Channellock8WCB 8-Inch WideAzz Adjustable Wrench|1.5-Inch Wide Jaw Opening|Precise Jaw Design Grips Tight-Even in Tight Spaces|Measurement Scales Engraved on the Tool|CODE BLUE Comfort Grip

I have owned snap on adjustable wrenches, and I have owned the cheapest of the cheap. This is ABSOLUTELY the best bang for the buck in adjustable wrenches. Lets be honest, if you're trying to really tighten things down, use the proper wrench! If you need the quick adjustable wrench, I promise you, minus any manufacturing flaws, that this is THE BEST 8" adjustable wrench you will ever own. Its a fit all too. Keep that in mind. It opens WIDE, carries in your bag or pocket easy enough. Its the quick tool to grab to get the job done. I read the 1 star reviews, mostly a bunch of pretentious mechanics expecting this wrench to tighten the bolt for them and give them a $100 value for less than half the price. WELL, I'm a mechanic also, and if I hadn't have lost my first one ... I would still be on my second one. I kinda went Hulk-Smash on the handle on a 24mm bolt head and after a lot of smash, I snapped the slide portion off. I sure as hell won't ding a product for not putting up with the abuse it wasn't meant to be subjected to.Con. While I love the handle, it will not hold up to long term exposure to diesel and brake clean. I'm on my third one after losing, and then breaking one. So far this one is doing well, but i keep my tools clean. I really think it was my cleaning the handle with brake cleaner that ruined my first handle.Read the 1 and 2 star reviews, of course a bad quality control is warranted a bad review, but don't let the "I'm a mechanic and my word means more than yours" reviews deter you from a decent adjustable wrench.

"Wide Azz Wrench"- They werent lyin'! You can't find these in stores anywhere! Woodcraft, HD, lowes, white cap, Fergusons, plumbing suppliers, auto parts stores etc etc. Nobody has it. I don't like to buy stuff I can't hold in my hands first (especially tools) but I had to risk it for this wrench. Amazing tool. Exactly what I had hoped for. Very compact yet very large capacity. I'm a full-time commercial and residential plumber and this is the only crescent wrench I use now. If I need crazy long leverage on some impossible giant nut, there's a pipe wrench in the truck for that. No need to carry 4 heavy wrenches anymore. Just this little beast. Very heavy duty but light. No play in the jaws. Stays where you set it to. Fits in otherwise impossible places. So very worth the $21. The three wrenches you would need to buy to equal this one would be twice that price or more. I kept the grip on mine. I have large hands (I wear a size Large glove) and it feels and fits very comfortable in my hands. Gloved or bare. It could easily double as a "fist pack". (see: Brass Knuckles)You need this wrench for finish plumbing. Have it next to you and your channelocks from start to finish and you'll shave tons of time off your installs and repairs because this one size does it all. It's great for replacing angle stops with little clearance and hard to reach flex lines. I'll be very pissed if I ever lose this thing. It's my new favorite tool. I'm buying the 8 inch version too just cause. I'll keep it in the car or in a frame over the mantle or something.Shipping note: It shipped really fast but the retail packaging was damaged. Cracked and ripped like it had been opened maybe. The tool also came scratched and a couple of the millimeter markings worn off (does anybody use those anyways?). But I ironically needed to use the wrench for a repair, literally the moment it came in the mail, so I just kept it. It's a tool I use everyday. Who cares if it's scratched up a little before I beat it up?

This compact size makes it ideal to work in tight spaces as air handlers and condensers, also is ideal to carry in veto bags, but the most important is that feels a quality product and looks good too, not to mention that it opens way more than one inch. Like and recommend it.

Note: The 4.64 oz weight listed in the description is entirely wrong. It actually weighs 7.6 oz. To be clear, this is the 6WCB-6" model, and this is stamped on the neck, unlike the picture ("170mm" is stamped on the other side). It measures 6.75" long and has a max jaw opening of just under 1.5"This is now my most commonly used wrench. When I'm doing plumbing repairs, I carry it around in my pocket. It's also come in handy for car repairs, a bike repair,I haven't really stress tested it. If I need to get something really tight, I will use this wrench until it's about 20 lb-in, then tighten the rest of the way with a longer wrench, typically less than a full turn. It feels like it could handle as much stress as my hands can generate.Made in SpainPros- Great for close-quarters work- Larger jaw-opening than most wrenches twice it's length- SAE and metric markings- Feels heavy duty- Knurled worm gear is large, spins smoothly, and adjust easily- No rust so far (though I've never let it stay wet overnight)Cons- Just under 1.5" jaw opening, which could prove frustrating, in theory- approx 1mm of backlash- Could be lighter, since I carry it around so often

Good quality item. Holds object tightly.