Spanners

Which is the master race?

The one that fits the bolt.

What about this?

My autism says 6 point cause it fits better.

But all these manufacturers of good tools say 12 point does the job just as well so I'm inclined to agree. My Minimax 3/8s set is 12 point and is very nice indeed

Might be cool until you have a bolt with no space around it.

12pt if the head is in good shape
6pt if it is high torque, stuck, or starting to round off.

12 point because it fits around the bolt at more angles allowing smaller wrench movements which is good for tighter spaces

but who cares its all going up my fat gingerbread fuelled ass anyway, while my dad fixes his car with the wrenches not covered in my shit

This and This

6 point is for mechanics who know what they're doing. 12 point is for shadetree hacks to round off bolts.

You'll never fuck something up with a 12pt if you keep in mind it is a 12pt.

>there is always time for lube

Get 12point. It's useful in tight spaces and fits on 12 point fasteners. I've sheared sit with 12 point wrenches and never rounded anything.

Hurr durr somebody is paid by the hour

I got a few 6pt wrenches and every time I try to use them they won't fit on the fastener because there isn't room to index it.
If they fit it's cool yeah, but they never fit lmao.

I'm an industrial mechanic and I prefer 6 point because it never strips.

12 point duh

Or have to apply any amount of torque and the pins slip and bend

you're all getting jewed out of your money, pic related is the only one you'll ever need

I have a set of 6 point and a set of 12 point and use the right tool for the job

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Gatorgrip a shit, 6 point if you want to actually get something loose, 12pt last resort.

I prefer this

These are one of my favs, nice sharp set of channel locks will get anything apart p much

12 points are fucking shit in my experience. They WILL strip the bolt when you don't want them to.

When would you WANT to strip a bolt?

If only that was true, I had to use one of these in a pinch a few weeks ago when I was installing some Sway Bar End links because I didn't have a 15mm combo. wrench.

Fuck these things suck ass.

Exactly.

I use 12 points to remove stripped bolts.

I strip bolts all the time on customer cars if their car is a piece of shit

>prefers 6 point spanners
>has drilled and slotted brake rotors

Any Stahlwille one.

Each has its own specific use.

My tool chest set came with all 12 point spanners, and I needed a second set, so I individually bought 6 points in only the size I needed.


12 point are better in tight spots, and weird nut types
6 points if you're unsure if the bolt head is gonna round off or not.

6 point is better for softer metal.

The fuck's a spanner?

12 perfect when trying to get leverage in tight spaces

Combination wrench, ya wench

Ohhhh, wrenches! Why didn't he just speak English and say so?

The only piece of shit in that situation is you my friend

12 point grips the flat sides of the bolt
6 point grips the corners of the bolt, which can wear them down

Vice grip master race reporting in.

>spanners
ITS CALLED A WRENCH YOU UNCULTURED SWINE

>not stripping every single bolt on your customers' cars and telling them it was like that when you got it

fuck off reddit cancer

>thread about spanners
>no one has posted a spanner yet, only wrenches

>ass blasted

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t. Summerfag
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t. summerfag

Summer, winter.....can't we all just be friends? Second question: What does "t." mean? I keep seeing people use it.

12 point going to work better in close quarters. You're not going to strip shit if It's The right wrench and the bolt is properly lubed/fastened

>spanner
Clearly says wrench eurocuck

t. facebook

>and the bolt is properly lubed/fastened
What fantasy land do you live in where that ever happens?

That's doesn't explain what it means.

One where the people who work on my car aren't rednecks and Mexicans. You should visit, it's nice.

Why do they call them spanners???? Never could figure that out

because they "span" the length of your mom's asshole after I'm done

It's like quoting a person, saying that the person who said the thing was what comes after the t.

t. Alberto Barbosa is the most common one from /pol/

terveiset, it's Finnish for 'regards'

>My (bolt's) sides

12 point rounds off cheap bolts.
I will always 6 point every bolt I work on until I die.

no you don't

>they won't fit on the fastener because there isn't room to index it.

Good 6 point wrenches are offset slightly from the wrench handle axis (see photo). You can get the same range as a 12 point by flipping the wrench over.

Ideally a wrench like that would be flat instead of having the standard 15degreee offset

OP might as well buy two sets if he really wants to get autistic

plot twist - he works at Walmart TLE and just rounds off the drain plugs

Wrenches 12 point, sockets 6. Never ever use a 12 point socket unless it's a 12 point bolt. Fuck I hate those things.

Kek. I always called it the rounding tool because the only use I have for them is making things round

They're situational.

12 point is generally more comfortable to use, and sometimes if you screw in a hard to reach place the 6 point might not have enough movement.

But 6 point is good for grip, so if the screw cap edges got round with the time, you'll need 6 point instead of 12 so it won't "jump" or slide.

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