Could come in handy

Could come in handy
from Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net to lotrmemes@midwest.social on 19 Jul 04:53
https://slrpnk.net/post/24897038

I have about 17 of these things

#lotrmemes

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ummthatguy@lemmy.world on 19 Jul 05:26 next collapse

Unless it’s a 10mm, then it’s a universal constant for it to dissappear.

Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works on 19 Jul 05:37 next collapse

Oh no, IKEA uses 4mm or 5mm

raman_klogius@ani.social on 19 Jul 06:21 next collapse

LPT: Tape the allen keys that comes with the furniture to its underside, so you have the exact right tool on the exact furniture you’re trying to disassemble later on in the same place.

BenVimes@lemmy.ca on 19 Jul 08:26 next collapse

The first time I tried this was with my kid’s crib. I ended up forgetting it was there and I had to borrow tools from the movers instead. I got most of the way through the disassembly before finding the hidden allen key and realizing I had outsmarted myself.

Graphy@lemmy.world on 19 Jul 08:47 collapse

I just CBA to use hex keys. Get an electric screwdriver with a decent hex bit set and it’ll last a lifetime.

Madison420@lemmy.world on 20 Jul 17:56 collapse

I’ve never lost a 10, I have found about a dozen though so maybe it’s some sort of diabolical cat distribution type system.

yermaw@sh.itjust.works on 19 Jul 06:10 next collapse

Ive not got round to getting a dedicated tool box yet, so I get to find them in unexpected inconvenient places every week until I need them then they disappear forever.

TachyonTele@piefed.social on 19 Jul 12:41 collapse

When you do get a tool box you'll suddenly have three boxes, and the tool you want is always in the last box.

rizzothesmall@sh.itjust.works on 19 Jul 07:09 next collapse

distant sounds of William Allen turning in his grave. Slowly, 40 degrees at a time

Rivalarrival@lemmy.today on 19 Jul 09:01 collapse

Gotta be at least 60 degrees at a time, or you can’t reset the wrench to the next position.

Open end wrenches for external hex bolts are usually cocked 15 degrees so you can do as little as a 30 degree swing. Flipping the wrench switches the head from 15-degree left, to 15-degree right. Adding the 30 degree swing gives you a total of 60 degrees, which mean you can grab the next face on the bolt.

But Allen wrenches don’t have such a feature. You need at least a 60-degree rotation before you can reset the wrench.

HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 19 Jul 15:04 collapse

TIL thanks

Krudler@lemmy.world on 19 Jul 07:10 next collapse

Every home should at least have a couple where the bend is cut off and then you can use it in a drill or power driver

Edit: use a cut-off wheel or hacksaw

Texas_Hangover@sh.itjust.works on 19 Jul 15:05 collapse

Brother, you can buy a full set of hex heads designed for use in your power tools.

Krudler@lemmy.world on 19 Jul 21:21 collapse

Why would I do that when they’re handed out like free candy

DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social on 20 Jul 18:28 collapse

Because it comes with a box to organize them instead of living like a goddamn animal

hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 19 Jul 07:28 next collapse

I throw those to trash can the instant I see them. There’s no place for these shit quality bolt rounding tools in my house.

In my house we worship good quality tooling

GreenKnight23@lemmy.world on 19 Jul 09:10 next collapse

I have found the tools are of higher quality that the fittings. the bolts always strip regardless of what tool is used.

I also usually tape the tools to the underside of the furniture to use should it need to be tightened or deconstructed for moving.

tiramichu@sh.itjust.works on 19 Jul 09:17 next collapse

I keep them.

I recently sold a metal bed frame which was assembled with hex screws, and it was good to be able to include the hex tool that came with it, so the person who bought it had what they need to put it together again.

Landless2029@lemmy.world on 19 Jul 13:30 collapse

I tend to put them in a ziplock and tape/staple to the thing when I can.

Often I forget about it until I have to take it apart. Move it around and bang there’s the tool

cRazi_man@europe.pub on 19 Jul 09:18 next collapse

I’m less concerned about the quality than the effort. Using an electric screwdriver will literally half the time it takes to make the furniture piece.

Delphia@lemmy.world on 19 Jul 09:22 collapse

Use an impact driver. Find out how well its REALLY made.

thann@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 19 Jul 14:30 collapse

I like printing handles for them!

www.thingiverse.com/thing:2108540

hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 19 Jul 14:36 collapse

Oh that’s cool

sepi@piefed.social on 19 Jul 14:41 next collapse

I have hundreds

jballs@sh.itjust.works on 19 Jul 16:44 collapse

One of my neighbors is a weird dude. He’s never had a job, but instead tried to find creative ways to make money. Like he’ll take up wood working for a week and try to sell his jankity furniture for prices you’d expect to see on masterfully made stuff.

Anyway, one day I saw him trying to sell a collection of about 50 of these Allen wrenches for $63 online. Like dude, you everyone has had the chance to amass a million of these things if they wanted.

cheeseburger@lemmy.ca on 20 Jul 05:37 next collapse

I keep. It’s metal, and I can’t make it. What if society collapsed? Then I’d regret throwing them all away! Same with extra screws, fasteners, dowels, and brackets.

IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world on 20 Jul 13:45 next collapse

@cheeseburger@lemmy.ca and @hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com should fight.

or maybe become friends and Hemko can just gove Cheeseburger those hex wrenches.

hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 20 Jul 15:38 collapse

@cheeseburger@lemmy.ca take is valid and respectable, I just can’t stand shitty tools 😅

IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world on 20 Jul 15:52 next collapse

a new friendship has bloomed

lagoon8622@sh.itjust.works on 20 Jul 16:59 collapse

The first thing I do after unpacking these kinds of things is throw all the shitty tools out

dutchkimble@lemy.lol on 20 Jul 19:07 collapse

Who calls Allen keys hex wrenches?