Hudy vs. Regular allen tool

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How much better are the Hudy tools than a regular, Allen tool, just wondering what I can expect, I ordered a few, but want to know while I wait
 
It depends on the quality of the "regular" Allen tool. Most use cheap metal and round off easily, or fit badly. Depends what brand you're buying from.
 
That's the problem, as @ninnon stated, the tips round off or strip and slip because the allen head is actually harder than the tool tip.
Buying good tools is something you will NEVER regret.
 
You will be happy with your Hudy drivers for sure.
 
I've had:

hudy speed tip:
http://www.amainhobbies.com/rc-cars...2.5-3.00mm-4.0-5.8-phillips-hud190070/p150212 (only had the allens, not the standard or phillips)
hudy hand tool:
http://www.amainhobbies.com/search?s=profitool&fk=32_3513|31_1088&lg=fk31

losi (TiNi coated) hand tool:
http://www.Losi.com/Products/Features.aspx?ProdID=LOSA99104 (these, but the metric version, can't find them now)

MIP speed tip:
http://www.amainhobbies.com/search?s=speed tip&fb=18&lg=fb

OFNA speed tip:
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXNXM3&P=7

whatever my hardware store sells (typical black oxide)

Out of all, the losi hand tool tips and MIP's have been the best. Considering how much harder the MIP's get beat on via my milwakuee driver, they have held up well. Sadly, I didn't find the hudy's (speed tip or hand) to be much better than generic old black oxide for wear. They fit screw heads better, but don't hold up well.

The losi hand tools were the first ones I bought 15+ years ago and the only one without the original shaft is the 1.5mm. The 2,2.5,3 are all original. I did grind down the 2 and 2.5 gently with a dremel on a low speed to avoid heating it and messing up the temper just to make the corners sharp again.

The MIP's are what I use 99% of the time for the past few years though and they are as sharp cornered now as the day I got them.

I almost tried these:
http://www.Losi.com/Products/Features.aspx?ProdID=LOSA99120

But asked my wife for the MIP's for Christmas one year and the Milwaukee 12V driver. Pretty much two of the best things I've ever bought for RC in the 15+ years I've been doing it.

I was going to give these a try too, but when it was Christmas, they didn't have the speed tips in stock: http://edsracingproducts.com/
They are supposed to be really good too.

I have had a few 1/4 drivers too, cheap ones though. Couple B&D's and whatever lowe's had. Burned up 3 of them. The milwaukee M12 is perfect for what I do. Plenty of power for RC and enough power for driving the occasional 4 inch drywall screw as well. It's held up to 2-4 years (been a while) of RC'ing. The slipper clutch is nice for RC's. Set it at 2 or 3 and I don't have to worry about stripping out the heads or threads in plastic. Let off the trigger and it locks so you can twist it by hand for the final nudge to tighten.
 
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Hudy is awesome but over priced. You can get the same quality in Team EDS tools at quite a bit lower price. EDS makes their wrenches the same way hudy does, rolled spring steel w/precision ground heads. every other set of wrenches I've seen on the market dont compare to these two brands because theyre all die cast. I've had my EDS wrenches for about 3.5 years now and they are still in perfect condition. All the other sets I've used start showing signs of wear on the tips within a few months and then eventually started stripping screws.
 
I guess I didn't have as good of luck with the hudy allens as you. The sharp corners on mine wore off pretty quick.
Admittedly I only own one hudy wrench and the only reason i bought it was to compare it to my EDS wrenches but it was made the exact same way as my EDSs. Its not like the ones you linked though. mine has a knurled aluminum handle and cost almost $20.
 
I purchased some realitively inexpensive Allen wrenches from McMaster Carr. I did learn that there are two types of Allen wrenches, one type that grab at the corners, and the second type that grab the straights(sides). The ones that grab the sides are the superior ones I believe. McMasterCarr.com has some pretty cool stuff, real enjoyable sight for tinkerers.
I have also purchased bearings and AA battery trays from here.
 
Admittedly I only own one hudy wrench and the only reason i bought it was to compare it to my EDS wrenches but it was made the exact same way as my EDSs. Its not like the ones you linked though. mine has a knurled aluminum handle and cost almost $20.
I see. I only used the plastic handle ones and the 1/4" speed tip versions.
 
Still using the one's frickenjoey got me from the year we did secret Santa. Can't remember the brand on them, but they're really nice, and have replaceable tips too. In addition to that, I have a set of Wiha tools SAE hex drivers for working on AE rigs, and some of the scale stuff like VP components are SAE also. The Wihas have been great too, and I really like them.

http://www.amazon.com/Wiha-26390-Sc...=UTF8&qid=1454949096&sr=8-1&keywords=wiha+hex
 
Hello! Was looking back through my posts and wanted to give an update! I bought multiple tools, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, and a 4 mm hex tool from hudy... I haven't looked back. There absolutely perfect!
It's amazing what a good tool set can do
 

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