Hex Keys - Wera Hex Plus experience

link1896

link1896

Mr Greenfield
For out on the bike or mobile toolkit the Wera are great, but in the workshop a 3/8" drive socket set of hex bits can't be beaten. The socket set bits with a breaker bar or ratchet allow you to provide so much more load to engage bit into bolt head.
 
Ivan

Ivan

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link1896 said:
For out on the bike or mobile toolkit the Wera are great, but in the workshop a 3/8" drive socket set of hex bits can't be beaten. The socket set bits with a breaker bar or ratchet allow you to provide so much more load to engage bit into bolt head.
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I'm not used to using a 3/8" drive, so I'd be worried I'd over-torque everything. I have a 1/4" drive set at the moment that's feeling a bit used so that might be a good suggestion though.

What brand would you recommend as a good quality/value compromise?
 
link1896

link1896

Mr Greenfield
Ivan said:
I'm not used to using a 3/8" drive, so I'd be worried I'd over-torque everything. I have a 1/4" drive set at the moment that's feeling a bit used so that might be a good suggestion though.
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Birthday present sorted. 3/8 torque meter. 5-130Nm

 
bear the bear

bear the bear

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Ivan said:
Does anyone have experience with the Wera Hex-plus allen keys?

I was thinking of asking the missus to buy me some nice allen keys for Christmas, and these seem to be popular online.
http://www-us.wera.de/product_detai...screws_950_spkl_9_sm_n_multicolour&lang=en-US

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Not specifically buy these are on my Xmas wishlist (Wife needs lots of hints otherwise complains she doesn't know what to get me)

http://silca.cc/collections/all-silca/products/hx-one-home-and-travel-essentials
 
iUDEX_nCr

iUDEX_nCr

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I have a set of these wera hexes.

I love them, but the only issue I have is the shaft is thicker. This causes issues with certain areas e.g. reaching into fork legs, small adjusters near knobs... where you cannot get the wrench in, or line it up straight increasing chances of rounding out a bolt head.

For most other applications I love these.

Honestly, I would just go the park tool ones. The folding hexes are really really lightweight, but there is no 2.5mm - I'm finding a lot of small adjuster knobs on shocks/forks/brake levers etc as well as bleed ports are 2.5mm's.

But get a set of the standard professional hexes (the P-handles are great, but again the torquing side is short) HXS-1.2. They cover pretty much everything!
http://www.parktool.com/product/pro...y=Hex & Torx® Compatible Tools#tabbed-section

for the trails I carry a AWS-11 with a small bag containing 2.5mm HEX, T10, T25, and mini chainbreaker tool (for other riders mostly) with a phillips head/posidrive/flat head.

If you already have those, and want something cool... and don't have these already. My favourite hex tools when I worked in workshops, were the 3-way hexes. The 4/5/6 pretty much lived in my pocket.
Just happens they have a fancy 50th Anniversary one... I think I might purchase one of these myself LOL

http://www.parktool.com/product/50t...-aws-50?category=Hex & Torx® Compatible Tools

EDIT: I just found something super cool...
http://www.parktool.com/product/adjustable-torque-driver-atd-1?category=Torque Tools
 
bear the bear

bear the bear

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Have to admit park are one of my favourite brands...
Just to show you how good their customer service is:
I bought a new Campagnolo 11spd chain breaker. Second use the replaceable pin breaks off flush in the head. No way you are getting that muthaf%^ker out, I tried for a week before emailing Park Tools direct.
Didn't get a response, 5 weeks later (no pictures, no proof of purchase) a new tool arrives from the USA......now thats customer service!!!!
 
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Ivan

Ivan

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Cheers for the suggestions.

I already have an old Park Tool 3 way, but theres some places it just won't fit and its a ball end, which is no good for torquing/tight bolts.

The Silca set looks very nice, but exxy.

The preset torque driver looks niiiice.:eyebrows:
 
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spoozbucket

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bear the bear said:
Have to admit park are one of my favourite brands...
Just to show you how good their customer service is:
I bought a new Campagnolo 11spd chain breaker. Second use the replaceable pin breaks off flush in the head. No way you are getting that muthaf%^ker out, I tried for a week before emailing Park Tools direct.
Didn't get a response, 5 weeks later (no pictures, no proof of purchase) a new tool arrives from the USA......now thats customer service!!!!
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Nice.

I bought one of the Park Chinese multi tools, it broke on the first use so I threw it in the bin.


For Allen Keys and home use Bondhus are more than good enough, for industrial use Koken impact in hex sockets are nice, Sidchrome two piece ones fall apart or snap if you treat them badly.
 
iUDEX_nCr

iUDEX_nCr

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Ivan said:
Cheers for the suggestions.

I already have an old Park Tool 3 way, but theres some places it just won't fit and its a ball end, which is no good for torquing/tight bolts.

The Silca set looks very nice, but exxy.

The preset torque driver looks niiiice.:eyebrows:
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besides some places they won't go... the park 3-way I'm talking about isn't the ball end one.

I'd imagine anywhere the park 3-way can't go the wera couldn't go either?

Keeping an eye out on this thread... some good ideas around
 
Warp

Warp

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I've gone with Bondhus. Yeah, sort of generic but they have done the job perfectly. Decent tolerances, they reach everywhere, the ball end is good (never a substitute of the proper end, though) and relatively cheap.

Not fancy, but they do work.
 
Ivan

Ivan

Eats Squid
iUDEX_nCr said:
besides some places they won't go... the park 3-way I'm talking about isn't the ball end one.

I'd imagine anywhere the park 3-way can't go the wera couldn't go either?

Keeping an eye out on this thread... some good ideas around
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The 3 way needs some decent space for rotation, so for bolts in hard to reach places sometimes a normal L-Key seems to work better.

Do you normally buy you Park stuff OS or local?
 
DMan

DMan

shawly the least hangeriest guy on rotorburn
Ivan said:
The 3 way needs some decent space for rotation, so for bolts in hard to reach places sometimes a normal L-Key seems to work better.

Do you normally buy you Park stuff OS or local?
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Highjack.... What about Torx keys as well? Parktool or another?
 
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I have no issue with Kincrome Torx bits(most of their gear is shit though) the Irwin impact ones are decent and well priced but if you don't like running a bit holder you won't like them. http://www.irwin.com.au/tools/impact-accessories/torx-impact-insert-bits

I have a 3/8" Torx, spline in-hex and I think it's a T&B or Sidchrome set, seems fine but I think a bunch of brands have the same set at all different prices.

Looks like this- http://www.sidchrome.com.au/products/35-piece-master-torx®-bit---socket-set
 
Ivan

Ivan

Eats Squid
I have some standard Irwin hex bits that have been pretty good. Would impact bits be softer or harder steel?
 
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