Customer Reviews

Black & Decker AAW100 8-Inch Auto Wrench Adjusting Wrench

5 star:		(110)
4 star:		(29)
3 star:		(22)
2 star:		(15)
1 star:		(44)

 

 

First tried to use this wrench to remove copper piping from a laundry sink. Wrench simply would not grip the nuts, it does not close tight enough; at least for that application. Only thing it was good for was taking to the tool chest to size the craftsman wrench I needed.
I does work fairly well on most nuts, but still can not compete with a quality wrench set. I am going to put it in the emergency kit in my truck. I guess if space really is an issue, it is a good buy.

I bought this wrench because it looks so innovative. When I had it in my hands, I realized that my assumption was wrong. The reasons are:

1. The switch is at an awkward location. My thumb is not there when I grab the wrench.
2. The power of the motor is too weak. So there is no feeling that the jaw is tightened.
3. The shape of the handle is far from ergonomic. It usally slips out from hand.
4. Overall size is too bulky. So it is not agile enough.

One day, there must be an occasion when this wrench can be helpful (I hope), so I just keep it.

This is the best new tool to come along in twenty years. What a great idea and excellent implementation of it. This is the coolest crescent wrench I have ever seen. It makes it so easy to work on projects where you have different size nuts to tighten and especially when working where space is limited. The electric adjustment on the wrench is amazingly quick. I mean you hit the switch and it's snug up against the nut ready for you to start turning. This wrench is not fragile either. It can apply as much torque as a regular crescent wrench. It is amazing that it is not that much bigger than a regular wrench. It will fit in all thoses tight nooks and crannies where sometimes you need to get a wrench into. Amazon doesn't have any in stock yet so I found mine at Lowes Hardware. The Thornton Colorado store sold their whole display in one day. I drove up to the Longmont Lowes to get one and it was well worth it. GREAT TOOL!

This is the second "Auto" tool that I got from B&D that just sucks. It just doesn't tighten enough to be of any use. I can understand the safety issues of why it won't close too tight in case it is used on something like a finger, but in order to tighten a nut and bolt, you need something to tighten on that, and this just doesn't.

Black and decker really blew this one. This is a crude sloppy piece of work. It does not really do anything well but tries to do 2 or 3 things badly or sloppily. There is a much better strictly mechanical wrench sold at home depot that has all of the supposed virtues of this wrench but is of quality workmanship for the same or less money.

See Crescent AC8NKWMP 8" Rapid Slide Adjustable Wrench

The above review applies to an older model currently in stores which is improved but not enough. Grit & stuff in the work place clogs up the switch and the mechanism so that you have have compressed air to blow it out and keep it working.

I bought this for my father, a "toolhound", who has every old-timey tool on earth. Originally I sort of bought it as a gag, but when I got in the mail and tested it out after opening, I was actually impressed.

First of all, this thing is huge. You can use it to tighten relatively big bolts. (There are measurement marks carved on the jaws of the wrench and it shows that it can accomodate a bolt head 1.25 inches wide.)

Second, the opening and closing is almost instantaneous. I thought it would be a lot slower. No. Instead, when you open it (by the press of a button) the wrench shoots open, and when you close it, it slams closed.

It seems perfectly safe, as I put my finger in the "maw" of the device and closed it (just to see what it would do...) As soon as the jaws reached my finger, they stopped immediately -barely applying any pressure. So, if there are little kids around this is not likely to pinch anyone's fingers...

One thing I was thinking about after I bought this was how useful it would be to someone who had problems with their hands. You really can see how you could easily wield the tool with one hand, and with a limited range of motion.

I was pleasantly surprised by this product, and think it makes a great Christmas gift!

This wrench has internal parts of poor quality. The mechanicsm is driven off a small rubber belt. Mine worked approximately 3 weeks. Then, when the button to move the jaw was used, the motor would run but no jaw movement. I removed the screws from the plastic casing to find the belt had broke in two pieces. It appeared to be dry-rotted. It is a cheep internal part that, when breaks, renders the entire tool no more valuable than the $5 crescent wrench from Walmart. Don't waste your money.

After receiving the wrench I through it in the tool box in the garage for about 2 weeks before needing to use it. Due to the cold in the garage, the wrench would not function under battery power and was very stiff under manual power. I manually tightened the wrench on several bolts and found that it would not hold snug to the bolts. It did loosen the bolts, but felt like it would break or even strip the bolt after a few uses.

I would not recommend this wrench to anyone.What a waste of money!

Pretty good tool,however as a contractor my tools don't lead a easy life. I have been using this tool for several months and it has been adequate at best. It is not sturdy enough to put up with the abuse some of my other tools have survived. I feel it is more geared to a home repair situation than a professional type tool. I can only give it a limited recommendation, but it is a neat tool to have in your tool box.

I saw this on t.v. right before Father's Day and come from a "Tool Man" and am also married to a "Tool Man." On my search over the internet the next day, Amazon was the only place that I could get this but wasn't sure it would be in time for Father's Day, but amazingly enough they made it by Friday. BOTH my TOOL MEN were awed, my father, that shows a custom 52 Ford pickup, could hardly wait to take it to the show on Father's Day to show off his NEW TOOL. by the way..... IT WORKS TOO. BOTH my Tool Men, thought it was the best tool they had gotten in years.