How to Choose the Right Wrench

Video Transcript

"Nigel Gregory here with Blue Griffin Handyman. Today we're going to show you how to use the right kind of wrench. There's an array of different types of wrenches on the market. This is a vice-grip style of wrench that actually locks on the nut that you're working on so you can use the other hand to loosen or tighten the other side of the bolt. There's this lock-channel type wrench this is very useful for plumbing or automotive and gives you a little bit more leverage on smaller bolts and nuts and so forth. Now this wrench here is usually mainly used for automotive uses and you can adjust it to different sizes, metric or standard, it doesn't matter. This is a fairly standard wrench that you can use around the house. It's especially good for electrical because of the type of nose it has. It's good for twisting wires or pulling wires through the wall and so forth. This is a fairly standard wrench. Notice the teeth on it so it gives you a little bit more flexibility and grip when you're pulling on a bolt or nut. Then you have the needle-nose and some of the needle-nose typically come with a wire-cutter in them too. This is good for electrical and getting into tight spaces in terms of electrical boxes or whatnot, or jewelry making even, you could use it for that. But that's the array of wrenches that are available on the market."