STANLEY MaxSteel Adjustable Wrench, 12-Inch (90-950)

My favorite tool in my tool box until I replace it with a bigger adjustable wrench. Really handy in bike repair for when you need a little more leverage. Makes me grunt like Tim Taylor every time I pull it out.

Most Stanley hand tools do not impress me. They’re usually meh quality, maybe a little better than true bargain bin chinese. In particular I do not like the comfort grip style ones because those comfort grips usually work themselves off before too long. However, this here is a skookum choocher. Honestly one of the smoothest actions on an adjustable wrench I’ve ever felt, plus the graduations let you get in the ballpark if you know the size of whatever you’re going after. That part is however not 100% accurate, mine at least had a bit of inward taper (narrower at the tips than down in the bottom of the opening) perhaps by design to keep it less slippy but in any case the graduations assign the width of the opening at the bottom, but because of the taper it is narrower at the top so they’re still some fit it to the flats before you start wrenching. The comfort handle on this has also not failed me like it has on their other tools, and it is in fact rather comfy. Certainly more hand filling than the bare steel ones. In conclusion, for the money, it’s a nice wrench.

These wrenches (I purchased a set of five of them) are really nice. The handle provides comfortable gripping without adding bulk and the jaws open wide and accurately. I hate it when adjustable wrenches either slant in or out so the grip on the nut or bolt is not quite what you want. There is graduation markings on the jaws to show how wide they are open to help eliminate pre-use adjustments, and the adjusting worm-screw moves easily. I am a pretty loyal Stanley tool user and I have to admit, lately there hasn't been much to brag about in their power tools, but fortunately, their hand tools are still up to snuff.

Very happy with this ajustable wrench ! It is exactly what we need when we don't want to destroy nuts. Every family needs at least one, there are always situations where such help is needed. Good grip ! Thank you !

This thing rocks. I use it anytime I’m working on a car or truck. It’s super tight and can break 22mm suspension castle nuts off tie rods or ball joints. I’ll use this over a specific sized wrench since I can get a lot more leverage with this than a standard 8” wrench.