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Default Marking hex bits to make it easier to find the right one - anyone?

In article 4a2e37ec-d067-49f5-ad0b-
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On Wednesday, 21 August 2019 21:16:04 UTC+1, Chris Green wrote:
Does anyone think it would be useful to mark hex bits somehow to make
it easier to find the right one? In particular a way to find the PZ2
that one always wants would be very handy.

Is there any sort of standard colour coding (I've found a few sets
advertised with colour coding but I can't see any sort of consistency).

I was just thinking of marking my PZ bits with a black stripe for PZ0,
brown for PZ1, red for PZ2 and orange for PZ3. (Think resistor colour
codes, they're embedded in my brain so easy for me). Then maybe a
single colour for all Philips and another for slotted as these are
less frequently used.


I had a simialr situation with keys so decided to stamp them with a number.
Perhaps hex keys though would be too tough to stamp.


I'm puzzled by this thread as all my hex bits (from a number
of sets) are all stamped Pz1, Pz2, Ph1, Ph2 etcetera, so I
don't see the problem.

Also, I always keep them in their holders in groups in
sequence, so I can usually pick the correct one without
needing the markings.

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Terry

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