the man with the golden…. wrench.
I lose, destroy, or have stolen from me about one set of allen wrenches per year. I usually have a backup set made from discarded bits of other sets, but basically, I go out about once a year to buy a new set.
ordinarily, I use Bondhus. They are the best, but Eklind is alright too. mail order, or internet, they’re not bad, but if you walk into a store almost anywhere, you’re going to pay $30 for the inch and metric together.
So it was with some amusement that I stumbled across these.
So I ordered a set. Very nice indeed. It’s as if they are extra careful with the manufacture, on these, and man are they well made, even more so than usual. And made in the USA. hey…
Update: For Randy and others who have never seen this tool in action,
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Gotta be ball end, too.
Cure my ignorance here, but what is the ball end for, exactly?
Allows you to get at screws you would not ordinarily reach. The driver can be misaligned by 15 degrees.
Nice! I had no idea they even existed. Learn something new every day.
I remember the time as an apprentice when I had to grind my own ball ends cuz they were so expensive.
And guys branding their allen keys with various ground in grooves.
Have a set of the competitor. Love them, did not realize they where sub standard. Oh well.
Good tools.
I like the Eklinds too. Eklind has the same commercial damming Bondhus. LOL!
The bane of my existence are P1 and P2 screwdriver bits… either they get stolen or lost or worn out and the new one is always in the workshop while I am out in the field!
Love the tagline on the Bondhus logo on the Enco website – “Timesaving GorillaProof Tools” – has new meaning now that I’ve met you in person!
Good info. Thanks.
One of my pet peeves is people rounding out the sockets on allen screws. One trick I’ve learned is to give the head of the screw a good rap with hammer and punch, held square exactly atop the head. That often gives enough hex back to get the screw out one last time. Discard the bolt and put in a new one, though!
Worn allen wrenches often cause this problem. Dress the tips or get new wrenches.
Wow…..glanced at the header for this one and thought you said
“the man with the golden wench”.