On Jul 20, 8:43*pm, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:45:53 -0400, Bob Engelhardt
wrote the following:

John Doe wrote:
... *An old friend said that
open end wrenches tend to spread with a lot of torque.

It's never been a problem for me. *I've had a HF open-end break, but not
spread. *Even if true, your Snappy isn't going to require a lot of
torque. *Well, not enough to spread or break even the cheapest wrench.

Not true. My new set of Snappy collets need a massive torque session
to keep the included bits from spinning. *I've never broken a HF
wrench, though, but I avoid their cheapest sets, relying on Pittsburgh
brand exclusively. They're lifetime guaranteed but I don't have to
bandage my hand and return their tools several times a week like I did
with Crapsman tools in the late '70s and early '80s, when I bailed
from Searz for good.

Autozone has a good line of cheap combination wrenches, if you don't
want to buy sets. I've used them for odd sizes and one-time use. I'd
use the box ends, myself, on those collets. And even with massive
torque, I'll bet they'll still spin if they hit metal of any
significant hardness. Look like a woodworker's and cabinet hanger's
thing to me.

Stan