Ah, I have the exact hex socket set made by Gedore. Using it in the heavy industry so it does see a fair bit of oils, solvents, heat and dirt. Using those with Gedore ratchet and extensions I must say the tools serve me very well. Recommended to invest in. The metal box is a plus, old school and nice to see. However I don’t use it to save some weight. Unlike you, my 12mm hex socket does see quite a bit of use along side with 10mm and 8mm. Good video 👍🏻
Where i live in Portugal normal domestic and industrial plumbing is imperial sizes regarding threads. The hex are always in mm either allen or regular hex. The difference in nomenclature is that sometimes its is called R type (for regular piping normally tapered - ex. R3/4) or G type (G being mainly for gas applications and parallel threads - ex. G1/2) these are the same as BSPP which are parallel and BSPT which are tapered.
You should really check out the PB Swisstools hex keys. I know you are focused on German tools, but even we germans know that these are by far the best.
Have a hex socket set from elora. They go up to 19mm. Fantastic quality in them, we find the larger sockets great for opening drain/fill level bungs on final drives on agricultural and industrial machines. Your gedore ones look really nice..
Funny thing about those 12mm hex fittings they use those on some fiat models (500 , punto) as the oil drain plug in the sump. the the mk2 ford ka uses that engine also. It even looks the exact same thread too
7 mm is very common for BMW brake caliper slider bolts, and the 9 mm, (and some 11 mm) is found on Mercedes brake caliper slider bolts. The larger sizes are often found on transmission, transfer case, and final drive drain and fill plugs.
I am actually surprised to see a 7 and a 9, especially a 9mm. The only time i needed a 7mm was to undo the calipers on a Alfa Romeo for brake pad replacement. Imagine the frustration after all was undone and i had no tool to remove them. A 9 i never used. 4:40 its hard to find a 12mm hex head bolt. Usually M6 is 10mm and M8 is 13mm. A suggestion is to use a tubular hex drive (those with 2 ends which are tube flared to a hex) as a 10mm is 10 on the inside but usually 12 on the outside. Thats what i used to add an extension to cap my central heating wall fittings when i removed the radiators. same as the plugs you show but 1/2 thread. I had to do it and it worked as a charm with a screwdriver through the side holes. Never bought the 12mm allen.
I’m sure this question has been asked but iv made 2 orders from kc tool and have never recieved the “complementary #2 bit both orders were over 50$ not complaining but I’m just curious if there is a certain money purchase limit or if there are certain items it comes with Thanks
Most of the time I get one but I can remember a couple of times I didn't. I think they run out every once and a while and need to get some more made in Germany.
@@GermanToolReviews thanks so much for the response I gotcha like I said not a big deal but I was curious thanks again for the content I really enjoy it
9mm hex is in that Gedore set? I have never seen that in any set or ever seen that in the field. I have several sets of hex in sockets, T-handles, l-keys, screwdrivers and have literally never seen one.
BMack37 I have exact the same set and I can confirm it contains 9mm hex socket. Now when you mention it, I too can not recall a single time using a 9mm hex key or hex socket. Odd.
Hard to explain but I feels like tactile rubber. Might be the same material that they use on their regular screwdrivers but it feels a bit more grippy.
I always enjoy a KCTU. It's a bit like summertime... you know that at some point the grass and trees will stop growing (maybe like your tool collection?) and winter will set in. Thanks for showing this latest update.
