Thread: Reccomendations On What To Buy
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Re: Reccomendations On What To Buy
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Originally Posted by Morenoh149
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lastly, do buy more Allen keys. This is for the hex screws. In my experience with the provided Allen keys I've found out that they usually get more worn out than the screws. THIS IS A MUST!!!!!
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I recommend throwing AWAY the Allen keys that come in the kit. They are aweful... ...really.... Throw them out.

Quality brand allen keys are really much much better. My wife's team (FRV-23 The Daughters of Isaac) is made up of only 14 year old girls with almost no mechanical experience before this. They stripped TONS of screws... ...until we ordered the stuff I posted HERE. The McMaster.com stuff is pretty good. Bondhus brand as I recall but others are good too. Anyway... they have not worn out a tool or stripped a screw head since.

For what it is worth...

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