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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Unusable Product,
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This review is from: 30 Pc Allen Wrench Set- SAE/ MM (Misc.)
Allen wrenches are somewhat of a commodity product. Out-of-the-box, most Allen wrenches will allow you to tighten or loosen a matching screw. Where quality comes into play is how the wrench performs over years of use. Do the corners of the wrench round-over? Is the wrench not accurately sized resulting in damage to the screw when tightening? And, like most tools, you generally get what you pay for.
When I purchase two of these 30 piece sets, I recognized that they were probably not in the category of a "quality tool". But, that was OK because I planned to add each set to a tool kit that would only be used in extremely rare situation - maybe 3 or 4 times over the next 10 years. It just so happened when I received this order that I had a mechanical assembly on my workbench that used 3 mm Allen screws. So, I retrieved the 3 mm wrench from one of these sets and attempted to remove a screw. To my surprise, the wrench from this set would not even fit in the screw. At first I thought that I had retrieved the 4 mm wrench, but no, it was definitely in the 3 mm pocket between the 2.5 mm wrench and the 4 mm wrench. I got out my digital vernier caliper and measured the wrench - it was 3.21 mm. I selected other wrenches (both SAE and mm) from the set, and they too were out of tolerance by as much a 0.1" - some smaller, some larger. I've been buying and using tools for over 40 years, and I have never encountered a "brand new" Allen wrench that couldn't at least tighten or loosen a matching screw several hundred times before wearing out. This set had several wrenches that couldn't perform this task even once. To Amazon's credit, they refunded my purchase price and paid for the return shipping. Needless to say, this is not Amazon's fault. They can't be checking every product in their inventory with a "vernier caliper" (metaphor). I wrote this review (first one ever) in hopes of persuading Amazon to drop this item from their inventory. Between my wife and me, a week does not go by that at least two packages from Amazon.com doesn't land on our front porch. We will maintain this average as I'm expecting two sets of Bondhus Hex Balldrivers on Tuesday. When I was 12 years old, my father told me to never buy a cheap tool. I've got to remember to pass this on to my grandchildren when they visit me next week.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not Precision,
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This review is from: 30 Pc Allen Wrench Set- SAE/ MM (Misc.)
The smallest wrenches do not fit the hex-head screws I need to turn. They are not even proper hexagons. The larger ones may be OK. Not worth the shipping to return it.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
In a word: Crap,
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This review is from: 30 Pc Allen Wrench Set- SAE/ MM (Misc.)
Don't waste your money. These are no where near precision, in fact they'd be hard pressed to rate adequate as far as quality tools are concerned.
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