who makes small hard allens

[ssentt]

Need a small set of hardened allen/hex set......anyone know who makes a set?

 

[franzdom]

Drivers, sockets, or L-wrenches?
Metric or Std?
What range are you looking for?

 

[theknurl]

Bondhus and Eklind.......




everything else is.........

 

[ssentt]

L wrenches......

Never had any bondhus...... anygood........strong?

Need'em for small screws on a couple rifles I have.

 

[bonneyman]

Older APEX and Craftsman versions have proven pretty reliable to me. You never know what you might find at a yard sale or thrift store.

Though, for gun specific tools, you can always check Brownells. Looks like Bondhus is the choice there.

http://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-tools-supplies/index.htm

 

[jjjrmx5]

L wrenches......

Never had any bondhus...... anygood........strong?

Need'em for small screws on a couple rifles I have.

Tell me what sizes you need and I;ll send you some free.

I bought part of a retiring machinst's estate last summer and it came with a big box of about 500 L allen keys.

They seem to be 1930-70's production and most were bought via industrail supply co's and I can almost guaranteee they are USA made.

I'm still wading thru them but I still have way more than I need.
I;ve sorted and pitched out out the worn pieces and the remaining is metric but mostly SAE.
Marked one are in Solo cups you play beer piong with.
Then there is the big *** box of unmarked that I sort thru and sort on the weekends. In between sharpening drill bits.



PM me if interested.

 

[ssentt]

Thanks jjrmx I appreciate it.

pm sent

 

[APEowner]

I read the thread title as saying "small hard aliens"! Then I clicked on it!?!

 

[KamiCrit]

If you are good friends with a Canadian then you might want to look into Gray Tools hex key sets. I've heard from a number of people that these are the best. I've also heard that PB Swiss hex keys are amazing, but you'd have to ask someone else about those.

http://graytools.com/toolcatalogue/..._filter=35,36&recPage=36&startRow=1&pageNum=1

http://graytools.com/toolcatalogue/..._filter=35,36&recPage=36&startRow=1&pageNum=1

 

[TexF18]

Bondhus

 

[stormin]

"SMALL HARD ALIENS?" why a small alien ****** gets them that way hehe

 

[ttpete]

ALLEN or UNBRAKO.

 

[Jawn]

Happy with my Bondhus L-keys.

 

[quattroJoe]

Another vote for Bondhus here. I use the drivers more than the L wrenches (or "IKEA tools," as the woman calls them) but both have held up great to near daily use.

 

[bartels_metal_works]

I only use Bondhus, they are simply the best.

 

[JKennedy]

Ace hardware has Eklind made in USA sets (7pc) in either SAE or M and they are around $3-4 per bag. I have about 10 of each at home, work, and the truck lol

 

['71 VW 1302]

PB Swiss are the best I've used. Not cheap but great service from toollady.com

My employer bought 10 set of them 2 years ago......serious money, but the best I've used. I use them all day, everyday, from 0.050" up to 1/2", and 1.5 mm up to 10mm setting up spring coiling and forming machines.

Did I mention PB Swiss is the best I've used?