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rustybucket
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Got
0,7mm -> 10mm
0,028" -> 3/8"
They're in my ready-packed emergency toolkit in my equipment cupboard.
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belchingmatt
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 I was using hex keys this morning.
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flapjackboy
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Pfft, why settle for just Allen keys.
I've got a whole load of hex bits in the bit kit for my Leatherman Surge along with Torx, Philips, Pozidrive, flatblade and even a couple of Robertson bits.
Then there's the pliers, wire cutters, scissors, saw, file, bottle/can opener, wire stripper, straightedge and serrated blades, large flatblade driver, eyeglass driver and awl.
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didgeman
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I have a set for my electric screwdriver .. saves hard work ..
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Zippy
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I have a set in my car, Red has two sets, one in each of the two big toolboxes, and one set even has the raised rose ends for the textured allen head screws....I used it to great effect on my sunroof today  _________________The Official "Saucy Minx"  This above all: To Thine Own Self Be True "Red sky at night, Shepherds Delight"..Which is a bit like Shepherds Pie, but with whipped topping instead of mashed potato.
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paulzolo
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Is this the 21st century equivalent of knowing where your towel is?
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l3v1ck
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I have a full set of metric and imperial Allen keys. 
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trigen_killer
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I've got many Allen keys in both Imperial and metric sizes and I know where most of them are. I bought a new set of metric a couple of years ago, but there wasn't one to fit my car brake callipers. They are 8mm (I think) and few Allen Key sets include that size, strangely, so I've got a square drive bit of that particular size.
I have some quarter-inch hex drive bits as well.
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Amnesia10
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That was how I got my first set. _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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CMOT-Weasel
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This could almost be a direct quote from Douglas Adams regarding towels. Yes, I have one. Yes, I know where it is. I also know where my toolbox is as well. 
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cloaked_wolf
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I have a set of allen keys of varying sizes, along with a set of torx-tipped allen style keys in a drawer that otherwise contains various usb/power/printer cables. God knows why but as long as everything has a place, i know where to find it.
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Nick
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Well, what an organised bunch we are!  _________________
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mikepgood
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I also have a towel. Which happens to have the towel quote from H2G2 woven int it
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big_D
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 | | | | flapjackboy wrote: Pfft, why settle for just Allen keys.
I've got a whole load of hex bits in the bit kit for my Leatherman Surge along with Torx, Philips, Pozidrive, flatblade and even a couple of Robertson bits.
Then there's the pliers, wire cutters, scissors, saw, file, bottle/can opener, wire stripper, straightedge and serrated blades, large flatblade driver, eyeglass driver and awl. | | | | |
+1 I have a set at work and a set at home, in the tool box, plus some odd allen keys sitting in my desk drawer here at home.
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james_g1
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This is starting to remind me of the thread thread.
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