Date:         Sat, 17 Oct 2020 12:31:59 -0700
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: Useful, if pricey, vanagon related tool
Comments: To: Mark Belanger <mbelanger@gmail.com>
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Hi,

I got those too, a few vinyl bag sets, long and short. Bags long gone and keys now in a tray in a drawer with other brands acquired over time.  One tray imperial, one metric. Just a jumble.
Then there are the Allen branded sets, imperial in same drawer, metric in van. Then there are the socket set ones... then there are the bonhus ball end T handled ones ( great for spinning out the fasteners ) 
So plenty of hex keys gathered over the years. No need for the fancy German ones. But the temptation was too great.

My next desire is a pair of those Knipex pliers. I have a pair of knipex cobras, but I’m jonesing for the ones that really act more like an adjustable wrench.
You look for entertainment where you can find it :-)

Alistair 

> On Oct 17, 2020, at 11:57 AM, Mark Belanger <mbelanger@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Nice find, Alistair.
> 
> I still have a 30-year old jumbled set of Craftsman that came in a cheesy vinyl bag. Amazingly, the bag is still sound, but I positively hate having to go through them to find the right one.
> 
> 
> -MB
> 
>> On Sat, Oct 17, 2020 at 10:27 AM Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I bet most of you have the same big collection of hex keys as I do. Regular L shaped, socket drive mounted ones, T handle ones. Probably no need to get any more.
>> 
>> But I recently got a set of metric and imperial Wiha ergostar with the magic retaining rings.
>> Not cheap, but they are pretty nice.
>> Long L shaped. Ball end as nice if not nicer than my Allen and bonhus branded. But the ball end has an embedded c clip type thing that holds the fastener on the ball. Really great when you have to reach in a tight spot to get the fastener into position.
>> And they come in a superbe holder. Rotating one of the hex keys rotates them all out ninety degrees for really easy access. Everyone I’ve showed them to have been taken with the tool holder .
>> I’d recommend them, especially to drop hints about xmas gift :-)
>> 
>> Alistair 
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