Black & Decker MSW100 Ready Wrench

I found the Black & Decker MSW100 wrench to do exactly what it needs to do. Being a woman, and somewhat 'tool illiterate' I found it easy to use and fits well in my small hands. The only downside is the size, that if you are using it for something lodged in a small space you will need to get a smaller model for sure. Other than that, it's built well, comfortable fitting and priced right to the market.

This is the best multi- wrench I have ever used. It is very handy.
My only complaint is that it uses a cross-reference for the metric sizes, instead of having true metric sizes.

As a new homeowner building my tool collection, I thought this would be a wise and convenient purchase - who wants to lug a box of sockets around, right? After trying this product I see the wisdom of the old rachet/socket wrench. There are a couple design flaws that other reviewers have pointed out:

The sockets are sized to fit both SAE and metric, and that means they don't quite fit either, leading to sockets slipping off the bolts.
The sockets are really shallow - more slippage.
The sockets rotate but don't lock into place. Slip, slip, slip. I had to keep my hand on the socket while turning the wrench just to accomplish any turning.
Add to that the bulkiness of the tool, which keeps you from getting into tight areas, and we have a tool that just could not do what I needed it to do.

Why two stars? Well, it is what it's advertised to be, and it's pretty solidly built. It's not utter junk, just needs a few tweaks to be useful.

Let this be a lesson to me and to you: always read the negative reviews of a product before buying it. Sometimes they're just people who needed something the product was not designed to do. In this case they would have warned me about the ultimate unusability of the tool.

Due to the design and size, this wrench does not work in about 65% of the situations tried. Also the standard/metric use for each socket head is no good. If either the metric or standard sizes fit well and tight, then the opposite on the same socket head does not. Very poor product.

I was very happy to find this product in stock for sale. I couldnt find this in any store. It is an amazing tool and although I bought it as a present for me, I will be loaning it out too.