Dickies Work Gear 57061 Black Small Wrench Roll
I work tirelessly in a very demanding chef-driven kitchen in New Orleans. After mulling over hundreds of expensive knife rolls, I decided on this guy. The price is right. It looks good. It's durable. It's washable. I love it. There are a few drawbacks. First off, anything larger than a 240mm knife won't fit. I'd also recommend blade guards to protect both your knives, as well as the roll itself. That's a given. Secondly, the tie strings are flimsy. If need be, get yourself some paracord, and knot it off. Thirdly, and not a deal breaker, it has no shoulder strap. I bought the matching 3" belt, and it works great. Super comfortable. I've had this roll for a month or so, and so far it's served me well. It's also garnished several compliments from some very noteworthy chefs. When I go to work, I work with Dickies, and no one pays me to say that.
I picked up this wrench roll to try and better organize my wrenches. I have a set of both SAE and metric wrenches that had a couple of plastic blocks they all fit nicely into. This arrangement caused them to take up a lot of room in my tool bucket or bags and I frequently bumped wrenches out of the blocks when I moved things around. I was hoping that a roll would help me store the wrenches more effectively while still letting me know when one had been removed.
Based on the descriptions I was fairly certain that a roll would work but I couldn't really tell which one or one(s) I might need. I toyed with the idea of getting two rolls so I could keep SAE and metric separate. But, I ultimately decided to take a chance with this Large roll that seemed like it would have enough pockets. It does, but... I had to mix my wrenches together to make them all fit.
The roll itself is a durable feeling canvas type affair. On the outside you have a fabric handle and two round shoelace type ties. I saw some people complain about the ties, but from my perspective they are plenty strong enough to hold the roll together.
Once you roll it out you have a long rectangle with two cloth flaps going from the long edges towards the middle. These flaps cover the wrenches when you put them in so that they aren't clanging against each other as much and they help keep things in place. There are two sets of pockets running down the length of the roll. On one side you have teeny tiny to medium sizes. And, on the other you have medium sizes up to very large.
Because of how small the small pockets were and how big the rest of the pockets were there was no easy way for me to line up all the SAE on one side and metric on the other. With the number of wrenches I have there wouldn't have been enough pockets on the one side, and the medium size pockets were too small for my largest wrenches of either set. So, I wound up starting from the small end and putting my metric and SAE next to each other based upon their actual comparative sizes. This let me put each wrench in a correct size pocket and use one large roll for both sets. The type-a side of me is really highly annoyed and mixing the wrenches together, but ultimately it worked out and I can keep telling myself that at least they're arranged by actual physical size.
I'm a field service technician so I travel a lot with my tools. I have several tool different tools rolls and non of them could organize my wrenches without having half of them spill out every time I picked up the roll.
Then, I found this roll and decided to give it a try and I'm glad I did. There are pockets that are on opposite sides of each other. However, what really does the job are the flaps that cover the wrenches as the roll is rolled up. I've been using this for about a month and a half now and I have yet to have a wrench fall out.
The outside of the roll is very durable and has held up to the constant rolling and unrolling.
I only wished that instead of the strings to tie knots around the roll, that the manufacturer would've used the adjustable plastic clips.
Overall a good roll and I'll probably end up purchasing a couple more to replace some of my other ones.
Bag is sturdy as is the handle. Slots are also good quality and wont rip open any time soon. Nice little flaps keep tools from falling out when rolled up. Holds all my screwdrivers and small wrenches quite well.
PLEASE NOTE: This is a relatively small bag, as indicated by the title calling it "Small". If you need something for larger tools like 10 inch adjustable wrenches or pipe wrenches fat screwdrivers, you will have to order the Large tool rollup bag from Dickies. Its the 57006 model number.
I use the Large Dickie's wrench roll to organize my Craftsman 20pc ratcheting wrench set. 6-18mm, and 1/4"-3/4", with a couple pockets to spare. (In pics, red nail polish is SAE and blue is MM, double stripe for 10mm and 1/2", which I reach for the most.) Avocado for scale.
Pro: fits the whole set, with a few extra pockets. Rolls up nicely, and does what it's made to do.
Con: pockets get pretty wide. Could have been narrower and held more wrenches. Also, string closure is slippery nylon. I have to use a surgeon's knot to hold closed. Velcro would have been preferable.
4.5 stars, rounded to 5. Would love to see a version for sockets.
Feature Product
- DIMENSIONS - Unloaded (empty) dimensions are 12.75-inches W x 2.5-inches D when rolled and 13.5-inches W x 12.75-inches H when unrolled
- DURABLE CANVAS - Made of durable and rip-resistant cotton-based canvas
- WEBBING HANDLE - Comfortable carrying handle made from stitching reinforced webbing
- 16 POCKETS - 16 pockets to hold wrenches, ratchets, precision screwdrivers, and other hand tools
- PROTECTIVE FLAPS - Fold-over protective flaps to keep stored tools in place when rolled up
- REINFORCED TIES - Reinforced tie-downs to securely hold tool wrap closed
Description
Expertly store your tools with the Dickies Work Gear 57061 Black Small Wrench Roll. This handy roll features sixteen tool pockets that can hold your wrenches, ratchets, screwdrivers and any other hand tools you might have. Fold-over flaps keep your tools in place while you’re working, and with its convenient roll-up technology, you can quickly pick up and go. The leather-reinforced drawstrings keep the roll tightly closed, and the webbed handle makes carrying it a breeze. Dimensions rolled: 12.75-inches W x 2.5-inches D (while empty) dimensions unrolled: 13.5-inches W x 12.75-inches H.
Designed with functionality in mind, every Dickies Tool Bag is crafted of heavy-duty materials and equipped with features to help you work smarter. Each bag, pouch, belt, or rig is built to last. With reinforced pockets and tool loops, durable webbed straps, and an assortment of pockets to store every tool in the garage, these tough bags are meant to hold up to the harshest of environments. Whether you're a painter, carpenter, builder or weekend warrior, there's a Dickies Tool Bag out there made to keep you at the top of your game.
- This bag is made of durable canvas. They should last quite a long time.
- I have taken pictures showing the measurements and how I have stored both my standard (SAE) and metric wrenches. It might sound/look like overkill but I bought 2 bags so that I would put and end to all the confusion I used to go through while searching for wrenches. When you want that particular 12mm metric wrench or 9/16 SAE wrench, you 'never find it' despite it being in plain sight. This solves that problem.
- As you can see, it holds the 24mm big wrench perfectly and holds the 6mm wrench perfectly. It comes with different sized pockets and I have stored the wrenches so that the size is showing for ease of identification.
- I now pick out my wrench, use it and return it to the correct slot. No more fumbling around for wrenches in a toolbox. For that alone these bags are worth it.
- I tried to store the wrenches in the plastic holders you find at harbor freight but those were useless. Save your money and get these bags instead.
- Once loaded with wrenches, they Roll and fold easily and don't have the wrenches poking out.
- They are easy to store. The wrenches stay in place for the most part.
- Would definitely recommend the bag!
Does exactly what it says it will do. I have a big plastic carrying case for my combination wrenches. It takes up a massive amount of space, and it is hard to get the wrenches in and out. With this roll, the whole set fits in the bottom of my toolbox. Instead of having a mess to sort through, when I am working on my boat, or bike, or whatever, I can open up the roll and lay it out. Everything is in order and easily reachable.
I got one of these to manage my metric combination wrenches. I have everything from 8mm to 30mm in here. The extra flaps hold in the wrenches, and they don't bang together when rolled up.
I don't know if they replaced them, but I find the heavy duty shoestrings plenty strong enough to hold this together. It isn't paracord and you can't abuse it, but I don't see it failing in a lifetime of normal use. If you think you can throw 30 lbs of steel ten feet in this thing and have it not damage the cloth, you are probably mistaken. If you think of it as a good quality tool pouch that lays out your wrenches when you need them and keeps them secure in a very small space when you aren't using them, you will be more than satisfied.
This was well worth my money, and I look forward to getting another one for the SAE wrenches.
The strings could be better, maybe a thick leather type. Once the nylon strings get dirty, they hold a simple knot better. I filled the roll with 2 full sized left and right tin snips, 3 medium to large water pump pliers, a small pipe wrench and a regular size vise grip. You could not fit anything else in here without making the layout bad for rolling or taking a single tool without disturbing the rest. The handle for the roll once you get it all tied up is nice, and the inner flaps make it so you can throw the roll around in the gang box and stuff won't come out.
I use it for tools I need to have with me but don't use so often that they need to be in the big main bag. This saved lots of weight carried every day, just unroll, get usually the one or two tools you need and just roll it back up untied intoll you're done with that days project that required the special tool.
Just got this and filled it up with my Metric and SAE wrench sets. This are intended to keep in my vehicle so I wanted a compact and secure way to store them. For the price I think this should work well.
The larger slots are a bit large for my wrenches. If they were smaller there might be room for more of my smaller ones down the line. But these probably work well for those with larger wrenches (my largest is 22mm).
I was hoping for a Velcro type closure system rather than the strings this came with but it'll do.
As you can see in my pics this will be more secure than the plastic racks my wrenches came with when purchased.
This roll up is perfect for all common standard and metric wrench sets - open ended, closed, crow-footed or ratcheting.
I was able to fit open-ended up to 1-1/8 inch standard length wrench’s with no issue. If you don’t mind the wrenches sticking out, then you go with larger ones. But the flap that covers them will get in the way and will need to be tucked underneath the larger wrenches.
Metric open-ended wrenches fit with with no issue up to 23 mm in the standard lengths.
The material is thin enough to be lightweight but thick enough to be durable. However, the main issue I have is that this is made in China. It explains the low cost.
