New set of Allen keys

[djob]

Hello I'm looking at buying a new set of Allen keys, just curious to what you guys use or would buy? I'm fed of sub standard Allen keys bending!! Thanks

 

[village idiot]

I just get mine for free

 

[djob]

I just get mine for free

Carry on..

 

[AWheating]

what you doing with allens keys?? hes not in between 8 and 4.30 if it helps

 

[Ermintrude]

Buy a 3/8 drive set and a ratchet and extension bar.

 

[djob]

Nothing specific right now but there is always a time when you wish you had them on you and as the cheap ones I have just ruin my day whenever I try and use them I'd like a decent set..

 

[djob]

Buy a 3/8 drive set and a ratchet and extension bar.

Any particular one you could recommend?

 

[Ermintrude]

Bacho set £20 and machine mart ones 7.99 on a rail. When I loose them or some on nicks them it's no big deal. Now a beta or snap on set would make u angry

 

[neily01]

I also got feed up with bad allen keys. Got a wera set from screwfix for about £20 and are excellent

 

[djob]

I also got feed up with bad allen keys. Got a wera set from screwfix for about £20 and are excellent

What wera Allen keys were they?

 

[Roger Welton]

ive managed to twist the head on one of my wera allen keys.

 

[Ermintrude]

Snapped the ball clean off that free grunny one one first pump, hex keys should always go in square and the use the knuckle on extension to get an angle. .

 

[Mike Jackson]

Halfords professional for me.

 

[Ermintrude]

Have the halfords ones they are too shiny for work. Magpies carry then away

 

[Pipes Plumbing]

Got a set of Irwin T handled ones in the Christmas sale a couple of years ago, they have refused to die so far.
Anything tight tight gets the 3/8" or 1/2" drive ones though...

 

[lame plumber]

got a nice set of snap on allen keys, lovely and strong, use for all my oil work, found them under an oil boiler I was servicing in an empty house up for sale

 

[Ermintrude]

got a nice set of snap on allen keys, lovely and strong, use for all my oil work, found them under an oil boiler I was servicing in an empty house up for sale

Nice ! I must have left them. Did they have made in USA stamped on them? Metric aswell , metal? Yeh defo the ones I lost when I was oftec ?

 

[lame plumber]

and which house was that you lost them in?

 

[Ermintrude]

Ooh well I do that many jobs.... It had a roof, windows and radiators? Skirting was white ish. They were selling it as parents too old / dead

 

[RAW85]

Bacho set £20 and machine mart ones 7.99 on a rail. When I loose them or some on nicks them it's no big deal. Now a beta or snap on set would make u angry

My bahco's went rusty very quickly!

 

[WHPES]

I reckon the Bondhus are the best - I've had my set for 10 years now and only had to replace one so far. I think they are supposed to carry a lifetime trade warranty too!

Bondhus Hex Tool Set 1.5-10mm Ballpoint BLX9MM Brand New - FREE SHIPPING | eBay

 

[gasmanrob]

I have the proxon set from Axminster tools for the money you can't go wrong

 

[Chalked]

These with a 3/8 small ratchet. Never mind "snap on" this will snap anything OFF!