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Review on EKLIND TOOL 92600 Ball 6 Piece by Ian Bates

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This set wins my rating out of 4 driver sets. Large and pleasant to the touch.

I bought 4 sets of hex screwdrivers and needed 1.5-3mm screwdrivers first. Summary: The EKIND 92600 Precision Kit is by far the best if you need small drivers. The small drivers in the EKLIND 90609 set take second place, but they also have the advantage of really good large drivers. Bondhus are best for 3mm and larger drivers, but worst for the smallest drivers. The Wiha drivers are ok, but they are all a bit small for adult hands and the dimensions are not legible. The picture only shows the sizes 1.5, 2, 3mm of each set. Each comment below is listed in the same order as in the image. EKLIND 90609 Ball Hex Driver (Hex) - 9 Piece Set Metric 1.5-10mm - Up to 10mm was a big plus for me. The big handles are really meaty and beautiful. The smaller ones are ok, not great, but at least as good as any others I've tried. The dimensions are printed on the side and are a bit difficult to read. Bullets can be cut into them to make hex screwdrivers. EKLIND 92600 PSD Precision Ball Hex Socket Screwdriver - 6 Piece Set. Metric Sizes 1.3-4mm Rubber on the handles, great. Very nice to hold in hand, rotating caps. If you want the smallest sizes this is the best set of them all. Dimensions are cast into the top of the lid. Size is ok but could be bigger. Ball ends can be cut off. Bondhus 10686 1.5-5mm Ball Point Screwdrivers 6 Piece Set The 1.5mm and 2mm screwdriver handles were too small to be held with anything other than 2 or 3 fingers and would certainly cause hand cramps in my opinion if used for more than a few minutes at a time . It's also almost impossible to read the dimensions printed on their sides. Sizes from 3mm feel really muscular and feel good in my hand; Sizes 3mm and up are the nicest drivers out of all the kits I've listed here. Bullets can be cut off to make "ballless" screwdrivers. Wiha 26491 Set of 5 Metric Hex Ball Screwdrivers - Good quality but a bit pricey and small compared to what you get. I think that trying to build a whole remote control car out of it will quickly give you cramps in your hands. The dimensions are printed on the page but the ink is wasted as it cannot be read. With them, the ends of the balls cannot be cut, but the material at the end can be better; hard to say. EDIT: I'm concerned about other reviews saying they break or round down. I haven't used them much. Keep in mind that I intend to cut the balls off and use them as straight shaft drives.

Pros
  • Tools and housewares
Cons
  • Ugly packaging