I just tried the Black & Decker Ratcheting ReadyWrench out today. Picked it up at a local hardware store for $5 more than Amazon. It's an interesting product. The sockets swivel so that you can choose an appropriate socket size. On one side of the socket, red lettering tells you the approximate SAE size. On the opposite side, blue lettering tells you the approximate metric size. Once you place the socket on the nut, you can select the direction using the orange circle and start ratcheting.
Pros: 1-Offers 16 different sizes in one relative compact wrench (however see cons). 2-The wrench is similar to double box, offset ratcheting wrenches. So the angle of the "socket" sides does help to reach some difficult places.
Cons: 1-Sockets don't lock tight, so when you are trying to ratchet at an angle it can slip off the nut or bolt.(Similar problem to using "dogbone" wrenches) 2-Six point sockets are designed to fit both SAE and metric so that neither fit is precise. The loose fit may cause you to stip nuts or bolts. Advertised as "sure fit"...
It's not a bad all-in-one tool. The Ratcheting ReadyWrench can be used for a wide variety jobs. However, it is not designed for any specific job. So bring it with you if you don't know what you'll need or you don't want to carry multiple wrenches. Or better yet, buy it if you want a general purpose ratcheting wrench around the house. Use your regular wrenches if you are doing a specific job, like working on your car. Black & Decker RRW100 Ratcheting ReadyWrench
Picked this up the other day and the first thing I noticed was how heavy duty it feels. Some of these all in one type of items can promise the world, but be very cheaply made. This seems to be very durable and well made. The item fits 16 of the most popular sized sockets (standard and metric)and what makes it different from a lot of all in one wrenches out there is this one ratchets so you do not have to keep taking the tool off the bolt. I have only used this once thus far and was using to tighten up the bolts on my grill, but can see a lot of uses for this. Solid tool and could eliminate the need for a big socket set if you are using just for everyday, around the house jobs.
Once a socket is selected, the user must keep torque EXACTLY PERPENDICULAR to the axis of the socket. Otherwise the socket changing mechanism will rotate and the socket fall off the nut. I've found the ReadyWrench is only useful for holding bolts or nuts while using a real wrench (or screwdriver) to turn the other end of the bolt. The wrench is surprisingly heavy and sturdy in the hand and provides well-labeled and quick access to a number of socket sizes. The rachet direction mechanism is finicky and doesn't always stay put once set. If you're only using the ReadyWrench for holding nuts/bolts, then no rachet is needed.
This does NOT take the place of a good socket set. It's OK to throw in the trunk of a car or sit on your work bench, but the idea that it will fit all those SAE or METRIC sockets is wrong. It will ALMOST fit those sizes. If you are going to do any serious work, consider a 3/8" socket set, with SAE and METRIC, 6 point (that's 6 point) sockets, as a starter. This will handle most everything you will come up against. You can put a pipe "cheater" on the handle for more leverage. Later, you could add a 1/4" and a 1/2" socket set (again, 6 point, none of that 12 point nonsense) Ive been working on cars and things for 50 years. Take my advice.
I was looking to buy this to free up space in my bike tool box when noticed that it doesn't have a 12mm socket. 10 and 12mm are the most common size and without it this tool isn't much good. Glad I read the full description and watched the video.I can't imagine what they were thinking, maybe the SAE fits the 12mm.
This is a useful item. A good wrench to keep in your car of truck because it doesn't take up as much space as a full socket set. I found the large head doesn't fit in narrow spaces like a regular socket set and the rotating head lets the socket slip off the nut if you're not careful...in my opinion, not for the professional or weekend mechanic.
I gave this to each of the 3 men in my family as gifts and they all raved about it. I don't know a lot about tools but I thought if one tool can save using a bunch of other "parts" on the job, maybe my guys might just like it - and they did! The gift was a hit.
I was extremely excited to receive this product and when it came I put it right to work. After about ten minutes of trying to get it to stay on the size I selected with minimal success, I finally gave up and threw it in the tool box and grabbed a real wrench. Not the tool for anyone who does any real "wrench-turning". - Gifts For Men - Adjustable Wrench - Tools - All-in-one'
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