

| Subject: | Re: Useful, if pricey, vanagon related tool |
| From: | Edward Maglott |
| Date: | Sun, 18 Oct 2020 09:39:09 -0400 |
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 > > > > > -- > ________________________________________________________________________ > Mark Belanger - mbelanger@gmail.com >
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