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{{ToolInfoBox | {{ToolInfoBox | ||
|tool name=Hex Keys | |tool name=Hex Keys | ||
|image= | |german=Inbusschlüssel | ||
|synonyms=Allen keys, Allen wrenches;<br>DE: Inbusschlüssel, Imbusschlüssel,<br>Innensechskantschlüssel, Stiftschlüssel,<br>Winkelschlüssel | |image=Allen keys set.jpg | ||
|synonyms=Allen keys, Allen wrenches;<br>DE: Inbusschlüssel, Imbusschlüssel,<br>Innensechskantschlüssel, Stiftschlüssel,<br>Winkelschlüssel, Winkelschraubendreher | |||
|type=hand tool | |type=hand tool | ||
|access= | |access=upon reading | ||
|location= | |location=[[Location::Metal Workshop|metal workshop]] & [[Location::Wood Workshop|wood workshop]] (above [[Drilling Table|drilling table]]) | ||
|material=[[screws]] | |material=[[screws]] | ||
|similar=hex [[Screwdriver Bits|screwdriver bits]], hex [[screwdrivers]], [[Torx Keys|Torx keys]] | |similar=hex [[Screwdriver Bits|screwdriver bits]], hex [[screwdrivers]], [[Torx Keys|Torx keys]] | ||
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Hex keys are used to fasten internal hex drive [[screws]]. | Hex keys are used to fasten internal hex drive [[screws]]. | ||
Besides metric hex drives in (half) millimeter steps, non-metric screws are ''relatively'' common so make sure the key you are using actually fits! Round keys don't work too well. | Besides metric hex drives in (half) millimeter steps, non-metric screws are ''relatively'' common so make sure the key you are using actually fits! Round keys don't work too well anymore... | ||
There is a large set of metric and inch keys in the [[Metal Workshop|metal workshop]] and some common metric sizes in the grey [[Screwdriver Bit Set|screwdriver bit set]]. | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:47, 21 February 2022
| ToolInfoBox Hex Keys | |
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| Synonyms: | Allen keys, Allen wrenches; DE: Inbusschlüssel, Imbusschlüssel, Innensechskantschlüssel, Stiftschlüssel, Winkelschlüssel, Winkelschraubendreher |
| Type: | hand tool |
| Material: | screws |
| Location: | metal workshop & wood workshop (above drilling table) |
| Access Requirements: | upon reading |
| Similar (More or Less): | hex screwdriver bits, hex screwdrivers, Torx keys |
Hex keys are used to fasten internal hex drive screws.
Besides metric hex drives in (half) millimeter steps, non-metric screws are relatively common so make sure the key you are using actually fits! Round keys don't work too well anymore...
There is a large set of metric and inch keys in the metal workshop and some common metric sizes in the grey screwdriver bit set.
