[ForrestT]

Flea Market. Pennies on the dollar and all USA made as long as you look and stay away from chinesium. I used to buy them on eBay but too pricey now.

 

[anndel]

I bought SK and Armstrong from HJE a couple of years ago. Armstrong was closed at that time but who cares, it's Made in USA.

 

[fourjeepin]

Not sure if Klein tools adjustable wrench was mentioned yet. Still made in the USA.

I was also going to suggest the Klein but I wasn’t confident of the COO. I rarely use an adjustable,e, but I really like the quality of these. Despite having many adjustables, the Kleins come out first.

 

[tarbellb]

My favorite adjustable wrench is funny looking

German made
Red handles
Has a button
and doesn't slip

 

[WWheeler]

A broom would go a long way in that shop. I guess they don't have 6S.

Damn....I must be missing out....we only have 5S at our factory

6S is supposed to be '5S + safety', which a lot of plants didn't adopt because everything is already supposed to be 'safety first', but really it's just another something the do-nothings in charge can have another meeting about so they can continue to pretend they are actually doing something after they bring it up in their weekly meeting to see how many more meetings they can come up with.

 

[Fly YX]

6S is supposed to be '5S + safety', which a lot of plants didn't adopt because everything is already supposed to be 'safety first', but really it's just another something the do-nothings in charge can have another meeting about so they can continue to pretend they are actually doing something after they bring it up in their weekly meeting to see how many more meetings they can come up with.

That was my old job. Stuff that needed to be talked about in the meeting it would be put on hold till the next meeting. So we could talk about next week’s meeting or the operations manager what talk about how great he is. A few weeks after I left he got fired that’s how good he was.

 

[Ton ton]

I was also going to suggest the Klein but I wasn’t confident of the COO. I rarely use an adjustable,e, but I really like the quality of these. Despite having many adjustables, the Kleins come out first.

It's the spud but version I am talking about. The kind you buy from an industrial supply house.

 

[64C10]

At least as of the last one I bought, Urrea adjustables were still Hecho en Mexico with USA steel. I believe Rastall are still Canadian made as well.

Not USA, but still North American

 

[designer485]

It's the spud but version I am talking about. The kind you buy from an industrial supply house.

 

[four.cycle]

Unless SBD tools up to make them in Ft. Worth, or S-K ever gets around to getting back in business and decides to make them, we've seen the last of the U.S-made adjustable wrenches (that are NOT spud wrenches.)
The new line-ups from Wright are attached in *.pdf format - their marketing department was kind enough to send them to me this morning.
I believe if you peruse through the "Tools of the Old World" thread here, you'll see that overall the comments about the Irega-made products are favorable - that's all they do is adjustables. Just a wild-*** guess on my part, but I'd think they'd have figured out how to do it after 77 years.
YMMV

 

[Chumly]

I can't complain too much about a $45 crescent if it's good steel, great quality, people back to work, feeding their families, have a valid warranty, and not Chinesium **** for $7 made by child labor and horrible regimes that historically enslave and/or slaughter their own people. Spain is fine if that's where they have to go. Don't get me wrong, I'll buy a Chief air hammer from Harbor Freight because it's a deal for $100 vs $500 but that's in my expectations from the get-go.

Crescent has been back in the US for a while and there's strong leanings that Craftsman is making the push to be back home. No, I don't expect this to be cheap but cheap ain't what I'm working for in order to buy their stuff again. Craftsman went cheap and off shore and they lost us for low cost sales over quality.

Anyway, Spain seems to make spanner/adjustable wrenches as a majority. If it makes you money, invest in it and it will have an ROI. If it's around the home then I don't see how that attitude changes, personally. Is Spain hooked into China? Germany make great tools at thus far are giving into Russia so I don't know...I just don't know. Sorry, I guess I pretty much get flustered myself thinking about this

 

[RTM]

6S is supposed to be '5S + safety', .

around here it’s 5S + Shitcan, where they throw away everything they don’t understand. I pulled $100k worth of change parts out of the trash one year, took it back to my office. 7 months later, the other half of the team went looking for it. Couldn’t find it, called mfg, told 5 months and $130k. They needed them in a month to run production, oh where could they be. i got a call, told them to bring a cart to pick them up. Can’t tell you the number of times they’ve done that, without the rescue prior to the dumpster leaving the property.

 

[DemoFly]

There's probably a US made adjustable wrench under your couch. There's really no need to purchase a new one of these lol.

I think I was given 5 or 6 at birth.

 

[64C10]

around here it’s 5S + Shitcan, where they throw away everything they don’t understand. I pulled $100k worth of change parts out of the trash one year, took it back to my office. 7 months later, the other half of the team went looking for it. Couldn’t find it, called mfg, told 5 months and $130k. They needed them in a month to run production, oh where could they be. i got a call, told them to bring a cart to pick them up. Can’t tell you the number of times they’ve done that, without the rescue prior to the dumpster leaving the property.

Nice to know we aren’t the only victims of that stupidity. I’ve got several ratholes of parts scattered around.

 

[Radio Flyer]

I'm not sure how you are with your eBay'ing BUT if you search for Diamond Tool and Horseshoe they were made in Duluth, MN and are super good stuff. Nothing being made anymore but you can piece together a set pretty quickly. I've had my fat *** on the end of a 6' pipe bouncing on an 18" adjustable of theirs and it showed no damage .....

I must add that I have a bit of a bias to their adjustables as I own over 150 of them from the very first set made in the early 1920's to the last set made in the 1980's. They're damn good tools and a neat piece to show off in the shop as well ....

Ha!

Just picked up an 18" Diamond Tool and Horseshoe at a neighbors garage sale for $15.

 

[Sgtboz]

If you have a flea market around you that's the place to pick up used U.S.A. made wrenches. For no good reason I have a large pile of these knuckle busters but I pretty much only use the 6" or 8" ones occasionally. Most obtained from the flea. All of them from the U.S.A. Some require some TLC (frozen jaws) but I'm not paying much. 2-3 bucks for the smaller ones. Good hunting.

 

[Sgtboz]

I was also going to suggest the Klein but I wasn’t confident of the COO. I rarely use an adjustable,e, but I really like the quality of these. Despite having many adjustables, the Kleins come out first.

The thumb wheel on my Klein adjustable wrench is much thinner where it engages the sliding jaw than a typical USA made wrench. The rest of it feels pretty substantial. For sure not made here judging by its appearance.

 

[brownbagg]

stanley

 

[brownbagg]

We are a global company and many of our tools are made with global components. Regardless of where the tool is made, we hold all of our products to the highest of quality standards.

dont you just love the commerical BS

 

[rooster59]

A broom would go a long way in that shop. I guess they don't have 6S.

More like ISO 1801

 

[brownbagg]

More like ISO 1801

i bought a craftman broom, and it so nice, i wont let it in my shop, its stays in the house, i gotta buy another one for the shop

 

[Clutchsmoke]

My Mac adjustables are USA made although they're 25 years old and I hadn't had a need to buy any more in that time.

 

[Tooltime22]

Thank you, everyone, for the responses. I have been going to the local flea market and have gotten a few different adjustable wrenches.