small and light 6mm hex allen key adapter

[02gf74]

My tool kit has been fine tuned to contain mimimum amount of tools and contains 3, 4 and 5 mm hex allen keys. Now newwest bike had thru axle that needs a 6 mm hex allen key.

I dont have space nor want to haul the excess weight for this one bike so am exploring options.

Most expensive would be to buy q/r axle @£35. Easiest but least elegant is to tape a 6mm hex key to the saddle rails.

Ideally id like a small adapter, 6 mm hex at one end with 5mm hex socket or else drill a hole in a cut off alley key to use 3mm key as a tommy bar, which may work but how do i drill a hole in hardened steel?

So any ideas welcome.

 

[02gf74]

Update. Not found anything that meets the criteria so my solution is to carry a 6 mm allen key which luckily fits inside my toolkit case. The allen key is shorter than normal and comes from a set of allen keys in the poundland (or was it 99p shop) toolkit.

I wont be replacing the other allens keys by the shorter ones as they arent as hard but for the axle which isnt done up that much it should be ok.

 

[The History Man]

There is a double ended Allen key

222273287526 eBay

 

[The History Man]

And a new one

370908220448

Not hard to find.

 

[02gf74]

good find ; I was thinking of grinding down 6 mm to have a 5 mm end but doubt I could do it accurately enough.

anyways, bought one of these; 111871692483 I think the 5 mm end will drop into the hollow axle so that the 6 mm part engage which would mean I can then cut off the other end.

 

[The History Man]

Why not just use it as is?

 

[mechanical_vandal]

Why not just use it as is?

What are you talking about? Imagine the weight of that thing. It needs cutting down.

 

[The History Man]

Drillium?

 

[02gf74]

Hardened steel is difficult to drill.

Why carry the excess 6 mm end, extra weight and awkward shape, all my hex allen keys (3,4 and 5mm) spoon together nicely in the corner of the plastic case.

 

[The History Man]

You're serious aren't you?