Customer Reviews

HK1 Hydrokinetic Adjustable Wrench

5 star:		(13)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(8)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

This wrench is a new angle of an ajustible wrench that has been around for years. The HK1 is designed to fit a nut or bolt by sliding a center piece of the wrench within the formed 3 sided body of the fixed wrench side to add a fourth side that pushes tight against the open side of the wrench. In other words, this wrench will tightly grip a normal six sided bolt or nut by at least 4 sides making a tight fit to tighten or loosen a bolt or nut. I ordered one of these because it looked neat and appeared to be a modern solution to tightening or loosening a bolt/nut. This wrench is not as convienient or as fuctional as a normal adjustible wrench. And, because the sliding action within the wrench that makes up the fourth side is quite stiff, I rate this wrench with 2 stars because it is not as functional as the regular Craftsman or Crescent adjustable wrench. If the sliding part of the wrench worked more smoothly and lightly, I would rate it 1 star higher. Sometimes I get suckered into believing a new design would be superior to the old. This is one of those times. It is just a neat looking idea that does not serve its purpose as well as the simple and cheaper adjustable wrenches on the market. Even though it does not work well in practice, it is still a neat looking tool.

After stumbling upon the video for this product on Youtube, I bought this wrench out of curiosity a little while a ago, and was pleasantly surprised. It works great. It has a valve in the center that allows you to adjust the piston to the size needed. I did find the pistons a little stiff in the beginning but they loosened up after playing around with it for a bit. Overall i am really pleased with it.

Not for everyday use, but a hero tool for the mobile tool box in car or for emergencies. I am very impressed with heft and apparent quality of the tool and mechanism

This wrench seems to work OK but is a little hare to adjust. There is an opening at each end, one for larger nuts and one for smaller. You have to stick your finger into the one you are not using and slide the center bar into place by pushing it. It would be difficult for someone with big hands. I wouldn't buy another one

HK1 Hydrokinetic Adjustable WrenchI just received this tool this week and I gotta say it is really cool. The quality of the tool is great and very precise. I have every type of slide adjusting Crescent like wrenches that either have sticky slides or don't hold the setting on the nut. This holds fast. Great tool for your utility belt, seriously.

This is an odd wrench. It does adjust to many sizes and probably does actually work in a lot of situations but it is not a wrench I would use as my 'go to' wrench for most jobs. Adjusting is hard, if not impossible, to do with gloves on. It is more of an emergency wrench to keep in your car, truck, boat or trailer where space might be limited. Save your money and buy an old school high quality, simple adjustable wrench. You can buy a set of 3 for about the same price if you shop around.

A little tricky to adjust, the locking knob is small and is somewhat difficult to manipulate. Also, you may have trouble moving the post if you have very large fingers. But an interesting tool anyway.

my boyfriend of ten years is your typical mr. fix it!! he takes on all kinds of projects. he luvs this tool. he uses it in most projects he does. it even has a spot in his "tools i always use" tool box.

HK1 Hydrokinetic Adjustable WrenchThis wrench is handt.When I have a quick job to do. I don't have to go to the big tool box.

the first time I used the HK1 it break, the valve inside the toll broke down and it doesn't adjuts

soryy about my writing but I am Peruvian and I do not talk to much English