Higher quality allen wrench sets

[Drcemento]

Getting sick of my hardware store t-handle and L shaped sets. looking to upgrade to higher quality sets that wont break or bend as easily. Any recommendations? not really seeing anything obvious

[Levi]

WERA and WIHA are a couple brands to check out.

https://www-de.wera.de/en/great-tools/hex-plus/

https://www.wihatools.com/collections/t-handles

Mostly marketed toward the RC hobby... but MIP tools are very high quality also. https://www.miponline.com/

[Drcemento]

Haha aaaaaaannnnnddd there goes all my money! Thanks Levi - never thought I could be so excited about allen wrenches

[bouford]

+1 for wera, love their mini kit i use at autocross too

[Breakdown]

+1 for WIHA, really impressive. Regarding T-handles.... my personal preference is a speed T w/ bits... takes up less space and I can replace bits more cheaply

[uv_halo]

Which specific T-handle are you referring to if I may ask? My biggest issue with bits are those times when the fastener is in a hole not much wider than the fastener itself and, the magnet sleeve that hold the bit doesn't fit. That being said, I have managed to find 'long bits' that help in those situations.

[Chemical-x.....ahain]

ie been running Klein but im not exactly sold on them.

[flyweightnate]

Bondhus are generally good. Mine were good enough that the US set got stolen.

[JeeperCreeper]

I got Husky Ball end Allen wrenches from Home Depot. No complaints at all. They were pretty cheap for both metric and standard.

[Drcemento]

I have a set at work and they are a big step up from the black oxide cheepo's - I found them to be to big for my paintball tool kit though. - they are longer than typical sets - at least the ones i bought

[JeeperCreeper]

Ah, yeah I have a big stackable toolbox that I bring religiously to the field with all my paintball gear, so that wasn't an issue for me

[Siress]

Bondhus were available and affordable 20+ years ago, and I haven't had a reason to replace them since. I prefer the gold (TiN) set myself since they're easier to see when dropped.

(From an Amazon customer review, but mine look about the same today)

[shocker_monkey]

I have the same sets and have been using them for years. These have been my favorite sets I've used.

[Tarsun2]

i use these as well, Biomedical Engineer.

[Trbo323]

Bondhus are generally good. Mine were good enough that the US set got stolen.

I use bondhus as well, they really are not more expensive than typical hardware store sets but mine are going on about 8 years now without problem

I did put about a quarter twist in one on a really stuck screw but it's still working just fine

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[tunaman5]

Go with the original ALLEN set. I have been using this set for over 20 years and havent seen any better yet.

[StaticShocked]

I use Bondhus and have for decades (i am sure there are other great brands as well). They last a long time, are made of a good material, and are dimensionally accurate. Wera makes some good tools but i have not used there hex keys, only screwdrivers.

[latches109]

Bondhus 10637 Set of 13 Balldriver Screwdrivers, ProGuard Finish, sizes .050-3/8-Inch

[DocsMachine]

Dunno if I can add much, other than to note that there's a good chance I've turned maybe one or two more screws than many of you.

I bought a set of Blue Point (Snap-On's 'budget' line) T-handles before I started this biz, over 27 years ago. I've "resharpened" (reground the end square) the 1/8" one exactly once (they're not ball-end) and they're still my daily go-to T-handles.

More recently, I picked up a set of also-not-ball-end Bondhus T-handles specifically for one of the CNCs, and I'd rate them just as good, if not better than the Blue Points.

https://youtu.be/Zr0jVQqUUhU

Back in the day, I also picked up both sets of Bondhus ball-end right-angle wrenches- I still use those damn near every day, too, and still have the complete almost-thirty-year-old sets. A number of years ago, I picked up two more, and used to pick singles occasionally out of the bin at the local secondhand store.

Doc.

[Siress]

Dunno if I can add much,

• a set of Blue Point (Snap-On's 'budget' line) T-handles
• a set of also-not-ball-end Bondhus T-handles
• both sets of Bondhus ball-end right-angle wrenches
• two more [sets], and used to pick singles occasionally out of the bin at the local secondhand store

I don't know if we can trust this guy... he listed too many sets.