How do you store your "T" handles???

[athyen]

Anyone have any good ideas on how to store "T" handle allen and torx drivers in a rolling cabinet or chest toolbox??? Right now I am just laying them flat in the drawer in an alternating pattern, but it is not organized enough for my taste and takes up way too much space. They need to stay in my toolbox because I am constantly being reminded by my mom and dad that my tools take up way too much space in my dads garage and on the workbench. I could reorganize to use deep or shallow drawers. Thanks!

 

[Stooge]

I dont like it but i do the alternating row of them like you mentioned. At work i keep them in one of those descending plastic holders since i have the space and i can leave them put, they dont really fit in a drawer though. Maybe hanging down in through the holes in a screwdriver holder if there was a deep enough drawer

 

[2Big2Ride]

How about a T-handle holder that mounts to a tool box or has an optional wall bracket?
http://www.motionpro.com/motorcycle/partno/08-0114/

 

[athyen]

How about a T-handle holder that mounts to a tool box or has an optional wall bracket?
http://www.motionpro.com/motorcycle/partno/08-0114/

That might do the trick, thank you. Lack of wall space might make that one difficult though and lots of people moving stuff around my toolbox makes me wary of hanging them off of it. However, it's given me a few ideas, so thank you!

 

[crewchief888]

over the years, i've tossed all mine in the scrap

really have absolutely no need for them....

 

[Rico.]

over the years, i've tossed all mine in the scrap

really have absolutely no need for them....

I have a short and long set of L shaped allen keys and anything that needs a bit more
torque or speed I just use a bit socket on an appropriate sized ratchet. I'm sure there
must be some specialised use for T handled torx and allen wrenches, but in 26 years
of fixing my cars and motorcycles I have never even come close to needing one.

Sorry to go a bit off topic OP, but I am very curious what these are needed for.

 

[athyen]

over the years, i've tossed all mine in the scrap

really have absolutely no need for them....

I have a short and long set of L shaped allen keys and anything that needs a bit more
torque or speed I just use a bit socket on an appropriate sized ratchet. I'm sure there
must be some specialised use for T handled torx and allen wrenches, but in 26 years
of fixing my cars and motorcycles I have never even come close to needing one.

Sorry to go a bit off topic OP, but I am very curious what these are needed for.

No worries about going off topic. I appreciate the input. I have always found that I like T handles not for torque, but for speed and convenience. However, that being said, I am now considering screwdriver style allen and torx drivers for the speed and convenience factor. They would also be much easier to store than T handles. I was looking at Bondhus T handles, but am now leaning towards the screwdriver style? Any thoughts or opinions from you all?

 

[devoncoolman]

i have standard t-handles and i never use them im half tempted to just bring them home and let them collect dust there. i prefer allen sockets and allen keys. honestly if your not working of motor cycles there kind of useless. i don't use allen drivers burt i have tons of torx screwdrivers and i use the **** out of them.

 

[athyen]

I always thought T handles were go to tools, but now that I think about it, no one had them in the ag shop I interned in last summer... Everyone had long and short, ball end and regular L keys and an assortment of allen and torx sockets. So I think I am going to stick with getting a good set of each of those, and Ill probably pick up a set of the Bondhus allen drivers at some point to try them out.

 

[Rico.]

Everyone had long and short, ball end and regular L keys and an assortment of allen and torx sockets.

That setup has worked perfectly for me for nearly 3 decades. Just think of all the new
space you can liberate from your tool box...

 

[reptilezs]

pvc tubes screwed into the side of the bench

 

[devoncoolman]

a good set of keys and a good set of allen sockets. will do most of what you will ever need. Bondus makes really nice allen keys. i have there ball end keys very nice tools. same quality, fit, and finish as snap-on but way more affordable. and still made in usa!

 

[athyen]

That setup has worked perfectly for me for nearly 3 decades. Just think of all the new
space you can liberate from your tool box...

Excellent now I just need to decide how to fill the extra space...

a good set of keys and a good set of allen sockets. will do most of what you will ever need. Bondus makes really nice allen keys. i have there ball end keys very nice tools. same quality, fit, and finish as snap-on but way more affordable. and still made in usa!

Yeah, it seems as though Bondhus is a great tool manufacturer. I've read many good reviews on their tools and don't think I've ever heard or read anything negative. Very reasonably priced too in my opinion.

 

[Miller racing]

Ive got the snap on one

 

[crewchief888]

in the past, (at the last dealership i worked for) 8 of the 10 years i was there i worked in the rebuild room, and used just a couple sizes of t handle allens for very specific jobs.

other than that, no use of them at all.
i havent touched one in 15 years at my current job

 

[KinzeMech]

over the years, i've tossed all mine in the scrap

really have absolutely no need for them....

Can I rummage through your scrap? T-handles are my goto choice. I work on ag implements, we have allen head set screws in all sorts of places that sockets don't reach, an L key only reaches with the long end and you have no leverage, and a T-handle works perfectly.

 

[crewchief888]

Can I rummage through your scrap? T-handles are my goto choice. I work on ag implements, we have allen head set screws in all sorts of places that sockets don't reach, an L key only reaches with the long end and you have no leverage, and a T-handle works perfectly.

mine are probably part of a KIA by now...

 

[sberry]

I use them in SAE. Its easy but they are made to leave out in the rack. My next favorite is folding but those kind of bits are so cheap we got near every way it can be done. I got a set of Sears with inserts and a coffee can or 2 chucked full of L keys.

 

[truckwrench1]

i use them on a regular basis but i am a heavy truck mechanic and i run a lot of valves, best thing for the job is a t handle

 

[jmm]

I cut notches in a cardboard box the width of the longest one. I got a ton of them and this way they take up much less room. It's ugly, and you'll need a deep drawer for it, but it works. Think plier racks, for t handles.

 

[jmm]

I have always found that I like T handles not for torque, but for speed and convenience. However, that being said, I am now considering screwdriver style allen and torx drivers for the speed and convenience factor. They would also be much easier to store than T handles. I was looking at Bondhus T handles, but am now leaning towards the screwdriver style? Any thoughts or opinions from you all?

I use t-handles all day. I work on machines. With sizes 6 mm and under, and sometimes 8 mm, a good t-handle will allow for more than enough torque. I prefer the old style dipped steel ones as opposed to the new ones, which are just L-shaped hex keys with a plastic mold over it (break one and see).

I like the screwdrivers for sizes < 3 mm. I can usually break torque with one, and I don't have to worry about over tightening.

 

[helterskelter]

T-handles are the preferred speeder where I work. The reason we use them is people are less likely to ruin threads if they've got the feel of a t-handle. We work on *very* expensive parts and it only takes a couple 'oops' moments to negate the speed benefit of an air ratchet. I've got a pretty damn good feel for threading bolts and I wouldn't feel comfortable using an air ratchet on a $50K component (we can always fix it, but still I would be afraid to risk it).

 

[Vvmvbb]

T handles have a lot of rotational inertia. Get them spinning and they'll do some work for you. And then to finish, as said, you have a good feel for tightening torque. I just keep my Bondhuses piled up in two partitions (in & mm) in a drawer.

 

[KinzeMech]

I've got a pretty damn good feel for threading bolts and I wouldn't feel comfortable using an air ratchet on a $50K component (we can always fix it, but still I would be afraid to risk it).

You've got more confidence than I do. I wouldn't touch a $50K component without a mfr. spec and a torque wrench.

 

[sberry]

They came with a thingy, screwed it to the side, over the years have been busted lost and replaced.

 

[4x4gearhead]

I like the looks of that cart sberry, Looks like shes seen some action

To the OP, I have seen those racks for them on the snap on truck, not sure if you have tall enough drawers to have em in the bottom or something. I have considered buying them but havent got there yet.