The ball ends on the longer arms allow you to come at a fastener at an angle, which is useful for hard-to-reach screws like those on the underside of a piece of furniture. The wrenches in this set have both straight and ball ends.
#Milwaukee allen wrench set full#
This set ticked all of the boxes in terms of what you need out of the wrenches and case, so we gave it full points across the board. The ball-end of the screws was especially useful when loosening the latter screw because we were able to come at the screw at an angle instead of straight on. The wrenches were able to loosen an extra tight screw and a screw on the underside of a piece of furniture. Regarding performance, we tried three wrenches in the set and none of them had issues with loosening or tightening screws. The holes in the rubber fit the wrenches perfectly, and we liked how the front row of the case swung open because that made it easier to pull out a wrench. This set’s case kept the wrenches in place and made them easy to access. However, some customers said that the wrenches only had a 10-degree entry angle instead of the 25 degrees like TEKTON advertised. Key FeaturesĬustomers liked how the wrenches in this set had ball ends and how they could reach any screw because they could come in at an angle and the ball-end would fit into the screw.
Additionally, these wrenches have a black oxide finish that protects against corrosion and color-coded housing for instant identification. The holes perfectly fit each wrench and you can swing open the case to pull out the wrench you need. Bottom line….as long as you do not need to use this in constricted areas, the long reach is beneficial and, one takes care to not lose the bit in use, this would be a helpful addition for those needing a metric hex driver.The case for this set keeps your wrenches in place and makes it easy to pull out a particular size.
It significantly lessened the time to assemble with minimal strain on the hands. Coincident with the receipt of this tool, I had to assemble a piece of furniture with many hex head screws (with only a typical hex key tool supplied) which provided a good test of the tools comfort of use. It should be noted that the manufacturer’s illustration shows use in a power tool but does not indicate that they are designed for such use. The driven end of the bits are the fairly standard ¼ inch “power groove” design, which may tempt one to use these bits in a power tool (drill motor or impact tool) which would, especially for the smaller sizes, more than likely damage the bits (and, perhaps, the fastener being torqued down). Due to the length of the tool and the concentration of mass in the handle, it tends to be top heavy, so is best kept in ones tool box (bag) or a deep pocket in one’s tool belt. As there is only storage for six bits (understandably, since one needs a bit to push out the next one to be used from the handle) care must be taken not to lose the bit installed in the drive handle. While adequate to retain the bit during use, it is possible that (if carried in one’s tool belt) that the bit could dislodge from the driver.
#Milwaukee allen wrench set driver#
The bit being used is retained in the driver by a small magnet in the recess of the driver (though the bit does not “extend” this magnetic field to the tip to retain ferrous hardware). Retention in the handle is by friction fit to an internal “O” ring. Storage for six of the seven bits is provided in the handle, which requires one to push the desired bit out with the one no longer being used.
These 8 functions, along with the integral “loop maker” hole provide the “9 in 1” functions. The drive handle can be used by itself as a ¼ inch nut driver or, with the provided hex bits (1.5mm, 2mm, 2.5mm, 3mm, 4mm, 5mm and 6mm) as a metric hex key driver. However, this same length will limit its use in tight quarters.
The overall length of a little over nine inches and almost 4-3/4 inches from the end of the handle to the tip of the bit provides a deep reach for those hard to access fasteners. To its credit, the tool is, for the most part, well made (except for a slightly “sloppy” fit between the bits and the ¼ inch drive) with a handle that is (due to the dual durometer construction) extremely comfortable, yet rugged. Manufactured in Taiwan in accordance with Milwaukee Tool’s design and specifications, this tool is another multi-purpose tool that will, in some cases, allow one to pare down the number of tools to be carried in one’s tool box or belt.
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