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Nick Payne
Joined: 10 Jan 2004
Posts: 2626
Location: Canberra, Australia6/10/17 2:30 AM |
Bike tool porn
I need another set of allen keys about as much as I need a hole in the head, but these are so nicely made and finished I couldn't resist them:
<a href='https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipNt7Do8dWVIuQHUPbiRBWuz5mvI7MSmSWUOckbWP6b5Ssk4o2W3bnBHHoR8cCG9hA?key=Vm5EUmhGamxDLU92NkI0OEkyalV6VGIwbmVINGR3&source=ctrlq.org'><img src='https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/bW9kGdK-HlOkfL9uydCMXRBA7s9jo25G1rR3Hek5MKhANt0BLQsKUoT-htCV6EPqm2Qclfl7C_NylW-YD16VoxpPMFEpic44Ik1H6ZEoW7NGMotDUIY1lTQbBX-4MWaOj2dRiQ' /></a>
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dan emery
Joined: 11 Jan 2004
Posts: 6890
Location: Maine6/10/17 4:50 AM |
Nice
Sometimes ya just know ya want it.....
That 10 is one honkin' wrench.
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Brian Nystrom
Joined: 26 Jan 2004
Posts: 5101
Location: Nashua, NH6/10/17 6:37 AM |
I lucked into an 8 and 10 cheap, $7.00/pair, IIRC
There's a state government surplus store up here that also sells off all of the items confiscated from carry-on bags by airport security in Boston, Worcester and Manchester. Some of the most commonly confiscated tools are pedal wrenches, of which I got several Park and generic items for as little as a buck. Apparently 8 & 10mm Allen wrenches were "threatening" enough to end up there too. The store is only open to the public on Mondays and I'd call before showing up, just to be sure.
The Pb Swiss tools are exceptionally nice and I'm pretty sure that they actually make the set that Silca sells.
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April
Joined: 13 Dec 2003
Posts: 6593
Location: Westchester/NYC6/10/17 6:40 AM |
Not sure I like having brightly colored allen wrenches. But I guess it's useful to find the right one.
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Brian Nystrom
Joined: 26 Jan 2004
Posts: 5101
Location: Nashua, NH6/10/17 6:58 AM |
You can buy them without the candy coating...
...for less money. Amazon has them for $70. They're also available with longer ends than the set in the picture, which is what I have.
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Sparky
Joined: 08 Dec 2003
Posts: 19083
Location: PDX6/10/17 11:54 AM |
Just having a 3,4,5, & 6mm with such a short return after the 90^ turn for tight places would have me add them to my box.
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Brian Nystrom
Joined: 26 Jan 2004
Posts: 5101
Location: Nashua, NH6/10/17 1:43 PM |
I can't think of an instance where I'd need them...
...but any excuse to buy more tools right? ;-)
More often than not, I'm using T-handle Allens which are really long.
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Nick Payne
Joined: 10 Jan 2004
Posts: 2626
Location: Canberra, Australia6/10/17 10:36 PM |
I also acquired a huge 14mm allen key (needed for removing the cassette body retaining bolt on some more recent Shimano hubs which have an aluminium axle). Makes the 10mm or 8mm keys look positively tiny.
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Matthew Currie
Joined: 11 Jan 2004
Posts: 802
Location: Vermont6/11/17 4:59 PM |
Geez, I guess nobody here owned an old VW. They used a 17 mm. allen key for the transmission drain. My old Mercedes used a 19 for the freeze plugs. To paraphrase Crocodile Dundee, now THAT's a wrench!
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dddd
Joined: 11 Jan 2004
Posts: 3345
Location: NorCal7/1/17 3:57 PM |
The VW/Audi drain plug was a good idea, since it needed no gasket, and being flush with the pan it would tend not to get knocked loose if the bottom of the pan touched down against uneven ground.
Hex keys really do come in a very wide range of sizes, I remember having to make one for McPherson strut cartridge replacement that was hollow to accommodate the piston rod, I used a huge hex nut that was perhaps an inch and a quarter across, turned with a big wrench, instead of buying the fancy factory tool with a handle built on.
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