Tool of the month: Hex Key
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Sometimes a simple redesign of a classic tool can transform it. We’ve all used the awkward Swiss-Army-Knife- Allen-hex-wrench sets, and we’ve all hated them.
Individual Allen wrenches? Worthy only of disposal after assembling the flat-pack bookcase they came with. Our favourite, almost sensual, tool for hex-head hardware is GearWrench’s Flex Hex keys. The fit and finish are so much better than a standard 90-degree hex key, and the longer arm makes it easier to spin out a tight bolt at any angle. These babies have relegated my old hex-key multiwrench to the trunk of a car I sold to someone I didn’t like; see www.gearwrench.com
