Hex key set

[mazza]

Hi guys

Im after a hex key set for my tool set. What are everyones thoughts and recommendations? I was thinking of the folding one bahco do but someone said stay away from folding ones as there not great for tight spaces!


Bahco BAH9777B Hex Key Set 7 Piece 2.5mm-10mm Folding

Thanks

 

[HandySparks]

Yes, I'd steer clear of the folding ones. My preference is for nice long keys with a ball end on the longer leg.

I also have a 3mm hex VDE driver for checking the tightness of Henley blocks:

Knipex 98 13 30 VDE Insulated 3mm Hex Allen Key Screwdriver PME Terminal | eBay

 

[shanky887614]

yes stay away from them.

a proper set is better.

most folding sets wont work on maglocks for example

 

[rapparee]

Stick to the basics. There is a reason why allen has become the genericised term for hex/allen keys.

 

[shanky887614]

Stick to the basics. There is a reason why allen has become the genericised term for hex/allen keys.

steve keys are better, i dont like allen

steve is better

 

[Robotstar5]

steve keys are better, i dont like allen

steve is better

Do you think my Unbrako keys would mind being called Steve?

 

[Jamie]

http://www.google.co.uk/aclk?sa=l&a...=j&q=&ei=HduhVNuzDMGvadnBgqAD&ved=0CH0QpyswAQ

£19 for 1.5mm to 10mm (i've found 10mm handy for a few jobs) and have a nice holder.

had this set for just over 2 1/2 years and they are still going good all the green insulation is still on and holding well.

you can get a stainless set which I would have got if I seen them at the time, about the same price

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/1911...1=ICEP3.0.0-L&ff12=67&ff13=80&ff14=108&ff19=0

 

[Deleted member 26818]

I use a set of Gorilla ball end hex keys.
They come in a plastic block which keeps them together.

 

[davesparks]

Why would you want stainless hex keys? Tools are better off being made from tool steel!

 

[Jamie]

if you are working with stainless bolts?

 

[Deleted member 26818]

Stainless could be usefull for marine environments, or for maintenance tasks in food manufacturing installations.

 

[Ollie133cup]

The reason for using stainless on fixing is to prevent rust contamination on s/s fasteners.

IMO there is no other choice for hex allen keys then the wera sets.

 

[Bobster]

Bondhus Dual Pack Metric & Imperial Ball End Allen Key Set 22 Pieces | eBay

This is the set I have, have taken a battering over the years.

Only managed to bend one trying to knock a locking pin out of a shaft. (not really designed to be hit with a lump hammer.)

 

[uksparks]

Hi,

Ok so I got myself a couple of sets of the Wera keys, take a look, they are very sexy!

 

[Ollie133cup]

Mmm nice choice!

 

[uksparks]

You know what, as much as people slag Amazon off for not paying enough tax, I couldn't give a damn, they always deliver when j want them!

 

[Simonslimline]

Hi,

Ok so I got myself a couple of sets of the Wera keys, take a look, they are very sexy!

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Out of interest; how much did both sets come to?

 

[uksparks]

£47 for the pair off amazon, I e was £24 and the othe £23 and a few pennies.

they are really very nice, just arrived today.

 

[Resu]

Out of interest; how much did both sets come to? [emoji2]

Been looking at a set of these myself recently, they're just a tad under £25 each.

 

[uksparks]

The pic with the trade card was just to show you the scale in relation to a card.

 

[uksparks]

Been looking at a set of these myself recently, they're just a tad under £25 each.

Yeah that right, they seem really solid and like they will last a lifetime, not used them yet but I'm sure they will perform very well.

 

[Resu]

Beat me too it! Yeah you've sold me! Only going for the solid set though, have a decent makita set of the ones with the hole in the middle (not sure the actual name of these!)

 

[Simonslimline]

Been looking at a set of these myself recently, they're just a tad under £25 each.

Yeah i just ordered the Torx set off Ebay for £21.80p. Not too bad.

 

[rapparee]

Yeah that right, they seem really solid and like they will last a lifetime.

Until you lose the 5mm, although the colour might make them easier to find

 

[andyelectric]

There's nothing worse than a set of allen keys with one missing. And one will go missing. Nothing wrong with cheap basic allen keys that are easily replaced as a set. I've always found it hsndy to have one set metric, one imperial, but this isn't as a sparky.

 

[uksparks]

I know what you mean about a missing part to a set, it's annoying but I'll keep them safe.

 

[shanky887614]

I know what you mean about a missing part to a set, it's annoying but I'll keep them safe.

there is nothing like finding the missing one weeks later.

i haz spare

 

[andyelectric]

Even worse is an allen key tool drawer full of 'spares' that will never be used but you are loathe to throw away.

 

[Sintra]

I've found these ones to be spot on. Buy Newlec 9 Piece Ball End Hex Key Set, 1.5 - 10mm - NLEKS9

 

[rapparee]

Even worse is an allen key tool drawer full of 'spares' that will never be used but you are loathe to throw away.

The bottom of my toolbox lol.

I'm an industrial maintenance spark so i'd keep a set of metric and imperial as well.

You can get genuine allen brand allen keys individually out of the rs catalogue, on a side note you can also get britool sockets individually off ebay

 

[shanky887614]

The bottom of my toolbox lol.

I'm an industrial maintenance spark so i'd keep a set of metric and imperial as well.

You can get genuine allen brand allen keys individually out of the rs catalogue, on a side note you can also get britool sockets individually off ebay

thats one of the reasons i like bahco sockets, i can get them individually.

 

[rapparee]

there is nothing like finding the missing one weeks later.

i haz spare

I've found a set of knipex snipe nose pliers recently, i lost them when i was in second year and came across them sitting inside 4"steel trunking.

 

[Sintra]

I've found a set of knipex snipe nose pliers recently, i lost them when i was in second year and came across them sitting inside 4"steel trunking.

Nothing better than when that happens. Found a pair of Elliot Lucas pliers above a ceiling after about 15 years in hibernation

 

[shanky887614]

Nothing better than when that happens. Found a pair of Elliot Lucas pliers above a ceiling after about 15 years in hibernation

i forgot my snips once, there still there under the floor at the national grid offices

 

[pennychew]

I have these ones but I've snapped the 5mm using it as a tommy bar and lost the 6mm got similar looking replacements but it annoys me not having the complete set!

 

[PEG]

Any torquing to set values,or freeing of seized fixings,and you will need bits,on 3/8 or 1/2 socket adapters.
Snap-on make some of the best there are. The separate keys are fine,but limited access,your going to end up using a tube on the short end,and the ball end types will knack.
Being a tool tart,i would recommend having ALL types,but when needing to deal professionally,with hex,spline and torx,you want the very best available. Cheap tools never look so,when that fixing knacks,and you have to come back with a real one!

 

[Resu]

Hi,

Ok so I got myself a couple of sets of the Wera keys, take a look, they are very sexy!

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Got mine last week, still haven't had to use them yet, I am gutted!

 

[RSB]

Unbrako Allen key set. I've had mine for over 15years used every day when I was toolmaking never rounded one off or bent one and they're still going strong