Wiha vs Wera Hex L-Key Holding Feature Comparison

A comparison of the holding features that are offered by both Wiha and Wera in their hex L-Key product lines.

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[mghumphrey]

Wore out some Wiha, bought Wera, three years later in still using the Wera.

[rayc]

3 years on and my Wera are still as good as the day I brought them. Well worth the money. I brought them because of the colour coding 😊

[ToolTeardowns]

Good video, but I can't agree with your final choice. I like the finish better on the Wiha, but even with that, my choice would be the Wera because of the ball retainer. From my experience with impacts and ratchets, ring retainers wear out before ball retainers.

From my experience, ball retainers on tools like ratchets don't need any kind of regular lubing unless they're subjected to very corrosive environments.

[stefantrethan]

I like Wiha tools normally, but that magic ring is silly. I think it takes away a lot of precious engagement surface.
Luckily it can be ground off, along with the ball end. :-)
This is an advantage over the milled Wera-Hex plus, you can not refresh a worn end, or maybe just once before it becomes too short. I realize most people will not bother with this, but I like hex stock allen keys, with no ball end, no matter if they are T handle, screwdriver handle, or L keys, because they offer the most strength, and can be ground back.
But the Wera Hex-Plus profile is good too, I wish they had used resistor colour codes....

[donniemccrorie]

I've got the Wiha magic ring sets in the compact foldable kit in both sae and metric. I've stripped out enough fasteners with the magic ring sets, that I'm willing to carry the full size Wera sets. Have not stripped out a single fastener since switching to the Wera sets. Thx for the comparison, but the Wera set is the best.

[albertaoridge]

wondering why you cut the Whia package open with scissors instead of just pulling apart the two pieces of plastic away from each other? all you have to do is pull each piece away from each other at the gap which surrounds the entire packaging

[marklane]

Thank you so much, very well explained, took me ages to work out what the HF stood for on the wera. 😂🤣

[sXeHandBanana]

Have you gotten a chance to use Wiha's 9.5" New England-style linesman pliers? I'm curious how they compare to other German brands like Knipex. Thanks

[BlindBatG]

Great review as usual. I worry that you are developing a L key obsession. :)