An "all-in-one" wrench that might actually work?!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekXqYmJhZjM

What does the GRM community think?

To a man who only has a hammer, every problem is a nail.

The grip angle is in increments of 60 degrees - granted, a conventional combination wrench is also 60 - but the 12 point end is 30.

You're stuck gripping the nut at a 90 degree angle to the bolt, and if the bolt is flush to a flat surface there's no room to grip the "Bionic Wrench"

I've encountered nuts or bolts in say, for example 12mm, which have required 1/4", 3/8" regular, mid or deep or 1/2" regular sockets, with any combination of regular or wobble extensions, universals and drives - combination, offset, or flare wrenches.

(just watched video)

Oh - it's a Sears Christmas Gift tool. Disregard my comments. This is a tool for someone for whom owning 14 wrenches would be a burden, let alone a set of hand tools that outweighs their car.

I haven't worn this hotlink out yet.

I saw a better variation on this at Carlisle. Instead of having your hand grip control the nut grip (boy does that sound bad), it used the rotational force to do the squeezing.

It still leaves you with an oversized wrench head, which isn't good, imo.

is it really that hard to buy a set of proper wrenches? this is almost as silly as the new adjustable wrench that Stanley makes that is pretty much what would happen if a Crescent adjustable wrench was to breed with a Vice Grip..

mtn wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekXqYmJhZjM What does the GRM community think?

I got one of these as a freebie a few years back. I never use it...ever. I'd rather just grab the right wrench.

This is a fabulous tool if:

you like bloody knuckles

you are hoping to "round off" the nut

you want the mass to break the window on the car you are working on when you throw it in frustration

Rob

That is not a tool for cars. That is a tool for inept people to put in their little plastic tool boxes next to the ratcheting handle, changable bit screwdriver with the built in light so it doesn't get lonely from nonuse. Way too many moving parts, an awkward user interface, and clearances that make accessing any fastener unlikely.

As I told my wife walking through Lowe's last Christmas, any gimmicky tool "innovation" is just that -a gimmick. They made great wrenches and screwdrivers 50 years ago, and the idea hasn't changed for the most part. When I buy a tool, it better work correctly with a 2' cheater bar, double function as a hammer, and survive being riccocheted violently off the concrete shop floor in anger - and if it's strong enough to chip the floor, even better. Don't bring me crap "tools" and I won't be forced to beat you with them.

Cough..ahem...stepping down from the soap box now.....

ultraclyde wrote: Don't bring me crap "tools" and I won't be forced to beat you with them.

Ummm, can I get that on a T-Shirt please?

I watched that video. I didn't see any well known celebrity endorsement, so I'm not buying it. If they had someone like Bob Vila on the commercial I would know it really works.

fast_eddie_72 wrote: I watched that video. I didn't see any well known celebrity endorsement, so I'm not buying it. If they had someone like Bob Vila on the commercial I would know it really works.

Lol.

Clearly I've been using two leatherman's for my entire tool set for too long. And under the influence of bourbon when I saw this on TV last night. Ah, college.

ultraclyde wrote: When I buy a tool, it better work correctly with a 2' cheater bar, double function as a hammer, and survive being riccocheted violently off the concrete shop floor in anger - and if it's strong enough to chip the floor, even better. Don't bring me crap "tools" and I won't be forced to beat you with them.

QFT. And I'm also glad I'm not the only one that throws tools when angry.

I watched the commercial and immediately thought, "who the berkeley uses channel locks as a wrench and why would you be looking in the kitchen for tools?"

MG Bryan wrote: I watched the commercial and immediately thought, "who the berkeley uses channel locks as a wrench and why would you be looking in the kitchen for tools?"

Tools should be in the dining room, next to the engine on the table.

pilotbraden wrote:

MG Bryan wrote: I watched the commercial and immediately thought, "who the berkeley uses channel locks as a wrench and why would you be looking in the kitchen for tools?"

Tools should be in the dining room, next to the engine on the table.

That makes me miss having my own place. Stacks of wheels + plywood > dining table.

pilotbraden wrote: Tools should be in the dining room, next to the engine on the table.

I have heard tell of braden's parties:

For me, any tool :innovation" needs to be either life changing (gearwrench, changing bit screwdriver, wobble head ratchet, etc) or makes a certain job much easier such as a spark plug boot puller or that tool that does the compression hose clamps.

These so called universal tools are good if you don't have the correct tool.

Bruce

that tool looks worth looking into for work for me. If only so I can carry ONE tool (instead of my crescent) that can work all the nuts on the lights I focus.

When you are hanging 40+ feet in the air.. the less tools you have connected to you, the better

No, I did not watch the video, nor will I. It just looks like the latest fad tool that somebody will buy you for Christmas or birfday because yur a tool guy. After that it will remain on a hook in the shop or buried deep in the junk tool box.

ultraclyde wrote: Don't bring me crap "tools" and I won't be forced to beat you with them.

magazine words right there....

Looks like something that would be in grandpa's taclebox.

I would like to try one.

Its neat, good luck finding a bolt head that has that much clearance around it. Even ratcheting wrenches are of limited use.

pilotbraden wrote: Tools should be in the dining room, next to the engine on the table.

In my case, it's a Thunderbird chrome bumper on the table.

SupraWes wrote: Its neat, good luck finding a bolt head that has that much clearance around it. Even ratcheting wrenches are of limited use.

i use my Craftsman swivel head ratcheting wrenches a lot. my only gripe was that the SAE set didn't come with an 11/16" wrench and the metric set didn't come with a 17mm..