Hex set

[wmh9680]

Good question! Don't know, but I could use one for that reason. Of course, once they're sorted, how to mark the size on them?

I think most of the allens we use are maybe 4 or less sizes sae and 4 or less sizes metric. I already sorted thru alot and found that to be true. I thought I could use fingernail polish and put them in drawers with the color and size on the front. Alot are unmarked from stuff I bought over the years to put together. I know alot are cheap but sometimes I don't wanna ruin a good one or i need to cut it down to fit in a tight space.

Thanks, Mike

 

[trikermutha]

:shocked: Just go to Sears... They still sell tools; don't they? :dontknow:
Get yourself some metric and SAE sets, and a good set of Torx stuff: you'll be the "Go-To Guy" in your neighborhood!

Have you been to Sears lately? :roflblack: The one by me looks like it was picked thru and then thrown back in there tool area. They wonder why sales are down.:shocked:

 

[JerryB]

Hi Bob,

Re: Just go to Sears...

Sears sold the Craftsman line of tools. My local Ace Hardware now carries them.

Jerry Baumchen

PS) My local Ace Hardware tells me that the lifetime guarentee is still good.

 

[ofdave]

Sorry, meant hex key, I was using a standard 5mm and yes they were from harbor freight. they worked fine on the first 2 but on the third they may have worn out and I did not think to check since they had performed so well on the first 2.

two things to note:
hex keys are metric and standard, one might be close enough to work and then fail as you experienced
it's more common to strip the bolt than the wrench
Second, be aware of the many torx head bolts/screws on the Spyder. Sometimes a hex will work but you risk stripping the bolt head.

Harbor Freight tools will work fine for most of us since we do not use them on a daily basis.
The Kobalt tools at Lowe's are darn decent
HF has a nice t-handle torx set for less than what I saw on Amazon or Ebay (under 10 bucks if I remember).
They have the same t-handle in metric hex also.
A hex socket set is very useful, you should have one and a hex torx set also.

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

Hi Bob,

Re: Just go to Sears...

Sears sold the Craftsman line of tools. My local Ace Hardware now carries them.

Jerry Baumchen

PS) My local Ace Hardware tells me that the lifetime guarentee is still good.

From Wikipedia article about Craftsman. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craftsman_(tools)

On January 5, 2017, Stanley Black & Decker announced its intent to acquire the Craftsman brand in a deal with a total value of $900 million (with an up-front payment of $525 million, and a payment of $250 million after three years). Sears will hold a royalty-free license to the Craftsman brand for a 15-year period after the completion of the sale, and will receive a royalty on all new Craftsman sales over this period. Afterwards, Sears will pay Stanley Black & Decker a 3% licensing fee.[SUP][13][/SUP] The deal was closed on March 9, 2017.[SUP][14][/SUP] Sears maintains the right to manufacture and sell tools using existing supply channels under the Craftsman name for 15 years.[SUP][15][/SUP]

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

I have a Pittsburgh 6" digital caliper from Harbor Freight that accurately measures my jumble of Allen wrenches, both metric and SAE.

I just wish the inch readout on it offered the option of fractions of an inch display. Hurts my head to have to convert back and forth in my head from fraction to decimal! :banghead:

 

[UtahPete]

From Wikipedia article about Craftsman. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craftsman_(tools)

Some wall street punk ruined Sears. All completely legal. How many jobs does that destroy?

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

Some wall street punk ruined Sears. All completely legal. How many jobs does that destroy?

They've been struggling for years. Company management, online sales, and Wall Street greed all contributed. I suspect there would be a lot of parallels between Sears management and Montgomery Ward management. Monkey Ward went out of business years before Wall Street got punch drunk on profiteering and before the existence of internet merchandising.