Not sure why sorting bumped the Proto to the bottom when we got to the final ranking, with 9.13 that puts it 3rd overall. We added a card at that point to see the top 10 and updated the rankings correctly for those of you with our rankings. For its price it is a stand-out worth highlighting. Options have been added to our list of tools that don't suck: www.amazon.com/shop/torquetestchannel

Watching this at work now, hope I can convince the boss it’s market research 😂

Seems like the Proto is the way to go for me on this set. Sick of my Gearwrench flexing.

As an apprentice in Australia (2006-2010), a common job was fuel filters on BA-BF falcons, notoriously soft flare nuts, over torqued AF from factory. I bought myself some Sidchrome (a brand known for being good when they were locally made) flare pipe spanners, used them twice, then got the snap on ones. No regrets. Flare nut spanners are meant to remove flare nuts, not flare out at the slightest sign of resistance.

Brilliant testing. Milwaukee hand tools have become one of my go to "best bang for the buck" tools

Proto has always been an overlooked quality tool brand. All of my 3/4” & 1” drive impact sockets as well as large wrenches are Proto.

What grinds my gears: stickers on everything. To manufacturers everywhere STOP IT! Put the 0.1% you save from omitting stickers back into your products material quality.

I have the old old Snap-On double flair but wrenches that my grandpa passed on to me. They’re amazing!

For the little tiny flare nuts I encounter (bikes), I use a Park Tool 7 & 9mm (unknown Taiwanese maker) and Stahlwille (German, obvs) 8 &10mm. The Stahlwille was AUD$80 (USD$50), but I use it the most often, sometimes on steel nuts seized into delicate aluminium calipers and master cylinders, so a good fit and strength over a small range of movement and size is important.

Thanks for covering these, good info for further purchases! Keep up the good work! 💪🏻💪🏻😎😎🛠️🛠️

Good stuff as always! That's a lot of work gathering tools and going through all those fasteners.

proto looks like the real winner when looking at price to performance, really impressive

Perfect timing, going to be doing a ton of fuel lines on my truck here soon!

I have their standard and metric combination wrenches. I love them and use them every day.

For those who don't know, Milwaukee just built a big factory outside of Grenada Mississippi. Maybe they are going to start bringing tools back to being made in the USA, They were on a hiring spree, if anyone is close to that area and looking for a job.

I really like your channel. It's helped me choose what tools to get. I would like to see you test Cornwell flare nut wrenches. I would like to see how they compare to the ones you've tested. Keep the great videos coming.

Something rarely mentioned here is the bevel from the outside to the mating surface. The matco has nearly NO bevel. More contact. I often grid the side of my line wrenches flat, as well as my sockets to get that last mm or so of purchase. Worth measuring/testing

Thanks for confirming what I've been telling people for a long time: MAC line wrenches fit better than Snap-on! I even mentioned this in the comment section of your first flare nut wrench video Keep the videos coming 👍🏾👋🏾

I love my older craftsman tools, but there's something about my S/O flare nut wrenches that really makes them a joy to use. I've taken off some REALLY boogered up fittings with those things, even after someone else has mangled the flats with an open end wrench before handing the problem off to me. 😂

Your test is never disappointing and are always on point. I'm thinking maybe you should include brand from Taiwan and England such as sata and Kennedy. Price wise Kennedy is really fair for its industrial quality

I have a Snap On and it's excellent . Yes just a 16 / 18 metric . On the Proto , if you look closely , it only contacts a hex nut on 4 corners . I think they would increase performance if they change to a 5 corner contact , like their competitors . Combined with the close tolerances , it would rival Snap On . I have old Craftsman from the 1970's and it has 4 corner contact . But overall , the Milwaukee is a great value .

Great video as always. Thanks for everything you do their.(try out the Texton brand)

I was hoping to see the Proto do well and was not disappointed! Never have been with their tools, honestly.

Can you test the Milwaukee combination wrench set? I havent seen these tested among the other combination wrenches on other channels and im very curious! Thanks!

I’ve been hooked on Proto for about 5 years now. Can’t beat ‘em for the money.

Hey TTC, I have a ProjectFarm-style test right up your alley…if you haven’t done it already. Torque text thread locker! Different brands, colors and cute times. You might also consider testing similar/dissimilar metals, grades, coatings and treatments. Is there one thread locker or brand to rule them all? 🤔🤷‍♂️

I have had great experiences with Wright brand. I think in combination wrenches they performed top 3 overall (if not #1) still a great American made tool brand that I don't think many people know about or consider.

Cornwell has the best line wrench i have used

i am glad to know there are some good flare nut wrenches out there. I have an old set of Craftsman, and they are totally junk. The jaws spread out on every brake line I have ever tried them on.

Just happy to see my SK brand still in the top 10 lol

I’ll keep my Snap-On set but it’s really impressive that Milwaukee can hang with wrenches that cost 4x the price.

MORE EDC GEAR TESTS. Been watching y'all for a very long time

Thanks for the detail!

With flare nut wrenches I would say snap on, mac, matco, or proto all the way the Milwaukee is a ehhh just my opinion As a mechanic

I love my Milwaukee wrenches. I got like four sets. But If I could do it over I’d get Proto hands down.

Please test impact air ratchets. Loving the content.

I have some very old Mac ones I bought at a yard sale as well as some metric Stahlwille ones I bought in Germany. I also have some special application ones made of billet 7075 aluminum that my friend made for me at the machine shop that are specifically for AN hard lines which have aluminum nuts. Cut with waterjet then finished, and all different thickness as well for different size AN lines. The Macs get the most use as most of my cars have had SAE fasteners only. The custom ones also get a fair bit of use and the Stahlwilles mostly get used on my 79 subaru although slowly but surely the metric brake hardware on that car is being replaced with a combination of SAE hard line fittings and AN hose. Just much easier to find around here. Metric to AN brake fittings are almost impossible to find where I live, and I really hate buying fittings online. It's less work to just convert most of the fittings to SAE. But with both the Mac and Stahlwille, if it didn't move it wasn't going to move without destroying the nut anyway.

I have a 30 year old set of the Mac wrenches and I can attest to the quality. They’re still my go to line wrenches.

Really hope you can test out some of the Nepros spanners and gear

I would think that a ratcheting line wrench shoot-out would be entertaining. One commenter mentions the anbul ratcheting line wrench set. When I search online, I see all different kinds of ratcheting line wrenches using different ratcheting styles. Down that rabbit hole search I also discovered all kinds of self adjusting wrenches and other just really gimmicky wrenches. I would enjoy watching that shootout. Thanks! I never thought I would enjoy watching impact wrenches duke it out but here I am.

Yet another video that makes me want to tryout Proto...

I got a set of Anbull ratcheting flexhead flarenut wrenches, so far have been very very useful when I need them. I'm very curious though on what kind of performance they have.

would love to see the crows foot style flare nuts in these comparisons as well!

What happened to the proto on the final chart? Got a 9.13 and disappeared 😂. Great work as always.

I’ve had a set of Proto flare wrenches for 18 years. Never felt the need to replace them.

Good to know. Milwaukee for home & if that doesn't do it, I'll bring the snappy from work

I want to see the the new snap on 88 series ratchet. I have the 26” or whatever 1/2” dr flex head. My first tool truck ratchet. And it feels fucking amazing. Never had such a smooth ratchet. Loosing lug nuts is so easy now. Feels like it’s a 10mm and a 3/8 dewalt ratchet.

Fantastic, as always

Curious how westward does. I know back in the day (80s to 90s) My dad swore by them for the price performance they offered, and the full warranty. Not sure how they do now, probably like the new craftsman stuff hahaha Jet and Gray tools are other brands that Id be interested in seeing done Great job again guys!

Still eagerly waiting to see testing on those new Texas made Craftsman wrenches whenever they come out

Great job man!

Never tried any of their wrenches or ratchets but I picked up a set of their impact sockets awhile back and really like how they do the lettering on them. Now would that inlaid white paint last very long in a mechanics bay, I don’t know but for a weekend wrencher it’s nice how easy they are to read.

Great video thanks for sharing

I'm curious how the duratech ones would perform on your testing. They have really good reviews and the price is hard to beat at under $50 for a 10 piece set.

According to rankings it looks like, if you're starting out and are regularly using them for work, they are a great option. If you keep in mind that if you are trying to truly max something out, maybe try a second wrench and or borrowing a snap on or mac, if you can only fit one. Although I wouldn't be shocked if the owner makes you leave your phone or wallet as collateral.

Do you guys get “Tone” in the US? Good flare wrenches !

I still want to see knipex raptor pliers tested among flare nut wrenches...

are you ever planing on torque testing a hydraulicly powered impact

Will you do a video like this but with Milwaukee's sockets both the shockwave and the chrome ones VS Snap-on VS Craftsman VS Icon ?

Been waiting on these.

I’ve had my MAC sets in SAE and metric since 1988 and have really misused them with zero problems.

Cornwell would have been a good one to try.

Flare nut wrenches are used for one purpose and one purpose only. Flare nuts are generally made of a brass alloy that do not need the excessive force that these tests the wrenches underwent. In a nutshell, the most practical flare nut wrench is one with tight tolerance and ample length, regardless of the cost.

@TorqueTestChannel curious how any of these would fair on a smaller line such as brake lines in the wrench size of 3/8” or 7/16”. I’ve always found those to be a particularly difficult task especially on older rusted lines on 60’s drum brakes. My USA Craftsman’s do okay and my Mac crowfoot line wrenches well in tight spaces.

Can you measure the difference in clearance after use? Sure some material from the wrench will be removed, squashed or it will spread but won't return to new. Interested to know if heavy use makes them worse overtime and more likely to slip

Icon icon ICONNNNN 😂we want to see the whole line tested

Video idea: A somewhat outdated conventional wisdom was to buy 12point socket sets so you could handle both 6pt and 12pt bolts. Now people typically recommend 6 point sockets. But are there any 12point sockets that could serve as a primary socket set without increasing the incidence of rounded off bolts? Brands of interest, all of the usual suspect plus Koken Japanese made sockets.

I'd love to see some torque tests of screwdrivers

Test slip joint pliers for grip

Cornwell , wright tool flare nut wrenches next?

I just bought a couple set of ratcheting combo wrench of theirs for 79 a set, I'm actually surprised how nice they are. I haven't ratcheted anything yet, but they do feel nice in the hand.

As a professional who has used most of these brands, the only one that absolutely doesn't fail is the snap on. If the Snap On won't get it off, none of the wrenches will

Please please do a best ratcheting screwdriver Make sure to include the Williams which is my personal favorite. As well as snap on and LTT. Wera too just to Se them place low

I was hoping to see some Wright wrenches in here

Great video!

I scrolled past an article the other day, I don't remember which site so I probably won't have luck finding it again, not that the article would have much relevance to anything here, but the topic of it was metal 3D printing wrenches. Which now makes me curious, with metallic additive manufacturing quickly becoming a thing, and with metal blends definitely being a thing, I wonder if additive manufacturing could eventually find optimizations that forging, or even cutting sheet stock, lacks. I also believe that additive manufacturing will provide highly accurate tolerance, as there's not really a tool to wear out, at least not at the time scale that forge tools and routing bits wear at. Manufacturing scale may also be an eventual benefit given that build volumes, especially for 2.5D (stepped z axis layers, not true 3D movement), can be fairly small and easily stacked, while individual piece times might lack bulk manufacturing times could easily excel, and while initial print farm costs might be high they also don't need individual tools for each piece nor a wearing tool like subtractive manufacturing has; 3D printing farms for various plastic parts are already showing viability for this method of manufacturing scale, have for some number of years now. Give it another decade and I wouldn't be surprised if there's some brands taking this approach at a reasonable scale, assuming they're not stuck in the past and are actually willing to accept newer manufacturing methods.

While shopping for an electric mower I noticed torque is one of the main things they advertise. You gotta figure out a way to test them!

Do you have any videos on the v series wrenches craftsman line, i heard it was a direct facom rebrand

I think I would lean towards the Williams based on the performance on a rounded fastener over the Milwaukee.

I'm very impressed by the Mac set, to the point that I'll be looking for a set for SAE to match my Snappy Metrics. I'm very impressed with Milwaukee's showing, with a caveat. Being in the rust belt, the poor score on the rounded fasteners is a big "No" for me.

Anyone who's dealt with what they thought was an impossible task that was effortless realizes the snapon flare wrench is unbeatable. You will use it rarely but it will never fail you when you need it. A snapon flare wrench has never ruined a fitting for me. It will spin the connector and destroy the line before it strips the fastener

Milwaukee is professional grade and good for the price it seems like ! In australia theres heaps less brands around unless you go to some botique shops, or want to order things in without being able to see it first. I just wish more companies made spanner sets that were gapless and the full range eg 6 to 32 in a combo spanner. and not skipping

Surprised to see the Mac wrenches doing so well! I had a metric set and they got shown up by Gearwrench! That was enough for me, I just use gearwrench now, until I break down and buy the Snapon at least.

Great video, and I know it's the torque test channel, but it seems like the most emphasis should be on the appearance of a flare nut once tightened to spec. In my experience, the best way to ruin air and fluid connections is to over tighten them. And because it is often on a project, appearance is as important as correctness. I would like to see which wrench least blemishes a brass nut at a set torque.

Please review gray tools out of Canada

Hey the flex mid torque is out and available from acme(600ft lbs and 750 breakaway). Also I’m curious if the high torque makes more with stacked lithium. I have a 6ah battery if you wanna use it.

You should test this "Ingersoll Rand Power Tools" 1" cordless impact similar to the D Handle

Just a note, the green text is harder to read on your chart. At least on my screen. Great testing love you did the wrenches.

The stickers come off really easily once you've dropped it into a drain pan full of oil 😅

They need undersized ones for rusty fittings, like a 11.75 for a rusty 12mm. These only work well on new or pristine ones that dont see winter salt....

You could hear that mac wrench was really hard when you dropped it in the beginning of the video. The higher pitch the ring is when dropping or striking steal the harder it is usually.

Doing the lords work

Does wright make a flare nut wrench kit?

By getting rid of garbage inch, feet... also known as freedumb measures, you can cut the tooling cost by at least two ! Not to mention avoiding confusion, seized bolts, rounded heads etc....

How significant is Milwaukee's struggle on the partially rounded nuts? Many wrenches below it maxed out.

I really wish their was a better selection of Brick&Mortar stores that sold tools .

How many times did you end up testing the soft nuts etc?

For DIY, Milwaukee nailed it.

Do you have in your "to test list" Torx sockets and wrenches ?

"Professional Grade"... so it's a rebadged Chevy with more chrome...