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On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:16:38 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:


Ecllind, Allen, Bondhus are the most common ones here in the US, with my
personal choice going first for Bondhus, then Allen, then Ecklind, but
only because Ive used far more Bondhus than Eclind. They are ALL 3,
excellent "wrenches"

Gunner, who only buys "ball end"..as they will over a number of years,
often convert themselves to standard end...particularly after
application of a snipe.


And you need both anyway, as well as a set with the short arm cut off
just beyond the bend. The Bondhus wrenches have a tighter bend than
the other brands, which means you can cut them shorter. And the uncut
wrenches will reach deeper into a counterbore before the bend
interferes.

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Ned Simmons