Wera 5073593001 Tools, One Size, Factory

I work on cars and RC boats, so hex keys come up a lot. Also Amazon furniture often requires assembly with a provided hex key, which will undoubtedly spin in the fastener before a satisfying amount of torque is applied. You know, the type where you crank it down and in your head “that’s not going anywhere.” These Wera keys will grip even the cheapest of screws and get you back to that happy place. Plus the ball-end removes much of the frustration when working in tight places designed for the hands of the children that assemble that furniture for stores. The smaller the hex key, the more these shine.Even bolts previously stripped by included budget hex keys can be cranked with these Wera keys. On my RC boat, I stripped a set screw that locks the motor to the driveshaft, and started squishing the set screw on the rear prop. That rear prop eventually came off in the water leaving the boat stranded. I replaced those parts then the motor started slipping on the shaft. Once these Wera hex keys arrived, I gave them a try on the boat. That set screw that would spin with the ordinary looking (not visibly stripped) provided Traxxas hex key, suddenly was able to take some confident cranking force. Never again will anything but a Wera hex key touch my boat.On standard hex keys, once stripped or gummed up, they can be ground down or cut to produce a fresh hex end with no rounding. I was concerned I wouldn’t be able to apply that same trick with these round-shaft keys. Turns out, with good tools you don’t need to touch up the ends. They interlock well with fasteners and there is little room to twist the points or round over.If you’ve tried other Wera tools and were pleased with them, go ahead and grab a set of these. If the high sticker price causes doubt, look at it as investing in never stripping a hex bolt or set screw again.

These Metric L-Keys are the best I’ve used for this price. Unless you need a full handle or a very tight squeeze you won’t go elsewhere. The hex heads are very practical and can get into some difficult spots. I don’t have the color coding memorized but it makes telling the tools apart as I work with them easy, and the bright colors make them hard to loose. I’m sure I could destroy them with enough force, but in the end they’re little metal bars. I haven’t accidentally twisted them like I did some imitations.My one issue is the container. For the 9-piece set in Imperial, Wera give you a choice of this plastic snap-locking container or a hook and loop pouch. But in Metric, only the snapping container is available. The pouch is larger, but the tools don’t need a lot of effort to pull out. With the pouch don’t need to spend time twisting the keys around to be oriented and leveled right like I do with the Snap container. And the pouch can attach to a Velcro strip, wh

Great quality

Absolutely love. I work as a bike mechanic and these are my favorite wrenches I’ve ever used, the heads grip the best and the rubber coated handles are comfortable and give a good grip.

Useful and handy, very durable