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[-] TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today 28 points 1 month ago

Save them, but not in a big drawer. Every time you need an Allen key for something specific, tape it to it or store it with the item. For example my dining room table has the Allen for the bolts it uses taped to the underside of the table. Something feels wobbly, easy fix. No need to hunt a specific key out of the tool box.

[-] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

I used to do this. Then I got a nice set of Allen and torx keys. I don't keep disposable shit anymore, I keep good, organized tools.

[-] TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today 4 points 1 month ago

I have a great set as well, but that doesn't mean I want to go to my tool chest to grab them.

[-] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Wanna show us your nice set?

[-] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

My main set is unfortunately at my parents right now, these are in my mobile toolbox always. nothing super fancy, but does 99% of allen key jobs. i've got an impact/drill set also for quicker assembly of furniture that requires them, just a $10 set off amazon.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Kobalt-Assorted-Metric-and-standard-SAE-25-Pieces-Hex-key-set/999920984

my portable torx is like this - https://www.lowes.com/pd/Klein-Tools-17-pc-Compact-SAE-MM-Folding-Hex-Key-Kit/5014590671

i had an issue where i couldn't find the right hex key despite having a box of about 30-40 of various sizes and finishes, almost all came with some sort of furniture that needed to be assembled. after spending an hour finding them and testing them all to fit, i decided to never have that issue again. trashed them all and got clearly labeled and easily stored sets. nothing fancy, but won't be stuck not having the right key anymore.

my other ones are like this - https://www.lowes.com/pd/Kobalt-Kobalt-14-Piece-Standard-SAE-and-Metric-T-Handle-Hex-Key-Set/5015581691, don't remember the actual brand though, probably from harbor freight.

[-] Landless2029@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I have a proper set of keys and masking tape anything that comes with a kit

[-] TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today 1 points 1 month ago

Same. Saves a bunch of time and effort pulling out the nice set and finding out if it's in standard or metric.

[-] farmgineer@nord.pub 13 points 1 month ago

It lives with its brethren in a shoebox on a shelf in my garage. Every once in a while, I try to remove duplicates which I will eventually probably scrap.

[-] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 12 points 1 month ago
[-] crazycraw@crazypeople.online 10 points 1 month ago

build a shield out of all of those Allen wrenches.

[-] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 7 points 1 month ago

but I might need to use them

[-] BeUnique@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 month ago

Tossed in the kitchen drawer that has all the odds and ends in it.

[-] PunnyName@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I always lose them.

"Always two there are, no more no less. A master and an apprentice."

[-] notthebees@reddthat.com 4 points 1 month ago

My dad does this, we have functional tools, he won't use them.

[-] jballs@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

I had a neighbor that didn't have a job so would try to find creative ways to get money. He tried selling a drawer full of rusty Allen wrenches on Facebook for $100.

I don't think it sold...

[-] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 2 points 1 month ago

Should've sold them as "metal scraps", he would've find an hobbyst blacksmith i guess

(Or maybe not because they would search for a specific metal...)

[-] MeowerMisfit817@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I do the same, but with those keys that come with the phones. Well, I actually needed them in the end.

[-] P1k1e@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago
[-] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Buy Wera or another really nice HQ set of these and you'll never need another one again.

well, you should buy two sets, because you might lose one....

[-] daddycool@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago
[-] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

He made 20 rings for a reason.

[-] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Best part is I don't even use them. I have a ton of nicer hex wrenches in multiple forms and just use them instead of what comes with the product.

Yet I keep the wrench they ship.

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