Anybody know where I can find a decent set really just need an h8 but need one that last more than a couple days. Been buying the Chinese sets from agrisupply they just don’t hold up. Really would like to go find what I need tomorrow since it’s going to rain.
1/2” drive Allen bits
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Fabrik8
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$13 from McMaster (single piece) and it will probably be Proto brand. If you had ordered it earlier this afternoon, it would be arriving tomorrow most likely.
You might be able to find an acceptable quality Kobalt piece at Lowe's, but I'm stressing "acceptable" and not "good" when it comes to Kobalt. Probably a decent step up from whatever China crap you already alluded to.
If you have a well-stocked NAPA, that's a good place to try too.
You might be able to find an acceptable quality Kobalt piece at Lowe's, but I'm stressing "acceptable" and not "good" when it comes to Kobalt. Probably a decent step up from whatever China crap you already alluded to.
If you have a well-stocked NAPA, that's a good place to try too.
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a_kelley
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Advance sells a half inch drive set. They did anyway before changing over from gear wrench to teq. Most the teq stuff seems comparable to gear wrench stuff.
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Harbor freight has good impact stuff. I have a set of 1/2 impact allens. Good quality for the cost.
NickMaul
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Can vouch for PROTO. What is a H8 size?
Fabrik8
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Hex 8mm, presumably. Probably the naming convention that the China set used.
NickMaul
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1/2” drive 8mm hex? Must be one hell of a torque spec
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rodney eppes
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I got a set of multi bits, from Huskey. [Home Depot] Their 3/8 drive. I was using a torx when I re-decked my auto trailer. Broke a blade off one, but HD replaced it under Lifetime warranty. I was really abusing it, with a 1/2 impact! They sell separate bits too.
a_kelley
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Not that terribly small.. I've seen head bolts with not much larger drive.
braxton357
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These are at my home shop but at work virtually every fastener from 10-32 to 1"-14 is a socket head cap screw. We have every brand impact Allen there is. The two piece versions always-always break or fall apart and never work as well on an impact as the one piece versions. So anyway my choice is honestly these Pittsburghs from hf.
If it's something smaller I've got a set of wera Allen wrenches and a breaker bar that I use first, then the impact.
If it's something smaller I've got a set of wera Allen wrenches and a breaker bar that I use first, then the impact.
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I think you need to recalibrate your shoe camera
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@braxton357. I have the same and used many a variable torq multiplier on the end!
What brand socket rails are those? Quality? Purchase location? My plant maintenance job keeps me all over the place. My box needs these bad.
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These from Amazon.