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Flex Wrenches or regular ratchet wrenches?

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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 01:26 PM
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Flex Wrenches or regular ratchet wrenches?
I've found a new set of metric Blackhawk flex locking ratcheting wrenches for a low price, but I'm not sure if the increased flexability is worth the instability and decreased strength when compared to fixed ratcheting wrenches. What do you guys think? Go for fixed ratcheting wrenches or get the flex locking set?
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 06:53 PM
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Regular, for the reasons you stated.
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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 11:33 AM
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The flex wrenches have been a god send. You cant get into some areas without them (for the most part) and always nice to have when needed. You can get fixed as well...you should have both.
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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 02:17 PM
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can you link us to the wrenches
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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Zack342
can you link us to the wrenches
There are a plethora of new ratcheting wrenches on ebay for under 50 dollars. Just search.
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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by VigilanteMax
The flex wrenches have been a god send. You cant get into some areas without them (for the most part) and always nice to have when needed. You can get fixed as well...you should have both.
Yes both is a luxury, but it something I dont want to spend money on right now.
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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Whitebread
Yes both is a luxury, but it something I dont want to spend money on right now.
no worries
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Old Jun 11, 2008 | 10:31 PM
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I have a set of of the flex wrenches, and they've been very handy. I always keep a set of regular wrenches and a ratchet.
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