Turnigy tools

[rawfuls]

Originally Posted by bruce750i

I color code my drivers with a small section of nitro fuel tube on the shaft. Only beef I have with Bondhus is that the smaller sized drivers have tiny grips with no leverage.

Oh holy bajeebus, thank you!
I thought I was the only one that felt the tiny grips are a piece of cow poop.

My drivers "paint" are so worn out, I don't know if it's a 2mm or 1.5mm...

I wish they would have put the 3mm handle grip on the 1.5mm/2mm since those are the ones I use the most..

[simplechamp]

Yeah, the 1.27mm (.050") and 1.5mm seem a bit small to me also, would be more comfortable to use with a larger handle. Even so, with the smaller handles I can tighten things to the point where the shaft starts to flex, so any more leverage wouldn't really do much beside allowing you to break it easier. Maybe that's part of the reason they keep the handles small on those.

[simplechamp]

Found this on the Bondhus website, which confirms why they make the handles smaller on the smaller diameter hex drivers.

"Handles matching blade torque: Handles are large enough to easily and comfortably generate needed torque, yet small enough to help prevent accidental over-torqueing that could damage the blade or tip. Too much handle torque risks breaking the blade, and too little torque creates needless fatigue. Bondhus always errs on the side of protecting the blade."

[rawfuls]

Originally Posted by simplechamp

Found this on the Bondhus website, which confirms why they make the handles smaller on the smaller diameter hex drivers.

"Handles matching blade torque: Handles are large enough to easily and comfortably generate needed torque, yet small enough to help prevent accidental over-torqueing that could damage the blade or tip. Too much handle torque risks breaking the blade, and too little torque creates needless fatigue. Bondhus always errs on the side of protecting the blade."

Makes sense.... Just hate those small grub screws that come SUPER tightened... Stupid..

[brainanator]

does Bondhus make a non-ball tip hex driver?
There are some pretty decent prices for 5 piece sets on ebay, but I thought that ball tips weren't as good as regular tips.
Weren't as good meaning that they stripped screws more easily and wear out faster.

i have a set of the hex and nut drivers, i have had them for almost a year, the tips are still good, i must have got a good batch

[brainanator]

sorry for a gravedig, but I didn't want to make a new thread...

Picked up a 7 piece set of the Bondhus ball drivers for $14.21 shipped to my door. Thought I was getting a great deal on some tools I'll use for a long time...
well I guess I don't have the gorilla hands some of you do...I can't hardly do anything with the 2.5mm, let alone the 2.0mm. the handles look like they would be better suited on a toothpick or something...
It doesn't bother me too bad that I basically wasted $15 on tools I won't use as often as I thought, but I talked my brother into getting a set too. Now I have to tell him I ordered some tools that would make the handles on a child's toy set look huge... I mean the 2.0mm is smaller around than my pinky finger! and way shorter...
I'll stick with the integy ones from now on, my 2 and 2.5 have lasted me well over a year now, and are still going strong. anything about 3mm on the bondhus looks usable. 2.5 is cutting it close, and the 2.0 is just puny...

[josh9mille]

thats stupid. you can tell those tools were designed by an engineer and not a mechanic!

[simplechamp]

As with anything it comes down to personal preference. I wouldn't mind a bit larger handles, but even with the small ones I can flex the steel shafts without really straining. Any larger handle would just make me more likely to break/strip them (I know I would strip a lot more of those tiny set screws if the 1.27mm or 1.5mm had a full sized handle). But that's me.

Anyway, if I really want to reef down on something I generally use an L-shaped hex key.

[brainanator]

well, after using them a little the 2.0 IS usable, I wouldn't call it comfy, but it's growing on me (I paid for the dam things, I AM going to use them, lol). 2.5 isn't quite as bad as I thought...still tougher than the integy to use, and I wouldn't use it to tighten motor mounts or a grub screw. and for the price I can't complain too much. I think my previous post had a lot of initial frustration in it... $14.21 shipped, and I'm sure they will get used.