Schmith allen wrenches - indispensable hex wrenches
Allen wrenches, also known as hexagonal wrenches, as well as TORX wrenches, are the most common types of hand tools, designed for tightening and loosening bolts and nuts with a profiled hexagonal hole. Thanks to their design, they ensure strong and precise tightening of various components, also guaranteeing stable seating of the wrench in the screw's socket.
Hexagonal w renches are used in many fields, such as mechanical, electrical, furniture and carpentry or construction. They are used for assembling and disassembling parts of cars, bicycles and machines, disassembling and bolting furniture, assembling steel and aluminum structures, as well as for repair work on electronic devices.
Types and types of allen wrenches
A wide range of types and shapes of allen wrenches allows you to choose the right version for the work you are currently doing. The most popular types of wrenches, due to their construction, are:
- Short allen wrench - the most common type of wrench, used for most work involving the tightening of bolts with a hexagon socket. A standard allen wrench is made of a hexagonal rod, curved into an L-shape, where both of its two ends can be used to loosen and tighten bolts and nuts.
- Allen wrench long - it is built in the same way as its short counterpart, except that one of its arms is definitely longer, which allows you to conveniently unscrew deep-set screws, where standard length wrenches do not reach.
- Allen screwdriver - this type of tool resembles screwdrivers in its construction, except that its blade is a hexagon. Hexagonal screwdrivers are most often included in extensive sets of screwdrivers and are mostly used for screwing and unscrewing electrical devices and small electronics.
- T-type allen wrench - like the allen screwdriver, the T-type wrench features a long blade and a T-shaped handle that provides a firm grip and the ability to loosen even tightly seized screws.
- Allen bit - Allen bits, like other types of bits, are used with bit screwdrivers or power tools, such as cordless screwdrivers or cordless screwdrivers.
- Allen wrench set - Allen wrench sets can consist of short Allen wrenches, long Allen wrenches or T-type Allen wrenches. Depending on the purpose of a given set, it can contain from several to more than a dozen sizes of allen keys.
How to choose the right allen wrenches?
When choosing an Allen wrench, it is necessary to consider not only its size and type, but also other parameters that determine the durability and usability of the tool. Features to pay attention to are:
- Size of the wrench - Allen wrenches have a very wide range of sizes, available from 0.7 mm to as much as 46 mm. Smaller models are used for unscrewing electronics, medium ones for assembling furniture, while the largest ones are used for working with vehicles and industrial machinery.
- Length of the wrench - the longer the wrench has a longer arm, the more torque it has, which makes it much easier to tighten and loosen stubborn screws.
- Wrenchmaterial - hexagonal wrenches can be made of tool steel or chrome vanadium steel. Both materials are characterized by high strength and corrosion resistance.
- Protective coating - different models can have different types of protective coatings, such as nickel plating, chrome plating, or plastic or rubber coating to prevent the tool from slipping in the hand.
Schmith hex wrenches - ideal for furniture bolting
Our allen wrenches are durable hand tools, designed for tightening and loosening screws with a concave hexagon socket - at Schmith , we make sure that our products are characterized by high usability, durability and reliability.
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