Are telescoping allen/hex keys a thing? (leminal.space)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by CorrodedCranium@leminal.space to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'm not talking about a hex key that extends in length but one where it can collapse in on itself to increase in size.

I did some digging online but all I could find was a patent from a company called TeleHex but it kind of sounds like they came and went in the mid 2000s. They're website doesn't seem to exist.

I feel like it could save space in my pocket compared to a typical hex key set or a multibit.

I was hoping I could at least find a bootleg version on Ali Express.

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[-] pelletbucket@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

Telehex failed (I guess they've been trying to raise money on Kickstarter since at least 2015) because it offers no real advantage over a regular folding allen key with interchangeable heads. it's only good for 3, 4, 5 & 6mm heads, so you're paying an absurd amount of money for something that you could replace with one of these for a lot less money in the exact same form factor. plus, you're introducing multiple possible points of failure; there's no way a Telehex would survive as many uses as something significantly cheaper. same reason the universal socket didn't stick around

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