I see a lot of people saying these are junk or a gimmick. That’s simply not true and these wrenches are quite durable. They may not be the best option for automotive work, but having used them in an industrial/fabrication environment they perform quite well. No wrench is going to fit every situation, that’s why so many types are made. People tend to think the automotive field is the only proving ground for tools, it’s not.
IrishDevil78 very true, I own this particular set, I love it. Have use them in the house and on my car doing rotors n pads change, they hold up, I clean them after use and they still look new after 4 years of use.
I’ve owned this set for a little over a year and absolutely use and abuse them in oil, grease and concrete environment nearly everyday, and have put my body weight behind them many times and still work and feel as good as the day I got them, they last...bother the open end and ratcheting end...
@@paddyhall596 Those a German Tools, manufactured according to the "DIN" (Deutsche Industrie Norm = German Industry Norm), of course they hold up "reasonable abuse" + a little more, because it's Wera and like Hazet, Gedora, Kraftwerk or Stahlwille - they wanna justify the extra money you put in to them. US Tools are just ridicoulus overpriced but hey, Snap On started their Franchise Stuff already in Germany and has already some Customers so ... Advertising.
I’m a machinery mechanic and I deal with Krones a lot. All of their technicians use wera. I really liked the 1/4 drive set a tech let me borrow one week. I ended up buying that and have slowly started buying wera everything. There are no gimmicks with these tools and the quality is just superb. Pricey yes, but not as near as expensive as snap on. You just can’t beat these tools. Hands down the best available.
It all started with one damn green-handled screwdriver! Now I'm the owner of both (SAE & metric) 3/8" full sets of Zyklop, several screwdrivers, 1/4" check bit plus set, SAE Joker and this full metric set. I love quality tools and this brand got me :-) Money is money, today we have them, tomorrow not but quality tools, if you use them, are always around. If you value yourself as a professional, you will invest in a nice tools for yourself just to enjoy whatever you do even more. Great review btw!
these people never had these tools in their hands but they still think its garbage. Mmmm what would change that? I know say its from the USA and they will pay it for a decent hand tool. ps: i know your gonna insult me but its just the truth.
$233? Nope ill wait until snap on comes out with thier version and pay $1900 @ 25 bucks a week for the rest of my life then my kids can pick up the rest of the tab when im dead.
Some add-on info as of 2018: The open-end plate can be replaced after it is worn out. There's a version with a 15° tilted boxed end, too. And there's a version with two open-ends on one wrench. In Germany their price is below 190USD for the 11-wrench set in the video. If You buy with company discount this gets even lower - so for us the price isn't so high. And yes, skilled mechanics have found ways to handle the mentioned issues without having such a specialized tool. However, that still does not disqualify the qualities of the WERA Joker wrenches - it merely shows the skill of the user. ATB, Gereon
you don't "see" the batman wrenches, you just shine a batwrench light on a stuck bolt and "BANG!", "BIF!", "POW!" the nut just falls off. it's even tied up with some string.
Best demonstration of their advantages vs regular wrenches I've seen so far. I would definitely go with the model with an offset and ratcheting direction switch though as like others have said, the straight ones are pretty much useless as your fingers are always in the way when tightening/loosening fasteners!
One unmentioned advantage: the open end holds 4 sides/3 points of a hex head snuggly, regardless of whether in 6 or 12 point configuration. where a conventional open end wrench only holds 2/0. If fully inserted around a head, this delivers more torgque with less chance of rounding off the corners.
This is a gimmick you people fall for to this day. 2/0 delivers more torque than 4/0. You DO NOT transfer torque, only using the angled sides, you transfer torque using the flats. Snap On Flank Drive, Matco SMC, and Wright's Wright Grip all outperform the competition while using 2/0. Touching two sides that DO NOT transfer torque means it's just a marketing gimmick that you people buy into. 2/0 > 4/0.
Saw these on ebay and decided to buy a 13mm size just to check them out. Have to say, first impressions are excellent. Quality and finish are easily upto Snap-On standards, I feel qualified to make that judgement as I own ALOT of Snap-On tools! Funtionaly, so far it's brilliant, solving many of those awkward wrench problems in difficult situations. Durability is an unknown but I'm pretty convinced they will measure up, so I'll take the plunge and buy a set. They definitely represent a major innovation in wrench technology.
As an older guy I appreciate the large and easy to read sizes marked on them, many of the tools I have bought over the years the sizes are too small to read or not marked clearly enough to read, when I bought them years ago my eyes were better, you never think about that when you are buying tools when you are young. I have a large very nice ratcheting wrench set that I bought 25+ years ago, I have to get a magnifying glass to read the sizes on most of them.
Love2boat92 I agree that they are not on the "cheap side" of tools, but from what I have seen in person and read online about Wera in general.....everyone loves the quality & design of their tools. These are a cool idea for sure! :) Thanks!
I have one of these, bought specifically to adjust the clutch biting point on a 2008 Civic Type R. The straight head was the selling point for my needs. Brilliant tool. I'll have to get the whole set at some point......when I find them on discount. £15 for a single spanner soon adds up!
Nice but that 11 piece set is over $220. Limited warranty, reviewer at Amazon indicated he dropped one from about 8' and warranty was denied. Never had a warranty problem from Sears and they don't care if it's dropped from outer space or immersed in salt water for 20 years. Same goes for Harbor Freight.
honestly, i doubt they would cut it for me. ratcheting wrenches without a lever are useless and the finicky open end...i doubt that little bolt in plate would last long. sometimes a higher price doesn't mean better.
tr0n yeah, that's what I'm thinking too. I use the wera 1kv screwdriver kit on wind turbines. I love it, but I don't think these would hold up. Everything takes a serious beating on a wind turbine. I use the 10, 13, and 19mm everyday and the 4 piece is only 85 dollars. I may use them for specific jobs only where there's a risk of dropping nuts.
i can see the open end holding a nut being pretty useful, but not useful enough to own a second (or third...fourth...fifth) set of wrenches :) anothing thing i'll add is that both the open end and the box end aren't offset at all. the open end can get away with it seeing that it's basically a 12pt, but the box end not having an offset makes it VERY hard to use in many situations. to be fair, all non-reversible non-flex ratchets have that problem.
Wow. had no idea what the metal insert was for, but after this demo I can remember lots of times it would have come in handy. I've had to tape a nut into a wrench a lot of times.
Awesome idea, people are saying the price is too high, and i might agree, but a comparable ratcheting snap on wrench set is far more. Great review as always
They seem pretty specific for the situation they are advantageous in, but kudos for ingenuity and design. The coolest part I saw was using them with the all-thread, but seeing as how a lot of my work is over 20' high-- I would never let go of a tool like that 😅😅
There is also a even more high end version where you don't have to flip the ratchet. MSRP of 400€, in retail a tad below 300€. Pricey pricey those tools from W upper valley. I used to have my hand tools all from Makita but I switch more and more to Wera, because they deliver those last 5% to make the perfect tool
I’ve got the imperial and metric set. I use the daily. I wished the box end had an offset but other then that they’re awesome. I still use my SK combos and gearwrenches daily, but these are my only ratcheting wrenches that I use to bust loose and torque fasteners. The box end mech is built like a tank. I’d like to see a torque test video to see the 19 mm failure point. Great video. Thank you.
I have just about every wrench set I could ever need, however, that doesn’t include wrench sets that I WANT! These are pretty cool and still cheaper than most of my Snap On sets. Thanks for the review. Love the Wrenches. ❤️
233.00 yup I'm buying. My thoughts are tools are to men as shoes are to women. I may never use them but I must have them. And as God once said, those who die with the coolest stuff WINS.
Solo cuando has trabajo en áreas muy estrechas te das cuenta de la ingeniería detrás de una herramienta y lo valioso q es el tiempo de respuesta ,Wera hecha para Profesionales
At first: Wow, these are pretty awesome! I'm a bit of a butter fingers with nuts and bolts so this might help a bit After seeing the price: Yeah, I'm good. It's a problem, but not a 3 figure problem.
if you buy a set of ratcheting wrenches make sure they have a little lever to reverse the direction... you will get these Weras stuck places and have to cut bolts off, trust me. =)
Exactly. People who don't work with their hands and actually repair things are commenting on this saying if you're too poor to buy the tool don't buy them. If this tool was worth it I'd gladly pay, but guess what? It's a gimmick. Also there's no 15 degree angle on the box end, and that hump in the middle? That would interfere with extremely tight spaces I work in stopping the throw of the wrench from being as far. You can't design a tool and say it's great for tight spaces then ruin the form in other ways, it just makes it a gimmick. Make the handles thin, the box end 15 degree angle, make it reversible... then maybe it's an alright tool.
I remember 10 years or so ago working in factory maintenance having to remove a pump situated against a wall. I could only turn about an 1/8th of a circle each time with an adjustable spanner. It would take about 45 min to take that one nut off every time there was a problem with that pump. I bought myself a set of ratchet spanner’s and the next time I removed that nut it took less than 5 minutes. These look a step up from my ratchets and I think I’ll start getting some in the sizes I’m more likely to use regularly, 8,10,13mm. BUT, if I was still in a factory where there is a compressed air supply, I’d still be using my air ratchets which are unmatched. We would have access panels in huge vessels perhaps 4ft ( 1.2m ) across, with bolts 2 inches apart. That would be a days work with 2 spanner’s or less than an hour with an air ratchet and a ring spanner. Air tools are the way to go guys 🤟
Sears had a similar set like this ,i've busted my knuckle so many times with them now the complete set is gathering dust in my forget about tool chest drawer lol for the last 15 years !
These certainly look nice for tight spaces. They don't look like they'd be really good on worn fasteners with that super thin 6pt surface, but it may be sufficient in practice. I'd have to try them out before making a conclusion.
Krankie V It seems that people either love them or hate them.....I think that they are very high quality & work well. But then again, no one set of wrenches will be perfect in all situations.
I want to get a set to try out, but the going rpice is a bit high when you're used to buying stuff from HFT hahaha! Maybe one day, I'll get a set. They certainly look like they'd be useful while assembling things when you can hold the nut with the open end like that.
Disphonic x I know that but when you're on a budget and need a few tools, you don't have a lot of options. I'm replacing the HFT tools with better quality ones over time. Need to start somewhere. I've only ever broken one wrench, and that was from abuse. Never broke a socket or ratchet from there either. Surely they're not great tools, but believe it, there are worse out there.
Disphonic x I know that, I worked on a farm which kept buying shit from there and it was always broken. At home, I don't need to make a living off my tools and honestly hand tools from HFT are on par with that husky crap. Craftsman isn't really much better either. When I need power tools, I don't bother with HFT. Snap-on is the way to go. If I could afford it, all my tools would be from Snap-On... except screwdrivers. I always lose those.
+Austen tatious At this point, Craftsman is made in China and is worse than HFT. I have bought new HFT sets/ratchets and they seem about as good as the USA Craftsmans. The lifetime warrenty helps.
For those saying these are a rubbish gimmick, you are wrong. It's only a gimmick when the gimmick is sh*t, the nut holding is actually brilliant and incredibly useful. Any commenters saying they would explode the ratchet end clearly do not understand that an impact driver and a ratcheting spanner are NOT the same thing. A change in career would be advised. I use them in a precision engineering environment and I've not been let down by any of weras products yet after around 12 years of use.
Cody Robertson The WrightGrip test is using a 9/16" head-sized bolt....these are metric wrenches, so I dont have any that would work. That being said, I did shear a 10mm bolt head off with the WERA & it sustained zero damage.
In the very few times I've actually had to hold a nut with a wrench where hands couldn't reach, I put a piece of tape on the wrench to hold the nut... not sure that feature is worth the $260.00 for this set when I can buy a set that does everything but hold a nut for less than $70,00. That leaves for a lot for tape I could buy to occasionally hold that nut in place lol.
Im more interested in the toothed stopper to grab on to worn Chinese grade bolts in low clearance situations. I got like 5 different fasteners on machines I've been putting off replacing because I would need to destroy the bolt to remove them lol
+Bigchuck678 12 points dont really round off fasteners too often (with hand tools) unless they are already damaged (i.e. -- already rounding off). Because of how the bolt/nut touches the surface (aka "flats") of a fastener, it is only making very minimal contact on 6 specific points at any given time anyway --- so, if it is a 6pt or 12pt --- MOST of the time they are touching the bolt the same way. That being said, especially with impact sockets, I 100% prefer 6pt due to tolerances & the bolt/nut rounding over with impacts. But you do gain additional options for placing the socket/wrench on a fastener with 12pts (every 30 degrees VS every 60 degrees).
+Bigchuck678 Most of the time 12 point helps in tight areas because you do not have to turn the wrench as much to fit it on the bolt so if you can only swing the wrench a few inches you are able to take it off and put it back on easier then a 6pt. I hope that makes sense lol its much easier to show then explain.
Thanks your videos are awesome weratools are some of my favorites after a lifetime of snap on I've been more pleased with these they make some great locking extensions to
Max Moreno Thanks Max! I saw the Wera locking extensions a couple months ago...very impressive. I like the tools they make across the board, many are very unique & innovative.
I don't know about all these smart-alecs but those are some impressive wrenches, anything that can help prevent dropped wrenches is A-okay in my book. Yeah they're pricey, but they've got a unique feature that my other wrenches don't, maybe they can find a place into the toolbox.
That's ace but in the UK it's £172 and the same sizes in combi ratchet from Halfords advance/pro range are £60. And sets that would definitely be ok from cheaper sources are possibly half that. I'll stick a piece of masking tape over the back to hold the nut for the amount of times I would use that feature. 👍👍👍
Steve Rob Thanks Steve! I wasnt aware that Amazon was that different depending on the country, but for tools like Wera, Knipex, Fein, etc...you can check with KC Tool Co -- www.kctoolco.com & I know they ship out of the USA.
I will check it out - youtube is world wide but marketed mostly to USA consumers since they are the largest market in the world. Next time your approached with another review ask if it's available in other country's.
Steve Rob Which brands do you most often see in Canada? I know with Wera, Beta, & Knipex...they are primarily European brands. The power tools like Milwaukee, Bosch, Makita, etc are widely sold in the USA, but are also available worldwide...even if they carry other product #s in other countries. From what I have read you have a chain of stores called "Princess Auto"? We dont have those in the USA, but I wish we did after seeing some of the tools people buy from them at really affordable prices. I have tried to review some Gray Tools (Canada) but never got a reply from them.
We get almost all the power tools sold domestically , kimpex yes , some models , our princess auto is like your harbour freight except we find we pay more, we always pay more. Grey tools , I won't use them , little better than harbour freight. Biggest tool suppliers up here are H/depot (husky tools) Canadian Tire ( master craft tools). Lifetime guarantee . Trades mostly use Dewalt and Milwaukee. Some Bosch and Hilti for industrial. A power tool or any item produced in the USA or Mexico is shipped up here duty free but everything else has a prohibitive duty charge so it's not marketed for us. We see way lower prices down south but some manufactures will deny any export to Canada to protect Canadian retailers. Example , Honda generators sold online in USA are not allowed to be shipped here. When I see a review of yours that is not available up here from a Canadian supplier I will let you know if you like. On average we pay 30-40 % more including taxes than Americans do for everything except maple syrup LOL.
I noticed that the six point feature of the open end was not used. It seems that it has teeth like the flank drive plus. Any clue if it is as effective?
+nicholas elias It has some gripping abilities.....but I did not want to push it to the breaking point, since these are just too nice to screw them up. It is a replaceable plate from what I can tell, but I could not find a part number specifically for it online....so I would assume if you messed it up, the whole thing would need to be replaced.
I have these and rarely use them, they are certainly well made and effective but the ring head size means that the situations i can use them are limited.
I would like to see a strength test, and how well they due under alot of stress.. I had issues with the open end side rounding off fasters because the 🔧 expanded
Nice but what is the torque before the wrench breaks? what kind of metal are they made of? All i see on this video is "cool wrench" I have owned many different tools in my life, and ratcheting wrenches are nice but you cant tighten with them with out busting the gears inside.
I want a video comparison between these wrenches and the SKs. I'm torn between which ones to get. For reference, i'm going to school for industrial machine maintenance, with plans on become a field service tech. Both of these wrenches have their own advantages, but I can't decide.
Travis they both have there place , Think SK has a smaller swing degree and these have a smaller profile for those tight spots and the backing plate.. so really just depends on what kinda work u mostly find yourself doing..
I wonder if you have to buy from an authorized seller to take advantage of any warranties though. A lot of times Amazon is not counted as an authorized seller, even if they are selling it direct from Amazon.
What happens if the fastener was between two plates and the wrench couldn't slide over the fastener after using the retention. Good idea but they should have kept the open end offset like all the other wrenches
Charles Hall Well like any tool....there is going to be situations where this wouldnt be ideal, just like there are situation where an offset wrench wouldnt work. Overall, these will work 95% of the time & are very comfortable to use.
Checked out KC just over $350 Canadian dollars no free shipping only in USA never went to shipping but By the time it comes up here its way over $400 Can. , we pay 13 % tax on every purchase.
danred806 They arent really designed for that since most of the sizes do not align, but some of the sizes are interchangeable. Most passenger vehicles use metric fasteners, while most farm equipment/nuts/bolts/etc are SAE sizing. It really depends on what you are working on as far as the sizes you should go with.
I would buy these in a heartbeat if they only included a 9mm as I use that a ton when working on old bicycles. I can understand skipping uncommon sizes in a set but you can't even buy a 9mm individually, they simply don't make a joker in that size. Shame.
The cool thing about Wera tools is that they are absolutely top quality. The not so cool thing about Wera tools is that no ammount of quality can justify the price they want you to pay for them.
Hey I have seen your reviews using new bolts, but many myself included are working on worn and soft bolts can you try to incorporate old bolts or soft bolts?
Sir, great set of wrenches. Please advise me: If that metal-holder holding the nut, if it happens c to "break" because of torque applied, will WERA warranty that tool?
Jewelry for men with money and no need to turn wrenches. One feature that would perfect this product is to put an offset swing on the ratchet end, and when I win my billion dollar lawsuit i'll display them prominently on Jay Leno's workbench right after I buy his collection from him.
Or, designed to be used by aerospace/ motorsports sectors where fastener seizures are much less of a Daily occurance, rather than grease monkeys, having to prise rusted abominations apart.
I bought the standard set.They work well, the ratchet is amazing, better than Gearwrench for example, the holding design has helped me, the steel seems very solid but they are a little too heavy, and the worst thing they are not chromed, is not easy to clean up from dirty and grease. I had asked to Wera why are they not chromed and they answered me that the European market prefer tools not chromed, but in my opinion it is not the real reason, other brand like Stahlwille, Usag, Pastorino, Beta, Facom, etc. are chromed...
vaninetti pablo Yeah I know many people like Chrome only.....but that satin finish is pretty standard across the entire Wera lineup of tools & I actually like it. I guess it boils down to a personal preference. Thanks for watching & commenting!
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I see a lot of people saying these are junk or a gimmick. That’s simply not true and these wrenches are quite durable. They may not be the best option for automotive work, but having used them in an industrial/fabrication environment they perform quite well. No wrench is going to fit every situation, that’s why so many types are made. People tend to think the automotive field is the only proving ground for tools, it’s not.
Let's see how much torque the ratchet end will sustain before it explodes!
IrishDevil78 very true, I own this particular set, I love it. Have use them in the house and on my car doing rotors n pads change, they hold up, I clean them after use and they still look new after 4 years of use.
Iowa599 lol that’s not what ratcheting wrenches are for.
I’ve owned this set for a little over a year and absolutely use and abuse them in oil, grease and concrete environment nearly everyday, and have put my body weight behind them many times and still work and feel as good as the day I got them, they last...bother the open end and ratcheting end...
@@paddyhall596 Those a German Tools, manufactured according to the "DIN" (Deutsche Industrie Norm = German Industry Norm), of course they hold up "reasonable abuse" + a little more, because it's Wera and like Hazet, Gedora, Kraftwerk or Stahlwille - they wanna justify the extra money you put in to them.
US Tools are just ridicoulus overpriced but hey, Snap On started their Franchise Stuff already in Germany and has already some Customers so ... Advertising.
Best wrenches I've ever owned, I won't borrow one out unless you leave a major credit card & Id .
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Haven't tried much then.
The word is "loan". Dipshit
I’m a machinery mechanic and I deal with Krones a lot. All of their technicians use wera. I really liked the 1/4 drive set a tech let me borrow one week. I ended up buying that and have slowly started buying wera everything. There are no gimmicks with these tools and the quality is just superb. Pricey yes, but not as near as expensive as snap on. You just can’t beat these tools. Hands down the best available.
It all started with one damn green-handled screwdriver! Now I'm the owner of both (SAE & metric) 3/8" full sets of Zyklop, several screwdrivers, 1/4" check bit plus set, SAE Joker and this full metric set. I love quality tools and this brand got me :-) Money is money, today we have them, tomorrow not but quality tools, if you use them, are always around. If you value yourself as a professional, you will invest in a nice tools for yourself just to enjoy whatever you do even more. Great review btw!
TheWinwin4all joker wrenches are over priced trash
longstar550 YOU, my dear v'got no clue !
Let me guess it was that or new Lamborghini
these people never had these tools in their hands but they still think its garbage. Mmmm what would change that? I know say its from the USA and they will pay it for a decent hand tool.
ps: i know your gonna insult me but its just the truth.
@@justinvanmierlo302 In Europe, "Made in USA" doesn't mean anything tbh.
$233? Nope ill wait until snap on comes out with thier version and pay $1900 @ 25 bucks a week for the rest of my life then my kids can pick up the rest of the tab when im dead.
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The kids working in dealership bays really do be like that.
I’m only paying $12 a month
I want the great grand kids to pay to
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@Giorgio Mumda Ok Zoomer... hahahahaha, look who's laughing now!
Wera is like the Knipex of screwdrivers, ratchets and wrenches.
FoodOnCrack Oh I agree.....top quality tools.....they are very comfortable to use & are very well made.
Some add-on info as of 2018: The open-end plate can be replaced after it is worn out. There's a version with a 15° tilted boxed end, too. And there's a version with two open-ends on one wrench. In Germany their price is below 190USD for the 11-wrench set in the video. If You buy with company discount this gets even lower - so for us the price isn't so high. And yes, skilled mechanics have found ways to handle the mentioned issues without having such a specialized tool. However, that still does not disqualify the qualities of the WERA Joker wrenches - it merely shows the skill of the user. ATB, Gereon
they've also added color coding as of 2022
now show the Batman wrenches
you don't "see" the batman wrenches, you just shine a batwrench light on a stuck bolt and "BANG!", "BIF!", "POW!" the nut just falls off. it's even tied up with some string.
Best demonstration of their advantages vs regular wrenches I've seen so far. I would definitely go with the model with an offset and ratcheting direction switch though as like others have said, the straight ones are pretty much useless as your fingers are always in the way when tightening/loosening fasteners!
One unmentioned advantage: the open end holds 4 sides/3 points of a hex head snuggly, regardless of whether in 6 or 12 point configuration. where a conventional open end wrench only holds 2/0. If fully inserted around a head, this delivers more torgque with less chance of rounding off the corners.
This is a gimmick you people fall for to this day. 2/0 delivers more torque than 4/0. You DO NOT transfer torque, only using the angled sides, you transfer torque using the flats. Snap On Flank Drive, Matco SMC, and Wright's Wright Grip all outperform the competition while using 2/0. Touching two sides that DO NOT transfer torque means it's just a marketing gimmick that you people buy into. 2/0 > 4/0.
Saw these on ebay and decided to buy a 13mm size just to check them out. Have to say, first impressions are excellent. Quality and finish are easily upto Snap-On standards, I feel qualified to make that judgement as I own ALOT of Snap-On tools! Funtionaly, so far it's brilliant, solving many of those awkward wrench problems in difficult situations. Durability is an unknown but I'm pretty convinced they will measure up, so I'll take the plunge and buy a set. They definitely represent a major innovation in wrench technology.
***** Awesome! Glad to hear that you like them!
Far from Snap On.
As an older guy I appreciate the large and easy to read sizes marked on them, many of the tools I have bought over the years the sizes are too small to read or not marked clearly enough to read, when I bought them years ago my eyes were better, you never think about that when you are buying tools when you are young. I have a large very nice ratcheting wrench set that I bought 25+ years ago, I have to get a magnifying glass to read the sizes on most of them.
These are really expensive but they are one of the best ideas for a wrench I've ever seen. Great review.
Love2boat92 I agree that they are not on the "cheap side" of tools, but from what I have seen in person and read online about Wera in general.....everyone loves the quality & design of their tools. These are a cool idea for sure! :) Thanks!
Yeah but if you're going to use them everyday the benefits out way the cost. No problem.
I have always been able to use my fingers to hold a nut and my other fingers to hold a bolt. I'm talented that way.
Lol, but you cannot cross thread it as easy that way, where is the fun in that.
I have fingered my nuts for years
I have one of these, bought specifically to adjust the clutch biting point on a 2008 Civic Type R. The straight head was the selling point for my needs. Brilliant tool. I'll have to get the whole set at some point......when I find them on discount. £15 for a single spanner soon adds up!
Nice but that 11 piece set is over $220. Limited warranty, reviewer at Amazon indicated he dropped one from about 8' and warranty was denied. Never had a warranty problem from Sears and they don't care if it's dropped from outer space or immersed in salt water for 20 years. Same goes for Harbor Freight.
And how is Sears doing these days with wise business decisions like that?
Real Tool Reviews Dont get butt hurt when someone calls you out on shilling wrenches
It wasn't Sears tool department that got them in financial trouble, it was everything else. If anything their tools are what helped keep them going.
Well seeing as sears are the only hardware company that uphold the craftsman warranty it wasn't their tools department that shooed them out the door.
Craftsman and Sears aren't the same
I just seen those wrenches in a paper and your demonstration of them now was #1 I will have to get some now.
Very cool. Not $233 cool, though.
+Michael Perez Professional tools... but I hear you :)
Then stay at Harbor Freight with your broke ass.
honestly, i doubt they would cut it for me. ratcheting wrenches without a lever are useless and the finicky open end...i doubt that little bolt in plate would last long.
sometimes a higher price doesn't mean better.
tr0n yeah, that's what I'm thinking too. I use the wera 1kv screwdriver kit on wind turbines. I love it, but I don't think these would hold up. Everything takes a serious beating on a wind turbine. I use the 10, 13, and 19mm everyday and the 4 piece is only 85 dollars. I may use them for specific jobs only where there's a risk of dropping nuts.
i can see the open end holding a nut being pretty useful, but not useful enough to own a second (or third...fourth...fifth) set of wrenches :)
anothing thing i'll add is that both the open end and the box end aren't offset at all. the open end can get away with it seeing that it's basically a 12pt, but the box end not having an offset makes it VERY hard to use in many situations. to be fair, all non-reversible non-flex ratchets have that problem.
Wow. had no idea what the metal insert was for, but after this demo I can remember lots of times it would have come in handy. I've had to tape a nut into a wrench a lot of times.
I just like how they feel in my hand, puts a little grin on my face everytime I reach for them.
Awesome idea, people are saying the price is too high, and i might agree, but a comparable ratcheting snap on wrench set is far more. Great review as always
DieselRiver Thanks! I agree....compared to other high-end brands, these are on the very reasonable side of things
I love WERA products...
i use a thin neodymium magnet on the back side works great for holding the nut on the wrench
The creativity of engineers in Germany is unmatched.
I have similair joker set only with little switcher on the ratchet side and they are also a little bit bended (about 15 degrees). They are good.
They seem pretty specific for the situation they are advantageous in, but kudos for ingenuity and design. The coolest part I saw was using them with the all-thread, but seeing as how a lot of my work is over 20' high-- I would never let go of a tool like that 😅😅
There is also a even more high end version where you don't have to flip the ratchet. MSRP of 400€, in retail a tad below 300€. Pricey pricey those tools from W upper valley.
I used to have my hand tools all from Makita but I switch more and more to Wera, because they deliver those last 5% to make the perfect tool
I’ve got the imperial and metric set. I use the daily. I wished the box end had an offset but other then that they’re awesome. I still use my SK combos and gearwrenches daily, but these are my only ratcheting wrenches that I use to bust loose and torque fasteners. The box end mech is built like a tank. I’d like to see a torque test video to see the 19 mm failure point. Great video. Thank you.
I have just about every wrench set I could ever need, however, that doesn’t include wrench sets that I WANT! These are pretty cool and still cheaper than most of my Snap On sets. Thanks for the review. Love the Wrenches. ❤️
What size did they skip between 8 to 19mm? Hate it when they leave gaps.
Wera makes some nice tools have been using them the last few years mostly their security bits but these look really nice
They put so much thought into designing this, looks great.
233.00 yup I'm buying. My thoughts are tools are to men as shoes are to women. I may never use them but I must have them. And as God once said, those who die with the coolest stuff WINS.
That was an excellent presentation. I’m impressed with those.
I have not been impressed with a set of wrenches I a while, those are sweet!
poisonfangs85 Nice! Yeah these are pretty sweet :)
Great review Bud. Those are outstanding wrenches.
Emin HVAC Thanks Emin! :)
Are they worth the money though?
You're first 20 seconds described my night at work last night!!!!
My solution for this is a piece of tape on the nut to the wrench :) but looks like a nice set of wrenches
Me too, have not encountered space so tight that I'm not able to get into it with various tools I have. Duct tape should do the trick.
lazerusmfh I lay a paper towel over the wrench and push the nut into either the open or box end, works for sockets too. Handy as hell in a pinch
lazerusmfh .... But.... But.... You don't get to spend hundreds on gimmick tools if you use your brain like that !! A real joker for sure.
Solo cuando has trabajo en áreas muy estrechas te das cuenta de la ingeniería detrás de una herramienta y lo valioso q es el tiempo de respuesta ,Wera hecha para Profesionales
At first: Wow, these are pretty awesome! I'm a bit of a butter fingers with nuts and bolts so this might help a bit
After seeing the price: Yeah, I'm good. It's a problem, but not a 3 figure problem.
if you buy a set of ratcheting wrenches make sure they have a little lever to reverse the direction... you will get these Weras stuck places and have to cut bolts off, trust me. =)
Dan Lemmon 😂 the most hateful thing man. When I see there a place my ratchets will get stuck I use the stake side
LMAO Ever have an impact gun jammed in so you couldn't reverse it?
Good point!
Exactly. People who don't work with their hands and actually repair things are commenting on this saying if you're too poor to buy the tool don't buy them. If this tool was worth it I'd gladly pay, but guess what? It's a gimmick.
Also there's no 15 degree angle on the box end, and that hump in the middle? That would interfere with extremely tight spaces I work in stopping the throw of the wrench from being as far. You can't design a tool and say it's great for tight spaces then ruin the form in other ways, it just makes it a gimmick.
Make the handles thin, the box end 15 degree angle, make it reversible... then maybe it's an alright tool.
Jesse Crandle Wera does make a Wera Joker Switch that has 15° Off set Box with Reversible lever, but twice the price of the regular Joker Spanners
Looks like an amazing wrench set!
I remember 10 years or so ago working in factory maintenance having to remove a pump situated against a wall. I could only turn about an 1/8th of a circle each time with an adjustable spanner. It would take about 45 min to take that one nut off every time there was a problem with that pump. I bought myself a set of ratchet spanner’s and the next time I removed that nut it took less than 5 minutes.
These look a step up from my ratchets and I think I’ll start getting some in the sizes I’m more likely to use regularly, 8,10,13mm.
BUT, if I was still in a factory where there is a compressed air supply, I’d still be using my air ratchets which are unmatched. We would have access panels in huge vessels perhaps 4ft ( 1.2m ) across, with bolts 2 inches apart. That would be a days work with 2 spanner’s or less than an hour with an air ratchet and a ring spanner. Air tools are the way to go guys 🤟
Tape works to keep a nut in the wrench. Cheap easy and works on most wrenches.
Sears had a similar set like this ,i've busted my knuckle so many times with them now the complete set is gathering dust in my forget about tool chest drawer lol for the last 15 years !
Wow hole lot of thought in the tool.
Now what was the name of the CLOWN with his joker tool's??
These certainly look nice for tight spaces. They don't look like they'd be really good on worn fasteners with that super thin 6pt surface, but it may be sufficient in practice. I'd have to try them out before making a conclusion.
Krankie V It seems that people either love them or hate them.....I think that they are very high quality & work well. But then again, no one set of wrenches will be perfect in all situations.
I want to get a set to try out, but the going rpice is a bit high when you're used to buying stuff from HFT hahaha! Maybe one day, I'll get a set. They certainly look like they'd be useful while assembling things when you can hold the nut with the open end like that.
Disphonic x
I know that but when you're on a budget and need a few tools, you don't have a lot of options. I'm replacing the HFT tools with better quality ones over time. Need to start somewhere. I've only ever broken one wrench, and that was from abuse. Never broke a socket or ratchet from there either. Surely they're not great tools, but believe it, there are worse out there.
Disphonic x
I know that, I worked on a farm which kept buying shit from there and it was always broken. At home, I don't need to make a living off my tools and honestly hand tools from HFT are on par with that husky crap. Craftsman isn't really much better either. When I need power tools, I don't bother with HFT. Snap-on is the way to go. If I could afford it, all my tools would be from Snap-On... except screwdrivers. I always lose those.
+Austen tatious At this point, Craftsman is made in China and is worse than HFT. I have bought new HFT sets/ratchets and they seem about as good as the USA Craftsmans. The lifetime warrenty helps.
Wow..great wrenches!...great design!
For those saying these are a rubbish gimmick, you are wrong. It's only a gimmick when the gimmick is sh*t, the nut holding is actually brilliant and incredibly useful.
Any commenters saying they would explode the ratchet end clearly do not understand that an impact driver and a ratcheting spanner are NOT the same thing. A change in career would be advised.
I use them in a precision engineering environment and I've not been let down by any of weras products yet after around 12 years of use.
I Would like to see you do the grip wright bolt test with these wera joker wrenches
Cody Robertson The WrightGrip test is using a 9/16" head-sized bolt....these are metric wrenches, so I dont have any that would work. That being said, I did shear a 10mm bolt head off with the WERA & it sustained zero damage.
In the very few times I've actually had to hold a nut with a wrench where hands couldn't reach, I put a piece of tape on the wrench to hold the nut... not sure that feature is worth the $260.00 for this set when I can buy a set that does everything but hold a nut for less than $70,00. That leaves for a lot for tape I could buy to occasionally hold that nut in place lol.
Im more interested in the toothed stopper to grab on to worn Chinese grade bolts in low clearance situations. I got like 5 different fasteners on machines I've been putting off replacing because I would need to destroy the bolt to remove them lol
why are wrench box ends mostly 12 point? 6 point seems to not round off bolts better.
+Bigchuck678 12 points dont really round off fasteners too often (with hand tools) unless they are already damaged (i.e. -- already rounding off). Because of how the bolt/nut touches the surface (aka "flats") of a fastener, it is only making very minimal contact on 6 specific points at any given time anyway --- so, if it is a 6pt or 12pt --- MOST of the time they are touching the bolt the same way. That being said, especially with impact sockets, I 100% prefer 6pt due to tolerances & the bolt/nut rounding over with impacts. But you do gain additional options for placing the socket/wrench on a fastener with 12pts (every 30 degrees VS every 60 degrees).
+Bigchuck678 Most of the time 12 point helps in tight areas because you do not have to turn the wrench as much to fit it on the bolt so if you can only swing the wrench a few inches you are able to take it off and put it back on easier then a 6pt. I hope that makes sense lol its much easier to show then explain.
SK offers the 6 pt ratcheting combination wrench set.
Couldnt a guy just spin the nut by hand on a long threaded rod?
Depends on if the threads are chewed up
wow the best wrench set in the market
Embossing the size 4x is my fav feature
Actually look pretty good
Thanks your videos are awesome weratools are some of my favorites after a lifetime of snap on I've been more pleased with these they make some great locking extensions to
Max Moreno Thanks Max! I saw the Wera locking extensions a couple months ago...very impressive. I like the tools they make across the board, many are very unique & innovative.
Just ordered the joker “switch” set , it has a 15deg offset on box end, but hard to find, I ordered from amazon in germany.
I don't know about all these smart-alecs but those are some impressive wrenches, anything that can help prevent dropped wrenches is A-okay in my book. Yeah they're pricey, but they've got a unique feature that my other wrenches don't, maybe they can find a place into the toolbox.
This set is far superior than snap on.
Snap on are over priced for what they are. Anything from Germany is Top Notch 👌🏽
Great tool!!! In Brazil is very complicated bay
Great review! I hope Wera release another set with the box end with 15 degree offset or with flex.
FullochFit Thanks! I hope they expand the wrench lineup.....these are really nice :)
That's ace but in the UK it's £172 and the same sizes in combi ratchet from Halfords advance/pro range are £60. And sets that would definitely be ok from cheaper sources are possibly half that. I'll stick a piece of masking tape over the back to hold the nut for the amount of times I would use that feature. 👍👍👍
If you use that metal plate to wrench with its like 1mm thick, I just don't see that being strong enough to break a stubborn fastener.
I quite enjoy your reviews but I do find a lot of reviewed products are not available in Canada, Amazon USA but not Amazon Canada.
Steve Rob Thanks Steve! I wasnt aware that Amazon was that different depending on the country, but for tools like Wera, Knipex, Fein, etc...you can check with KC Tool Co -- www.kctoolco.com & I know they ship out of the USA.
I will check it out - youtube is world wide but marketed mostly to USA consumers since they are the largest market in the world. Next time your approached with another review ask if it's available in other country's.
Steve Rob Which brands do you most often see in Canada? I know with Wera, Beta, & Knipex...they are primarily European brands. The power tools like Milwaukee, Bosch, Makita, etc are widely sold in the USA, but are also available worldwide...even if they carry other product #s in other countries. From what I have read you have a chain of stores called "Princess Auto"? We dont have those in the USA, but I wish we did after seeing some of the tools people buy from them at really affordable prices. I have tried to review some Gray Tools (Canada) but never got a reply from them.
We get almost all the power tools sold domestically , kimpex yes , some models , our princess auto is like your harbour freight except we find we pay more, we always pay more. Grey tools , I won't use them , little better than harbour freight. Biggest tool suppliers up here are H/depot (husky tools) Canadian Tire ( master craft tools). Lifetime guarantee . Trades mostly use Dewalt and Milwaukee. Some Bosch and Hilti for industrial. A power tool or any item produced in the USA or Mexico is shipped up here duty free but everything else has a prohibitive duty charge so it's not marketed for us. We see way lower prices down south but some manufactures will deny any export to Canada to protect Canadian retailers. Example , Honda generators sold online in USA are not allowed to be shipped here. When I see a review of yours that is not available up here from a Canadian supplier I will let you know if you like. On average we pay 30-40 % more including taxes than Americans do for everything except maple syrup LOL.
Excellent coverage of all the features! Thanks.
I noticed that the six point feature of the open end was not used. It seems that it has teeth like the flank drive plus. Any clue if it is as effective?
+nicholas elias It has some gripping abilities.....but I did not want to push it to the breaking point, since these are just too nice to screw them up. It is a replaceable plate from what I can tell, but I could not find a part number specifically for it online....so I would assume if you messed it up, the whole thing would need to be replaced.
+Real Tool Reviews gotcha. that's kinda what I was thinking. more of a specialty wrench.
I have these and rarely use them, they are certainly well made and effective but the ring head size means that the situations i can use them are limited.
I would like to see a strength test, and how well they due under alot of stress.. I had issues with the open end side rounding off fasters because the 🔧 expanded
Nice but what is the torque before the wrench breaks? what kind of metal are they made of? All i see on this video is "cool wrench" I have owned many different tools in my life, and ratcheting wrenches are nice but you cant tighten with them with out busting the gears inside.
So if the wrench is metric how did you thread a grade 8 bolt into a nut that was in the wrench?
danred806 3/4" & 19mm are the exact same size.
+Real Tool Reviews 3/4 is 19.05 mm, not the exact same size
+bb4jdmlude do you know how small .05 mm is? the tolerance of the tool is more than that
willj78.05 mm is about .002 inch.
IRT bb4 up there
I want a video comparison between these wrenches and the SKs.
I'm torn between which ones to get.
For reference, i'm going to school for industrial machine maintenance, with plans on become a field service tech.
Both of these wrenches have their own advantages, but I can't decide.
Travis they both have there place , Think SK has a smaller swing degree and these have a smaller profile for those tight spots and the backing plate.. so really just depends on what kinda work u mostly find yourself doing..
Wera just released a new variation of this wrench that features a 15° offset and switch. I'm really curious to your thoughts on these new sets.
You’ve sold Wera to the world.
very cool... it makes me want a set.
Those wrenches are no joke.
I wonder if you have to buy from an authorized seller to take advantage of any warranties though. A lot of times Amazon is not counted as an authorized seller, even if they are selling it direct from Amazon.
I like the open end but box end needs to have a reversing leaver in case u some how get the head of the bolt against something ur fuaked
I was wondering if you can do a review on a set of wrench from ratchetech, it looks like an interesting set wrenches - ratcheting open end
FireConvoy88 I just took a look at them online, I will see if I can get a set....thanks for the suggestion!
What happens if the fastener was between two plates and the wrench couldn't slide over the fastener after using the retention. Good idea but they should have kept the open end offset like all the other wrenches
Charles Hall Well like any tool....there is going to be situations where this wouldnt be ideal, just like there are situation where an offset wrench wouldnt work. Overall, these will work 95% of the time & are very comfortable to use.
I bought a set of the screwdrivers because they were the only decent thing our distributor carried, now I would buy any of their products. Good stuff.
Checked out KC just over $350 Canadian dollars no free shipping only in USA never went to shipping but By the time it comes up here its way over $400 Can. , we pay 13 % tax on every purchase.
Steve Rob Ouch! Gotta love those custom's duty fees!
good review, but in terms of the open end six point backing plate holding a nut, I always just used a piece of tape on the wrench.
That's not the point, it acts as a 12 point open end, meaning twice as many positions, and also doubles as a flare nut wrench.
Wera makes great stuff, straight up.
This is junk...
I guess I mean will that wrench work for metric and standard?
danred806 They arent really designed for that since most of the sizes do not align, but some of the sizes are interchangeable. Most passenger vehicles use metric fasteners, while most farm equipment/nuts/bolts/etc are SAE sizing. It really depends on what you are working on as far as the sizes you should go with.
I would buy these in a heartbeat if they only included a 9mm as I use that a ton when working on old bicycles. I can understand skipping uncommon sizes in a set but you can't even buy a 9mm individually, they simply don't make a joker in that size. Shame.
The cool thing about Wera tools is that they are absolutely top quality. The not so cool thing about Wera tools is that no ammount of quality can justify the price they want you to pay for them.
Hey I have seen your reviews using new bolts, but many myself included are working on worn and soft bolts can you try to incorporate old bolts or soft bolts?
Alright i'm sold. Friday I will pick some up.
Man I gotta get me a set of them!! Great vid!!
Djthunder PSN Thanks! :)
I have a pet peeve about getting wrench "sets" that skip sizes and I cannot get in full sets up to 22mm and beyond.
I agree....I hate HATE missing sizes.
Update? How are these holding up.
I rarely use them....I typically go for SK or Tekton wrenches
@@RealToolReviews how come?
I want this but does it come in standard as well?
yes
That's pretty DAMN cool!
+Richard Cowtails Haha I agree!
Sir, great set of wrenches. Please advise me: If that metal-holder holding the nut, if it happens c to "break" because of torque applied, will WERA warranty that tool?
Jewelry for men with money and no need to turn wrenches. One feature that would perfect this product is to put an offset swing on the ratchet end, and when I win my billion dollar lawsuit i'll display them prominently on Jay Leno's workbench right after I buy his collection from him.
Or, designed to be used by aerospace/ motorsports sectors where fastener seizures are much less of a Daily occurance, rather than grease monkeys, having to prise rusted abominations apart.
Those wrenches look winners
Sir, are these Czech Republic-made, or Taiwanese?
Czech Republic
But they still made by German company, even if they are made in Czech Rep.
which wrench is missing? its the 18mm right? theres probably no 18mm wrench.
I bought the standard set.They work well, the ratchet is amazing, better than Gearwrench for example, the holding design has helped me, the steel seems very solid but they are a little too heavy, and the worst thing they are not chromed, is not easy to clean up from dirty and grease. I had asked to Wera why are they not chromed and they answered me that the European market prefer tools not chromed, but in my opinion it is not the real reason, other brand like Stahlwille, Usag, Pastorino, Beta, Facom, etc. are chromed...
vaninetti pablo Yeah I know many people like Chrome only.....but that satin finish is pretty standard across the entire Wera lineup of tools & I actually like it. I guess it boils down to a personal preference. Thanks for watching & commenting!