Wright wrench flaws?

[slowtwitch73]

I just want to apologize to everyone. I misspoke earlier.

Obviously the last great thing Canada gave the world was Trailer Park Boys, not Bachman-Turner Overdrive.

C'mon now..

 

[nadogail]

All my Wright and Armstrong Wrenches came from a used tool store, they served me well.

 

[JeepYJ]

In the 60s when they were allowed to start importing into the US?

Their factories and mills were only 20 years old so maybe that helped.

By this logic China should be a top manufacturer right now…

 

[rancherbill]

All this talk about tools, Maybe it’s time to invest in some new Wright goodness.

Please please don't do that. This Wright quality thread is getting repetitive and circular.

 

[rancherbill]

Try requesting a paper catalog from HD. Supply. They definitely have them listed in their catalog. I wouldn't put much faith in the HD supply website.

Hahahaha
hahahaha

I worked in Disti for almost 2 decades and they pick up authorization for lines because there is an RFP that specs a certain brand. They drop them just as quick.

If it's not online is not available for sale.

 

[rancherbill]

If Wright is following this thread, they are high fiving each other that you're not their customer.

They are not high fiving with my money because they chose not to have it available for sale here and because they are off kilter on the price / value line.

 

[1982fxr]

They are not high fiving with my money because they chose not to have it available for sale here and because they are off kilter on the price / value line.

I just got off the phone with the emperor of Japan.

He wants you to lay off the maple syrup.

 

[Ton ton]

Rancher bill, I guess you are right about H. D. Supply not selling wright wrenches.

 

[Zewnten]

Yes, some of it came off. No, the flaws underneath the chrome obviously did not come off.

this was my first time to buy an expensive new tool that needed to have stuff polished off of the chrome.

Not to be an *** but wright is not an "expensive " brand. They're an industrial brand and priced similarly or even lower than the others.

Their tools are made to a price point and millwrights and industrial mechanics who are given the tools by their company don't care about blemishes. They care that the wrench won't break when they smack it with a small sledge or put a cheater pipe on it.

If you want jewelry tools then you have to pay for it, says Nepros. Again this isn't to disparage you or your opinion but to put the reality out there about what Wright does. You don't buy a commuter car and complain that the styling isn't as good a luxury car.

 

[Ton ton]

Not to be an *** but wright is not an "expensive " brand. They're an industrial brand and priced similarly or even lower than the others.

Their tools are made to a price point and millwrights and industrial mechanics who are given the tools by their company don't care about blemishes. They care that the wrench won't break when they smack it with a small sledge or put a cheater pipe on it.

If you want jewelry tools then you have to pay for it, says Nepros. Again this isn't to disparage you or your opinion but to put the reality out there about what Wright does. You don't buy a commuter car and complain that the styling isn't as good a luxury car.

Well said.

 

[slowtwitch73]

Chrome is overrated.

 

[Fly YX]

I got some Snap On wrenches like on the first pic when I bought a bunch of other tools from them. I was working on the owner of the company’s Maserati and the bolts would not come off because my wrench looked like that. Had then for a few years now. I was thinking about get them re-chromed so I can work on his Ferrari Tesla and Mercedes-Benz

 

[rancherbill]

Not to be an *** but wright is not an "expensive " brand. They're an industrial brand and priced similarly or even lower than the others.

True, and they sell to people spending OPM. People with other peoples money dont care about all the finish things. Any old thing is good enough.

This is GJ and fit and finish are important on GJ.

 

[Handyandy23]

I bought a set of Wright wrenches in Canada through Amazon.ca, it wasn't that difficult. Price to quality ratio was great, I have no affiliation or attachment to any company, I just buy based on what I feel is the best value. They are very heavy duty wrenches with a great anti-slip grip open end design (WrightGrip), better quality than the Taiwan / China wrenches that are cheaper, but still less expensive than tool truck brands by a decent margin.

I got them in satin and they have worked great for me, zero complaints. Open ends bite really well. I didn't notice any surface defects, but I also bought them to use and didn't inspect them with a magnifying glass either.

 

[1982fxr]

They are not high fiving with my money because they chose not to have it available for sale here and because they are off kilter on the price / value line.

So you don't buy them because they're not for sale in Canada.

But you wouldn't buy them anyway because of price and quality.

Seems like you're here just to complain.

 

[rancherbill]

So you don't buy them because they're not for sale in Canada.

But you wouldn't buy them anyway because of price and quality.

Seems like you're here just to complain.

I observe and offer insightful comments.

There are companies that chase my business. I chose to buy at KMS Tools a regional tool store. Manufactures that chase my business are for example Makita who has reps in the store and a office in town, Techtronic Industries who had more reps that you can shake a stick at for Milwaukee, Dewalt etc. and the other reps that are selling hard lines at kms.

Makita came and took the business away from Milwaukee. Milwaukee name and several other North American names were rejuvenated by investment by their Chinese owners. People are falling all over each other saying how great Milwaukee (CHICOM) stuff is. The new owner invested in the brand.

10 years ago in power tools there was makita and Milwaukee. Now I see a ton of Festool and Hilti etc. Festool and Hilti are expensive but they are selling and it works.

 

[M635_Guy]

I think he hurt some feelings

 

[Zapp Branigan]

I waited since September for my Wright 958 set, and gotta say they were pretty much flawless. With that being said, I bought a set of wrenches, not fine jewelry. I'm starting to think some of you folks are sick and need help.

 

[Ton ton]

I waited since September for my Wright 958 set, and gotta say they were pretty much flawless. With that being said, I bought a set of wrenches, not fine jewelry. I'm starting to think some of you folks are sick and need help.

I agree with the last sentence 100%.

 

[CHI_Tool&Die]

I waited since September for my Wright 958 set, and gotta say they were pretty much flawless. With that being said, I bought a set of wrenches, not fine jewelry. I'm starting to think some of you folks are sick and need help.

So, funny story. I seem to be the resident get new tools and they are hosed guy, but I ordered some Stahlwille DOE wrenches to replace my crappy ones at work. These are supposed to be really nice German quality stuff. Anyways I just got them and sure as **** with my luck, it looks like something was stuck in the cast cause one of the wrenches has this giant imprint across the beam. Another has the satin-chrome peeling really bad. And two others have rust spots all over them. I probably got a Covid Friday shift set but man does my luck with new stuff ****.

The only pluses to this week are my Proto stuff arriving flawlessly as usual and I got my replacement drawer for the new Kennedy rolling cab I purchased that had the welds popping. I think I’m just going to not buy tools for awhile.

 

[bsaint]

Please do some reading on the practices in Japan.

As a general rule they do VERY LITTLE final QC. They spend their time and effort controlling their processes. Their machines, processes or inputs are checked for tolerances everyday to ensure that it produces the part correctly. If all of the process and equipment is working then there is no need for final QC.

Doesn't Lexus have like 150 in process quality control points? And gm has less than half that lol.

 

[bsaint]

By this logic China should be a top manufacturer right now…

They are lol

 

[rancherbill]

Doesn't Lexus have like 150 in process quality control points? And gm has less than half that lol.

Probably, I don't know your source but it's probably right.

My quess Lexus has a ton of check point as material enters the factory, on equipment and tooling, on processes and sub processes. Very few would be on the product going out the door. I believe they have a very small re-work / repair department.

Cadiallac is probably test subassemblies when they are done.

 

[bsaint]

Probably, I don't know your source but it's probably right.

My quess Lexus has a ton of check point as material enters the factory, on equipment and tooling, on processes and sub processes. Very few would be on the product going out the door. I believe they have a very small re-work / repair department.

Cadiallac is probably test subassemblies when they are done.

Just found this

Masterful Craft & Design | Lexus Europe

From the meticulous handcraft of our Takumi masters, to our signature L-shaped headlights and spindle grille, explore the detail behind our distinctive design.

www.lexus.eu

 

[rancherbill]

Just found this

Masterful Craft & Design | Lexus Europe

From the meticulous handcraft of our Takumi masters, to our signature L-shaped headlights and spindle grille, explore the detail behind our distinctive design.

www.lexus.eu

Great link.

My generation think a luxury car is a Cadillac, My son and his friends think they are Lexus or Mercedes.

 

[Handyandy23]

I observe and offer insightful comments.

There are companies that chase my business. I chose to buy at KMS Tools a regional tool store. Manufactures that chase my business are for example Makita who has reps in the store and a office in town, Techtronic Industries who had more reps that you can shake a stick at for Milwaukee, Dewalt etc. and the other reps that are selling hard lines at kms.

Makita came and took the business away from Milwaukee. Milwaukee name and several other North American names were rejuvenated by investment by their Chinese owners. People are falling all over each other saying how great Milwaukee (CHICOM) stuff is. The new owner invested in the brand.

10 years ago in power tools there was makita and Milwaukee. Now I see a ton of Festool and Hilti etc. Festool and Hilti are expensive but they are selling and it works.

To be fair, your "insight" in this thread has just been to make assumptions about Wright's QC and processes based on someone else's pictures of a single purchase (and pictures that were mostly of what ended up being dirt that wiped off). You've said you don't buy Wright tools because you don't feel they're readily available for you to purchase, which is fine and is your prerogative, but I don't see this adding anything to the discussion. You've basically just taken someone else's anecdotal evidence and tried to build some sort of argument off of it.

Keep buying whatever you want by all means, but there's nothing insightful about commenting on tools you've never owned based on a couple pictures from someone you don't know on the internet. I'm sure one could find pictures of poor QC and unhappy customers from any company, including the legendary Japanese, and I could go and comment and say "apparently Japanese QC processes are lacking because I bought Wright wrenches and the quality on that one set I have is amazing!"

Message boards are already full of enough anecdotal info and half-truths, without having to wade through the "I'm the smartest guy here even though I don't own any of these tools" crowd.

 

[rancherbill]

To be fair, your "insight" in this thread has just been to make assumptions about Wright's QC and processes based on someone else's pictures of a single purchase (and pictures that were mostly of what ended up being dirt that wiped off).

I've had an interest in tools, manufacturing, QC and other topics for years.

I remember on "How it's Made" they had a segment on Snapon. I just looked and found it, and thoroughly enjoyed watching again.

As you can see in the vid, they are making hundreds, if not thousands of wrenches of a particular size at one time. They leave the production area for storage and when there are all the sizes them they are assembled into sets for shipment.

Thus if you see two wrenches with defects, it is reasonable to assume that there was a time gap between the individual sizes. You would think that somebody on the line would have noticed the problem. Their process and people are not up to snuff.

I bet you there is no ability on the line for workers to stop making bad product.
https://kanbanize.com/blog/stop-the-line/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andon_(manufacturing)

 

[Ton ton]

To be fair, your "insight" in this thread has just been to make assumptions about Wright's QC and processes based on someone else's pictures of a single purchase (and pictures that were mostly of what ended up being dirt that wiped off). You've said you don't buy Wright tools because you don't feel they're readily available for you to purchase, which is fine and is your prerogative, but I don't see this adding anything to the discussion. You've basically just taken someone else's anecdotal evidence and tried to build some sort of argument off of it.

Keep buying whatever you want by all means, but there's nothing insightful about commenting on tools you've never owned based on a couple pictures from someone you don't know on the internet. I'm sure one could find pictures of poor QC and unhappy customers from any company, including the legendary Japanese, and I could go and comment and say "apparently Japanese QC processes are lacking because I bought Wright wrenches and the quality on that one set I have is amazing!"

Message boards are already full of enough anecdotal info and half-truths, without having to wade through the "I'm the smartest guy here even though I don't own any of these tools" crowd.

Well said, handyandy23.