Wright Tool WRIGHTGrip 2.0 on the way

[jo4gj]

Well now I want to know when these wrenches will come out?

 

[derosa]

Will these new wrenches be available on Amazon?

Sent from a Galaxy far far away.

Probably but try a local vendor first. I have the 3 drawer 21" portable tool box on its way. Local place wanted 75.00, 81 with tax, online including amazon was 80.00 but with 17.00 shipping, I used the extra 16.00 to get a screwdriver and two missing wrenches.

 

[Mbsk01]

Well now I want to know when these wrenches will come out?

I would like to know as well. Expecting to be purchasing tools inside of a month.

 

[WWheeler]

I'm sure they will be released at exactly the Wright time.



I'm looking forward to seeing the Real Tool Review showdown between WrightGrip 1.0 and 2.0.

 

[PeterT]

I got a whole chest filled with Wright tools and it makes me feel good every time I have one in my hand. After seeing the video, I will feel even better using them.

 

[kythri]

So, just to confirm - Wright does not presently produce a long-pattern combination wrench?

 

[Dr.JohnnyFever]

I have nothing to add other than to say I am a big Wright fan.

I have a set of Wrightgrips that I really love and also have Wrights in most sizes up to 2".

 

[Fedwrench]

So, just to confirm - Wright does not presently produce a long-pattern combination wrench?

Nor does Wright seem inclined to produce them in the future. too bad, they would probably sell well at least in metric

 

[BK13]

Nor does Wright seem inclined to produce them in the future. too bad, they would probably sell well at least in metric

I'd definitely buy them if available in SAE, probably metric as well.

 

[1982fxr]

Nor does Wright seem inclined to produce them in the future. too bad, they would probably sell well at least in metric

They are listening to the requests

 

[65k10]

Awesome video, do they make wrenches without the wright grip?

Looking at their product catalog I don't see any non-Wrightgrip combination wrenches. I think the only way to get a non-Wrightgrip wrench from them is to go to their double open ends.

 

[67King]

Does a long pattern combo really make sense? I can't think of the benefit of the open end. Seems like if you need the length, the open end would be likely to slip/round off the fastener.

 

[Buckgnarly]

Does a long pattern combo really make sense? I can't think of the benefit of the open end. Seems like if you need the length, the open end would be likely to slip/round off the fastener.

Front end stuff, like tie rods are where open end FD+ style shines.

 

[jo4gj]

Gents,

FWIW, I'm listening on the long pattern wrenches. What size ranges are you looking at for longer handles? I would have to think under 1"?

Ty

please 24mm and below most cars are metric now a days

 

[WWheeler]

Does a long pattern combo really make sense? I can't think of the benefit of the open end. Seems like if you need the length, the open end would be likely to slip/round off the fastener.

WrightGrip or Snap-On's long pattern flank drive doesn't slip or round off a fastener.

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[Parrothead]

I'm really interested in the timeframe these will be released. I'm thinking of replacing my Craftsman Professional combo wrenches and these new Wrights or the original Wrightgrip's could be worth looking into as well. Who knows maybe I can pick up a used set from someone looking to upgrade.

 

[SuperXero]

I guess Wright wasn't able to keep their time frame of being released in January?

 

[derosa]

Looks that way, seems they may be updating their website, only got a 404 message over the weekend. Week ago when I went to check something when I didn't put www first it popped up a page saying something good was coming.

 

[amandato]

Looks like they may have lost their domain name, the new owner is using the domains by proxy name which usually if you are a company you do not hide your info like that. Last Domain name registration change was on the 19th of January, so that fits. This could effect their ability to receive email as well.

 

[Dr.JohnnyFever]

Deleted.

 

[Tonellin]

Can someone tell me what is going on at 1:40 in the original video? A wrench is getting bounced around in some wet smooth stone

 

[amandato]

There are valid reasons to use a Domains by Proxy service but for a corporate website there's absolutely no reason to hide that Wright owns the domain name assuming they do own it. That's like not putting your numbers on your mailbox in front of the building, a building that has your name on it in big letters.

I did check the history of DNS for wrighttool.com and the dns record for mail.wrighttool.com (email / MX record) is still pointing to the old IP address. They should still be receiving email. Their DNS service changed from Godaddy's (domaincontrol.com) to Host Gator. The non www record points to a Godaddy server (but a different one) and the www. version still points to where the site was weeks before. Typically the root and www versions point to the same server. HostGator is not known only for DNS management so perhaps they migrated the domain name to HostGator and plan on moving the website once the domain is migrated.

Hopefully they are moving their website and are having complications. By now though they should have a better "coming soon" page that reports the correct 40x code that way search engines do not start indexing these not found pages.

 

[kythri]

There are valid reasons to use a Domains by Proxy service but for a corporate website there's absolutely no reason to hide that Wright owns the domain name assuming they do own it. That's like not putting your numbers on your mailbox in front of the building, a building that has your name on it in big letters.

Nonsense. Absolute rubbish. I manage domain registration for over 50 domains for a reasonably large corporation - SIGNIFICANTLY larger than Wright Tool, and every single one of my domains is utilizing private registration (the equivalent of Domains by Proxy from my registrar).

The amount of spam generated by a public registration is ENORMOUS. That's one gigantic reason to hide the registration information.

If I had to make an assumption, the most likely scenario is that someone forgot to pay the registration on the domain, and the registrar parked the web traffic until billing is sorted out.

 

[sld961]

Website is back up. No info yet on the 2.0 that I can find.

Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

 

[kythri]

Domains by Proxy = GoDaddy.

Domain registration shows Network Solutions now - probably a hiccup of transferring registrars, given that information.

 

[firworks]

My domain is "by proxy" and I'm neither a big company nor up to shady ****. It was a little check box when I registered my site that was like "$1.99/year to anonymize whois lookup information"

 

[jo4gj]

So no tools yet.... maybe they lied and they are on a boat from china thus the 2.0 is just cheap Chinese tools for the same msrp lol just a joke

 

[potato]

So no tools yet.... maybe they lied and they are on a boat from china thus the 2.0 is just cheap Chinese tools for the same msrp lol just a joke

that's just wong!

 

[amandato]

I apologise if my initial thought what may be wrong with Wright's site offended anyone, I have seen it happen many times before (someone doesn't pay the domain name bill and a squatter who uses a proxy to hide who they are buys the domain and holds it randsom). I was wrong, it appears they simply moved services and did not have a plan in place during the DNS changes.

If your website pages include your mailing address and phone number, there is no advantage to using a proxy service for domains. Legally the proxy is in place so you are still contacted in the event someone wants to solicit you. All you are doing is cutting down on spam a little and associating anonymity to your brand which in my opinion makes no sense if your not doing anything questionable. If you are worried about junk mail, you more than likely you already have a PO box, and if you are worried about phone calls, setup a Google voice number. You can easily setup email for spam as well and have the confidence that your brand name is associated with your registration.

 

[kythri]

If your website pages include your mailing address and phone number, there is no advantage to using a proxy service for domains. Legally the proxy is in place so you are still contacted in the event someone wants to solicit you. All you are doing is cutting down on spam a little and associating anonymity to your brand which in my opinion makes no sense if your not doing anything questionable. If you are worried about junk mail, you more than likely you already have a PO box, and if you are worried about phone calls, setup a Google voice number. You can easily setup email for spam as well and have the confidence that your brand name is associated with your registration.

Or, I can just use the registrar's anonymous registration feature, and avoid getting my email and direct contact information added to a metric ton of marketing lists.

I'm not being rude when I say this, but you obviously have no idea the amount of spam and marketing calls that having a public registration generates.

Further, not all organizations use the same address/phone number/email address for their IT services as they do for their customer service. Mine certainly does not - in fact, not a single one of my various domain's contact information published on the associated website matches my location.

It's far easier to pay a nominal fee to block general access to this information - general access the vast majority of the public does not need.

As far as someone snapping up an expired domain, most legit registrars hold the domain for the previous registrant for a fair amount of time before releasing it for available registration.

Anonymous registration is not some nefarious thing.

 

[Dr.JohnnyFever]

If your website pages include your mailing address and phone number, there is no advantage to using a proxy service for domains. Legally the proxy is in place so you are still contacted in the event someone wants to solicit you. All you are doing is cutting down on spam a little and associating anonymity to your brand which in my opinion makes no sense if your not doing anything questionable. If you are worried about junk mail, you more than likely you already have a PO box, and if you are worried about phone calls, setup a Google voice number. You can easily setup email for spam as well and have the confidence that your brand name is associated with your registration.

I have to disagree with you on the part I bolded. Anonymity to your brand? No consumer sits down and runs a whois and walks away confused about the identity of the brand.

I have been the admin, tech (and sometimes billing) contact for so many domains in the past that I have forgot a lot of them. I use a dedicated email address for the domain contact. Even so, there are many reasons to use anonymous regs. A couple:

1. Security. It is a lot easier to create an attack vector if you know the actual name of somebody in charge of domains and DNS.

2. Third party management. I have been the technical and admin contacts for organizations that I didn't actually work for as a direct employee. In their case, it is nobody's business that their infrastructure is being managed by Joe at Joe's Taco's, Fill Dirt, and Network Administration.

You are a CIO, correct? If anybody wants to get into an e-***** measuring contest, I will start off by saying that I am also a CIO and have about 10 years seniority on you in corporate environments.

It might be fun for all the tech guys here to compare experience in a Free Parking thread sometime.

 

[1foxracing]

The 2.0 WrightGrips were in production back when I visited last Oct so I don't know what the hold up is. I no longer work down the street from the Wright factory so I can't drive over and ask Ty. I don't want to bug him on the phone but I'll try e-mailing him tomorrow and get a answer as to when we will see them in the wild.
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[amandato]

I have to disagree with you on the part I bolded. Anonymity to your brand? No consumer sits down and runs a whois and walks away confused about the identity of the brand.

I have been the admin, tech (and sometimes billing) contact for so many domains in the past that I have forgot a lot of them. I use a dedicated email address for the domain contact. Even so, there are many reasons to use anonymous regs. A couple:

1. Security. It is a lot easier to create an attack vector if you know the actual name of somebody in charge of domains and DNS.

2. Third party management. I have been the technical and admin contacts for organizations that I didn't actually work for as a direct employee. In their case, it is nobody's business that their infrastructure is being managed by Joe at Joe's Taco's, Fill Dirt, and Network Administration.

You are a CIO, correct? If anybody wants to get into an e-***** measuring contest, I will start off by saying that I am also a CIO and have about 10 years seniority on you in corporate environments.

It might be fun for all the tech guys here to compare experience in a Free Parking thread sometime.

I am a CIO, thanks for pointing out. I am happily married, have 2 kids, and I love cars and tools. Is there more about me you want to share? Is this a way to intimidate me and if so, what is your goal? Why does having a different opinion mean you can share my private information? I never said you were wrong or thought to add anything to my reply to intimidate you as you did to me. All I am doing is pointing out that in this case it doesn't make sense.

There is nothing wrong with using a proxy or hidden registration. In Wright Tools' case it makes no sense, they have their name, phone number and email on their website. Scripts that scan the Internet that look at domain information also look at HTML pages, PDFs, etc... they scrape everything, not just domain registration.

I suggested that you can use a PO Box (if you are worried about physical spam mail), an alternative email (if your worried about SPAM), and an alternative phone number (if your worried about phone calls). The bonus doing it this way is you now have your company name associated with your domain registration. Does it harm their business using a proxy for their domain, nope. Your way is fine, costs more and is a big extreme in my opinion but the world does not end using a domain proxy service.

In this day of age the domain information is very important. With phishing attacks, spoofed websites, hackers coming from over seas in countries that do not enforce our laws, etc.. I wouldn't play games with a company's domain name registration simply to prevented email SPAM. Today we have SSL certificates that verify the identity of said website, it can take days or weeks to verify ownership and that's with valid contact info entered in your domain registration. For a company, it is not worth playing games when trust is this important. Just my 2 cents as a CIO.

If you work out of your home and you want some anonymity, the domain by proxy is perfect. If the only reason is to prevent SPAM, you have options, you cna just as easily use a different email address in your registration, save a few bucks and spend it on some Wright Tools.

Back on subject, I cannot wait for the WrightGrip 2.0 announcement, hence my concern about their website being down.

 

[Dr.JohnnyFever]

I am a CIO, thanks for pointing out. I am happily married, have 2 kids, and I love cars and tools. Is there more about me you want to share? Is this a way to intimidate me and if so, what is your goal? Why does having a different opinion mean you can share my private information?

Easy now. It is hard to read inflection and tone in a text medium. I said what I did only to acknowledge that we are both IT professionals.

Please accept my apologies if I offended you.

Back on track, I also eagerly await the 2.0 WirightGrips.

 

[1foxracing]

Ty replied
"Looking at 3rd quarter 2017. Making them in the plant now."

 

[LB-1911]

The 2.0 WrightGrips were in production back when I visited last Oct so I don't know what the hold up is. I no longer work down the street from the Wright factory so I can't drive over and ask Ty. I don't want to bug him on the phone but I'll try e-mailing him tomorrow and get a answer as to when we will see them in the wild.
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Ty replied
"Looking at 3rd quarter 2017. Making them in the plant now."

Thanks for the update.

 

[Tonellin]

It looks like a vibratory tumbler. I don't know what Wright uses that specific tumbling media for, but in general vibratory tumblers are used to deburr sharp edges, polish metal surfaces, clean off casting/forging residue prior to plating, etc.

Thank you that makes sense

 

[SuperXero]

Ty replied
"Looking at 3rd quarter 2017. Making them in the plant now."

That's a disappointment, a big delay. Been holding off on getting a nice wrench set since 2.0 was announced, might go a different route now.

 

[neonlazer]

That's a disappointment, a big delay. Been holding off on getting a nice wrench set since 2.0 was announced, might go a different route now.

Can't really go wrong with 1.0

 

[dutchgray]

If you think about it, it's got to be a right nightmare to change your wrench design, especially when they do Wright Grip on all sizes. First they need enough of the old style in stock to last till the new are launched, but no so many they end up with loads left, then they have to make enough of the new to launch a full range. Otherwise they would end up suppling mixed sets for a year. If it's only a broach and stamp change (Which it looks like) its not so bad as they could stock up on wrench blanks and broach and finish as needed.