Williams SNP13408A Adjustable Wrench 8" Chrome

The Williams SNP13408A is an adjustable wrench, 8 inch, chrome.

At 8 inches this is the size most people mean when they say adjustable wrench, and it is worth being honest about what an adjustable wrench is for.

It is a compromise tool. A proper combination wrench contacts a fastener on all its flats simultaneously with no play at all. An adjustable wrench contacts two flats, through a jaw that has some slop in it by design, because it has to move. That is why an adjustable wrench is more likely to round a fastener than any fixed wrench — the tolerance that makes it adjustable is the tolerance that lets it slip.

So the adjustable wrench is the tool for the fastener you do not have a wrench for. It is not a substitute for a set.

Where it genuinely wins is the odd size, the plumbing fitting, the piece of imported machinery, and the toolbox that cannot hold a full set — a service van, a bag, a bicycle.

Two rules make it work. Set the jaw tight, so there is no play against the flats. And pull toward the movable jaw, so the force goes into the fixed jaw rather than through the worm screw.

Chrome resists corrosion.

Brand

Williams

SKU

SNP13408A

Category

Hand Tools

Weight

0.63 lbs

Dimensions

8.00 x 2.00 x 0.60

Price

$21.95

Availability

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Rating

4.5 / 5.0