Wrench fxn on one piece tools

[maximus0723]

Hello Everyone,

From your experiences, which one piece pocket tool has the best wrench?

I have never owned one and as someone new in this field I would appreciate any feedback. 

Few I have looked into are LM Piranha, Pocketwrench II, CRKT Guppie. Though I know there are lot more out there!

Share you experiences and add any recommendations if you have tried few of them.
Thank you 

[parnass]

The Pocketwrench II is better at wrenching than my Leatherman Piranha, Nite-Ize DoohicKey, and Schrade Ti one piece tools.

[nate j]

The Pocketwrench II is better...

I have to agree that the PWII is very good, although a bit rough on fasteners due to the gripping teeth.

[Kampfer]

^ what they said, I EDC a PWII.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

My Pocket Tools Piranha is pretty good I've used it quite a bit on my bicycles

Sent via Astropathic choir.

[lister]

Without a doubt it is the PWII. That beast can get grip on anything! 

[enki_ck]

I think the previous poster explained it best in another thread.

The fact is that PW is the most versatile wrench of all OPT-s. This is why I decided to use it as basis for my "custom" OPT. It can handle metric and imperial nuts and bolts, hex ones and square ones and it would probably handle even some kind of extraterrestrial standards.

So if you are ever confronted with disassembling a flying saucer the PW is the way to go. 

We even have a PW2 fan club around here.

[lister]

I think the previous poster explained it best in another thread.

The fact is that PW is the most versatile wrench of all OPT-s. This is why I decided to use it as basis for my "custom" OPT. It can handle metric and imperial nuts and bolts, hex ones and square ones and it would probably handle even some kind of extraterrestrial standards.

So if you are ever confronted with disassembling a flying saucer the PW is the way to go. 

Well I must say he appears to be a really smart guy! 

[enki_ck]

He has his moments.

[lister]

He has his moments.

 

[ironraven]

I have the Pocketwrench, the Piranha, the Guppie and Guppie JR, and the one that keeps going back into my EDC is the Pecketwrench. the Piranha came close, very close, but not quite, and the Piranha II... no.

Only thing that beats it is a 4" adjustable wrench, which isn't as good a pry bar and is bulkier.

[maximus0723]

I have the Pocketwrench, the Piranha, the Guppie and Guppie JR, and the one that keeps going back into my EDC is the Pecketwrench. the Piranha came close, very close, but not quite, and the Piranha II... no.

Only thing that beats it is a 4" adjustable wrench, which isn't as good a pry bar and is bulkier.

Hello Ironraven,

I am also torn between PWII and Piranha.
If it's not too much trouble would you provide some comparisons , pro and cons? Thank you 

[ironraven]

The open jaw of the Pirahana is a great advantage to it. But it has Metric at one end, SAE at the other. When it was made into one tool, rather than being SAE or metric at both the open and closed wrenches, the tool lost a lot of versatility. A 30 degree jaw would have been a much better option, but would have stepped on the patent for the PocketWrench.  By just the amount of material, the Pirahana feels more solid, but I've never heard of a PW breaking

As for the driver, both of them funtion as well for turning a hex bit. Which is to say they work, but they aren't great. As a pry bar, I've abused my PW pretty hard, including wedging it in between pieces of frozen firewood and stomping down on it. I think that both have their advantages and disadvantages as prybars due to the shape of the tools. The Pirahna would make a better scraper, but you need to file the scraper straiight or give it a false edge, as it is it rounded and pretty thick.

Bottle opener... meh. I carry a SAK and a usually a Leatherman. I can open bottles with the PW.

[maximus0723]

The open jaw of the Pirahana is a great advantage to it. But it has Metric at one end, SAE at the other. When it was made into one tool, rather than being SAE or metric at both the open and closed wrenches, the tool lost a lot of versatility. A 30 degree jaw would have been a much better option, but would have stepped on the patent for the PocketWrench.  By just the amount of material, the Pirahana feels more solid, but I've never heard of a PW breaking

As for the driver, both of them funtion as well for turning a hex bit. Which is to say they work, but they aren't great. As a pry bar, I've abused my PW pretty hard, including wedging it in between pieces of frozen firewood and stomping down on it. I think that both have their advantages and disadvantages as prybars due to the shape of the tools. The Pirahna would make a better scraper, but you need to file the scraper straiight or give it a false edge, as it is it rounded and pretty thick.

Bottle opener... meh. I carry a SAK and a usually a Leatherman. I can open bottles with the PW.

Thank you for elaborate reply.