Bondhus 69600 Ball End Double Pack L-Wrench Set with ColorGuard, 13 Piece

I bought a set of these about four years ago, and they have been everything I need for daily use in a machine shop. I’ve never bent or broken one piece and they fit well even after years of daily use. I really appreciate the extra leverage of the extra long length. These are worth the price over more value minded choices and I would buy again if I needed the best.

I've been using these in a regular basis for just under 3 years. After yet another particularly abusive use succeeded, I decided I had to comment on it. They're just way stronger than you'd ever expect. This most recent case was using the really thin 6mm wrench to remove a very deeply recessed bolt. I used a long pipe as a cheater bar for leverage on the small end of the wench. The entire length twisted slightly as I applied torque, yet shockingly it sprung right back and did not break. And it's far from the first time!In fact, this is probably the 25th time I've done something like this--just things that nobody should ever really do with tools they really care about--yet none have failed me yet! They're pretty inexpensive, yet I'd buy them over any Snap-On/etc. any day. (Though Wera makes a colored set that I also own and really like, which has a slightly better finish, but it's quite a bit pricier and has a sleeve over the length that can be a problem with recessed holes. These are the ones to get!

Like most of the people here I was sick of never being able to read what size the small allen wrenches were and if you dropped one in a non well lit area it was likely lost.The long handle is nice for hvac work where breaking fan blades loose needs a bit of torque. The colors are great between for several reasons. I don’t always know which the metric equivalents are so I just grab the same color and it’s the right wrench most of the time. The visibility and unique appearance stops them for being misplaced or walking away.Very impressed with these tools. Every technician who works in the field should have a set.* After about a year I managed to twist the 1/8th wrench. It didn’t break and still works but it’s dying. Normally the first time I have a really stuck small Allen this happens. The fact I’ve done a dozen or more before it did is actually really impressive to me.After a year I’m still super happy with this purchase*UpdateI’ve now had several sets of these for work and the small keys are understandably more delicate than the large ones. Using them nearly daily I’ve had to replace the smallest one a few times.Simply called and explained what I was doing and what happened. They shipped replacements without hassle.Customer service goes a long ways with me and this company has it in spades. I’d give a 6th star if I could.Lifelong customer now because of the service.

I work as the plant technician for a paper bag manufacturing company and I use allens daily, these have been my go-to set for about 3 or 4 years now. They're sturdy and the color-coding makes it easy to quickly grab the one you need instead of trying to read the really small etchings (or using calipers on the old ones with no etching). Awesome allens. The ONLY issue I have is that they should have made the similar sizes across SAE and Metric different colors. For example, the 3/8 and 10mm, 5/16 and 8mm, 1/4 and 6mm, 3/16 and 5mm, and 1/8 and 3mm are exactly the same colors, so if you end up needing to break out both sets for any reason, it's tough to tell which allen is the Metric and which one is the SAE, you'll have to look at the hard-to-read tiny etchings denoting the size. The 6mm and 1/4 both being the exact same green color makes no sense. Hopefully Bondhus takes that into consideration if they ever decide to revamp these.

I bought a set of these years ago, and they're still going strong. Then I bought a set of Wiha's to expand another tool kit, because I had seen them in other peoples kits - liked the concave reverse flank drive design - but was very disappointed on several fronts. I'm not going to get into here. If interested, go find my review on the Wihas. I ripped em' a new one.In spite of these not having that fancy reverse flank drive, they fit better, work better, contain more sizes ( wiha's skip over a couple ), they're packaging is the same and more compact, and cost less than the wihas.

Impressed with the quality of these tools!I had to remove a 5/16 hex bolt which holds the passenger footpeg bracket on a motorcycle. This is a tight area and partially blocked by an exhaust pipe. I had to go in on a weird angle with the ball end of the tool. With all my strength I could not move the bolt - even after spraying it with a penetrating oil. This footpeg bracket must be removed to get to the clutch (the real repair). I decided to just stick a long wrench on the end of the hex wrench as a breaker bar- Figuring if I break the hex wrench then I know this things not coming out and I'm doing to have to remove the whole dang exhaust system just to fix my clutch. So I get it set up and with all my strength POW!- at first I was sure I snapped it off... however the bolt came loose. I thought FOR SURE the allen wrench would break or strip but it held up! Way to go Bondhus!

In my mind, color-coding should not only differentiate between the wrenches in one set but also between the sets themselves. They use pretty much the exact same colors for both sets. To make it worse, the sizes that are most difficult to tell apart are the same color:3/8" and 10mm: navy Blue,5/16" and 8mm: brown,1/4" and 6mm: light blue,1/8" and 3mm: pink,5/32" and 4mm are both red but they are basically interchangeable. Those other ones are definitely not interchangeable, which makes the color coding pretty much worthless for me.

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Set metrico e in polliciPoi sono BondhusI colori permettono di riconoscerle facilmente. La custodia in plastica dura tiene bene le chiavi al loro posto

I take pride in my tools and these are excellent quality and seem to be very well made. I haven't put the paint durability to the test yet but I'm confident they'll be fine. Having the different colours makes finding the right size easy when using multiple allen keys on the work bench. They're longer than expected but that's a positive as they offer much better leverage than 'standard' length allen keys. A no brainer purchase if you're looking for a quality allen key set.

Nice set so far. As previously mentioned, the paint is superficial. Maybe it would've been nice if they could have been anodized.4* given due to short time of ownership.

Good solid quality, color is helpful to find the right size. Color coming off at the working ends is inevitably going to happen, but this doesnt matter as the main body is still colored to ease identification. Price is fair as you get what you pay for. As I.say, if you buy cheap you buy twice. This is not the case with bondhus. Buy once and have them forever. It's an investment for any toolbox.