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Hex bit sockets make Allen keys irrelevant
I hate Allen keys. This set of " drive hex bit sockets means I rarely have to fight one of those stupid tiny things again!
Ever tried getting an over tightened socket head screw out of a 40 year old motorcycle's drain pan with 2 " long Allen key? I gave up. I ordered this set of " drive sockets to make the job easy, and it was. They come in handy when building a Blahblahblah from Ikea, or pretty much anything that needs a hex bit wrench.
This Crafstman set comes with sockets sized 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 10. 3 and 4 seem typical for most build-it-yourself furnishing. 6, 7 and 8 seem to be useful all over German and English motorcycles. Getting the seat off a Triumph is now a lot easier.
Not that a lot of socket fasteners come with dictated torque settings, but it is notionally helpful to be able to put these on the torque wrench as well.
I should likely get a set of Torx bits as well, although I still like what I currently use.
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