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It's amazing how common it is to find out you're wrong about something you were sure you were right about.
Last week, I fixed a friend's gun. It's a Marlin Model 60. I had to modify a socket cap screw to fit his gun. I worked on it in my house, using some Allen wrenches I keep in the gun room, and then I had to go out to the shop to use a tap. I have lots of tools in the shop, so I saw no point in taking Allen wrenches. I knew I had three sets plus loose ones. I was sure I was covered.
I needed to turn the screw, so I reached for my Wiha Allen wrench set. Guess what? There was no 9/64" wrench. When you buy a set of Allen wrenches, you just assume they don't skip sizes.
I looked to see if there was some kind of companion set. No luck. And a full set of imperial Wihas costs over $40.
I decided to get a full set of metric and imperial Bondhus wrenches, in pretty colors. Paid about $32, so Bondhus wrenches are a much better bargain. The Bondhus imperial set included 13 sizes. My old Wiha set includes 8.
If you're like me, and you bought a set of wrenches without really thinking about skipped sizes, now you can learn from my error. An article at CNCCookbook.com says other Wiha sets skip sizes, so maybe it's best to avoid them.
Last week, I fixed a friend's gun. It's a Marlin Model 60. I had to modify a socket cap screw to fit his gun. I worked on it in my house, using some Allen wrenches I keep in the gun room, and then I had to go out to the shop to use a tap. I have lots of tools in the shop, so I saw no point in taking Allen wrenches. I knew I had three sets plus loose ones. I was sure I was covered.
I needed to turn the screw, so I reached for my Wiha Allen wrench set. Guess what? There was no 9/64" wrench. When you buy a set of Allen wrenches, you just assume they don't skip sizes.
I looked to see if there was some kind of companion set. No luck. And a full set of imperial Wihas costs over $40.
I decided to get a full set of metric and imperial Bondhus wrenches, in pretty colors. Paid about $32, so Bondhus wrenches are a much better bargain. The Bondhus imperial set included 13 sizes. My old Wiha set includes 8.
If you're like me, and you bought a set of wrenches without really thinking about skipped sizes, now you can learn from my error. An article at CNCCookbook.com says other Wiha sets skip sizes, so maybe it's best to avoid them.
