Gardner Bender LNW-3PC LNW locknut wrench, Assorted

For anyone who routinely installs junction boxes or runs house wire, these things are knuckle savers. Some reviews said they were short, but I found that the reduced length made them much easier to use in areas where space was limited. They didn't slip at all and they gave me a much tighter connection that I could have gotten with a screwdriver or a pair of pliers. They were one more set of tools I never knew I needed until I had to have them. And because of their small size, they take up very little room in the side pouch of my bucket bag.

I had these on my 'to buy sometime, but not necessary' list... and in the few days I've had these in my tool pouch they have proved to be much more useful than expected! As a commercial electrician I do a lot of pipe work, and have always found holding two sets of pliers to tighten connectors to be mildly tedious in finding a solid grip on a lock nut. These effortlessly grab onto the nut, practically falling into place around the ring. I had seen a competitor's version had an offset, but I chose this set since they lay flat and can store in the narrow pouch on the front of my tool bag.

You just can't beat this tool for getting the job of tightening those stubborn connectors lock nuts! GB gets the job done easily!

I'm still working on my home wring skills, and was getting really annoyed with the box clamps, they're a huge pain to get fully tightened, though I was doing it by hand and pliers. I spotted these and realized that's what the notches on the clamp rings were for. OK will give that a try. This is a nice set of all three common sizes. They take some practice to learn how to use, and they like to slip off, but I don't think that's the tool's fault, I just need to get better with them. But they work really well to get into the box and at the ring to turn it, in places where a pliers (even a needle nose) wouldn't fit. But it's a trick to hold onto the clamp on the outside with one hand and turn the tool (without letting it slip off) on the inside at the same time. I also noticed after tightening up several clamps that the end of the tool was starting to get a bit deformed. It must not be a very hardened steel, but I suppose I get what I paid for. There were much more expensive alternatives available and this one was pretty cheap. I suppose if I was doing this professionally I'd get the more expensive ones, but this set should survive long enough for me to get the attic finished. Although I'm only dealing with on size of clamp right now, I still can appreciate the color-coding

Great way to snug the nuts on instead of banging away with a screw driver and hammer… and I’ve not been so great using needle nose either. Cheaper than the Klein and Milwaukee but either one of those or both have offset feature which admittedly could come in handy when working in a panel with a lip. So wish they could come up with an offset version that worked as well as this version

These are handy little wrenches for tightening the lock nuts for electrical wiring box connectors and clamps. I saw reviews where people were complaining that they couldn’t reach lock nuts that were inside of a lipped box. These are simple straight wrenches, not offset wrenches. Klein sells a similar set that is offset for that type of application, but they honestly get complaints on tightening with the offset handles. A set of both styles makes sense if you work with a lot of different box sizes. These are intended for electrical fitting lock nuts which don’t require a lot of torque. I saw complaints from users trying to use them on hydraulic fittings which require a lot more torque. I use heavier spanner type wrenches for that type of application or for tightening the collets on my ISO tool holders on my CNC machine. I like the light weight compact design of these wrenches because they fit well into my tool belt pouch. The only thing I can’t figure out is why there are notches added to the grip area of the wrench. There are 4 on the 1/2” and 1 each on the 3/4 and 1” wrenches. They could be break-away tabs from the machining process, but the 4 on the 1/2” don’t make sense for that. Maybe they provide clearance for some applications. They are a great deal for $11.

Excelente

If you even get one use out of these, I think it's worth it. Tighten so much easier and tighter than wedging it with a screwdriver. Really happy!

I have this wrench and the smaller 2 sizes, theyre great. I get lockrings way tighter than with my pliers and a flathead, they even work on teck connectors. I use them very frequntly, they're always in my vest pocket. This 1" model works up to 1-1/2, haven't tried 2 inch yet.

Buen producto

Uso esporadicamente, mas serviu perfeitamente

The invention of the pin spanner is well over a hundred years old. It's too bad it took so long to get anything like this on the market for the electrical trade. Trying to wrestle a pare of groove type pliers in a small outlet box to tighten a half-inch lock nut while keeping the conduit or cable clamp screw aligned is annoying. These wrenches are extremely well designed as they have (an estimated) 15 degree difference between each end, allowing full tightening coverage in the most confined enclosure. Another manufacturer has a "one size fits all" tool, but it is limited in it's tightening radius especially when the lock nut has few lugs. The 1/2 and 3/4" come separately with gun metal finish at a reasonable price, however if you want the 1" wrench with the same finish, it is a bit over priced. It is affordable if if you buy all three as a package. These have a painted finish that chip easy, but you, as a tradesman shouldn't worry about that. Excellent product from Gardener Bender.

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