Protip: tape this to the bottom or back of whatever it is you're assembling. Makes it super easy to tighten loose screws or disassembly for moving.
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No I’d rather put it in the junk drawer with the other 20 I already have. They need friends
This is also really good if you want to sell or give away your stuff, so the next person has the tool they need to put it together.
I tape a DeWalt 18v XRP, including the battery, charger, and a bit set. Makes screwing or uncrewing easier.
I have never thought about that before. That's a good idea
Yup, super convenient to have a tool on hand instead of trudging down to the basement to crack open the ol' box o' mystery.
Oh, there's no mystery about it. It's a box, full of single-use hex keys, all of which are inexplicably the wrong size.
Looks like ai. Most of them look fucked up.
I might need it
I don't remember where I put it if I do need it
But I can't get rid of it because I might need it
"After all, why shouldn't I keep it?"
Pro tip: don't cast it into a fire and expect it to be cool. Don't ask how I know.
"Some day I'll have a tiny forge and turn them into tiny swords."
What about a giant allen key
Map gas torch and 5 fire bricks. Or an induction bolt heater.
forbidden fleshlight you say?
In theory, as long as there is nothing ferromagnetic inside what you put into the center of the coil, there shouldn't be anything happening at all, harmful or otherwise.
That being said, please don't stick bodyparts inside workshop tools.
No, that's not what I said at all. But you do you, and if you end up in the hospital, I'm not responsible.
They're probably made from tool steel, which is very hard but not very flexible, making it brittle.
Sword steels usually have a better balance between hardness and toughness. The hardness helps them retain their edge, while the toughness helps them withstand blows without cracking or shattering
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I have so many of these things, I've thought about getting a forge to smelt them into ingots.
Forge is for blacksmithing. You want a foundry for smelting.
I have seen enough forged in fire and home smithing videos to know you can also do it in a forge. You just aren't casting them.
Much easier and efficient to put your crucible in a foundry. You also cast ingots.
Billets. Ingots. They're both oblong squares of metal. 🤷♂️
Chip off the L-bit and now you have Allen Keys that will fit into any drill chuck
Alternatively, keep the L-bit on and now you have one wild drill thingy, and will be feared.
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I bought a complete Allen wrench set and still don't throw away the disposable ones that come with assemble-it-yourself products
A ratcheting driver set is even nicer, you get all the allen tips plus torx, the weird philips variants, etc. Mine has sockets under 3/4" even. I use the thing like 10 times a day.
I have a big ratcheting screwdriver with the drivers stored in the handle, its so nice. And for smaller stuff I have a ratcheting right angle one that's great for leverage. That plus a tiny screwdriver with 30 different tiny bits for all different kinds of electronics, and a simple drill. It can all be had for under $50, compared to removing the frustration of not having the right bit plus the right tool which is priceless.
No matter which one I get. It's always missing the one I need 😢
I have literally a dozen allen key sets, at least, and still toss the freebies into a drawer
they come in handy every now and then when you need to hammer one into a partially stripped bolt head or something like that
Precisely. They're the red shirts of the operation. I'm not putting the fancy Craftsman shit into my drill.
Melt them down and make a single big one
But they were all of them deceived, for another Allen key was made
I used to have a box of one-off tools I didn’t know what they went to, but devoting a day to the use of a label maker, determining which adapter went with which thing, and writing up a file of what’s in what box, was one of my greatest feats. I haven’t had to dig through a box for something in years.
My minimalist self loves it. Now I have more room for more useless shit.
It's currently at 666, so I can't upvote it. Hail Satan.
One does not simply throw away Allen wrenches.
i'll never need these disposables i said
20 years later, i dug through my pile of disposables and pulled out the 3 sizes i needed for my bike, and it has most of what i need for my repair kit.
I got an allen key bit set and just started throwing all of these oot.
Oh, that speaks to me.
I really needed the laugh! Thanks!
Don't even look at my random wire collection.
I throw away the plastic M.2 screwdriver I got with my 250gb drive. Now they don't come with them anymore and it's so aggregating, who came up with this god awful attachment mechanism anyway?
You don't have a screwdriver? M.2 screws don't use any sort of special screw head. They're almost always a regular phillips screw size #0 or #1, maybe even being cut for a flathead to work as well.
I don't think I've ever even seen a drive come with a screwdriver.
The M.2 screw itself usually comes with your motherboard. But even then, they're fairly standard. The specification is for a M2-0.4 x 3mm screw.
all the drive screws I've ever had to work with are just a phillips head, nothing special
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To have a dedicated place/box for them, as the image suggests, is already way ahead of the organization game.
I usually try and tape it to an inconspicuous spot on the item so it's there if I need it
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