Date:         Sun, 18 Oct 2020 09:39:09 -0400
Reply-To:     Edward Maglott <emaglott3@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Edward Maglott <emaglott3@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Useful, if pricey, vanagon related tool
Comments: To: Mark Belanger <mbelanger@gmail.com>
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I have that little craftsman bag set from around 1982,  when I got my first
VW, the '76 Scirocco.  Amazingly my crappy little vinyl pouch is still
intact as well!  I also hate fiddling through there to find the right
size.  Got me thinking I could design a holder and 3D print it and also,
others have probably already done that.  Here are some:
https://www.thingiverse.com/search?q=hex+key+holder&type=things&sort=relevant&category_id=0&page=1

Here's a thing I designed to hold a set of hole saws I bought:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4180826

Edward

On Sat, Oct 17, 2020 at 2:57 PM 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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