WEBVTT 00:00:00.256 --> 00:00:02.219 Hi, I'm Steve Smith with Camper Van 00:00:02.219 --> 00:00:04.565 Freedom. These are my toolant hex driver 00:00:04.565 --> 00:00:07.477 bits. My twenty-twenty aluminum extrusion framing had 00:00:07.477 --> 00:00:09.056 a lot of hex fasteners, 00:00:09.056 --> 00:00:10.763 and using these bits in my impact 00:00:10.763 --> 00:00:12.833 driver made that repeated work much easier 00:00:12.896 --> 00:00:14.645 on my hands. Here is why the 00:00:14.645 --> 00:00:16.779 driver-mounted format suited that part of my 00:00:16.779 --> 00:00:19.230 build. I chose aluminum extrusion to keep 00:00:19.230 --> 00:00:20.575 my build cost down. 00:00:20.681 --> 00:00:22.857 Its fasteners and joiners meant turning many 00:00:22.857 --> 00:00:24.859 hex fittings during the framing work. 00:00:24.983 --> 00:00:26.561 These bits let me use the impact 00:00:26.561 --> 00:00:28.737 driver instead of turning every connection with 00:00:28.737 --> 00:00:30.103 a hand hex wrench. 00:00:30.273 --> 00:00:32.108 That convenience was the main benefit I 00:00:32.108 --> 00:00:35.009 noticed. The matching product picture shows metric 00:00:35.009 --> 00:00:36.578 and inch bit assortments. 00:00:36.737 --> 00:00:38.742 They engage the recessed hex shape in 00:00:38.742 --> 00:00:40.748 a fastener head; they are not the 00:00:40.748 --> 00:00:42.327 drill bits that make a hole. 00:00:42.540 --> 00:00:44.844 The diagram separates the driver connection, 00:00:44.972 --> 00:00:47.075 the bit tip and the screw recess. 00:00:47.214 --> 00:00:48.708 Each part has a different role in 00:00:48.708 --> 00:00:51.481 the fastening setup. My roof-mount photographs show 00:00:51.481 --> 00:00:54.169 the profiles, connector pieces and fasteners I 00:00:54.169 --> 00:00:56.558 assembled. I used M five hardware with 00:00:56.558 --> 00:00:59.033 the small extrusion and quarter-twenty hardware at 00:00:59.033 --> 00:01:01.348 the rack. Some slot nuts moved or 00:01:01.348 --> 00:01:02.799 spun while I tried to start the 00:01:02.799 --> 00:01:05.060 bolts. Getting those parts lined up came 00:01:05.060 --> 00:01:07.101 before the final tightening stage. 00:01:07.306 --> 00:01:09.909 The illustrative workshop footage shows measuring and 00:01:09.909 --> 00:01:13.109 holding a workpiece alongside that assembly context. 00:01:13.322 --> 00:01:14.261 In the van work, 00:01:14.261 --> 00:01:15.967 I also used an Allen key to 00:01:15.967 --> 00:01:19.116 reposition small hardware inside the profile channel. 00:01:19.149 --> 00:01:21.325 Aligning the nut, starting the screw and 00:01:21.325 --> 00:01:23.544 then tightening the connection were separate parts 00:01:23.544 --> 00:01:25.145 of the job. The bits were easier 00:01:25.165 --> 00:01:26.488 on my hands, but it was easy 00:01:26.488 --> 00:01:27.939 to strip a bolt recess if I 00:01:27.939 --> 00:01:29.838 overdid it. That is a detail from 00:01:29.838 --> 00:01:32.292 my own use, alongside the convenience. 00:01:32.568 --> 00:01:34.510 The diagram shows the hex tip engaging 00:01:34.531 --> 00:01:36.409 the socket before the turning stage. 00:01:36.536 --> 00:01:38.286 Powered turning did not remove the need 00:01:38.286 --> 00:01:39.523 to get the parts and bit lined 00:01:39.523 --> 00:01:41.717 up first. The two comparison products on 00:01:41.717 --> 00:01:44.106 my page are Amartisan hex driver bits 00:01:44.106 --> 00:01:46.560 and DEWALT folding metric hex keys. 00:01:46.623 --> 00:01:50.500 Amartisan is a researched alternative driver-bit assortment. 00:01:50.577 --> 00:01:52.540 The DEWALT set changes to a manual 00:01:52.540 --> 00:01:54.439 folding handle, and has its own review 00:01:54.545 --> 00:01:56.679 from my build. Their matching pictures show 00:01:56.679 --> 00:01:59.153 why holder shape and access differ even 00:01:59.153 --> 00:02:01.223 when the fastener uses a hex recess. 00:02:01.287 --> 00:02:03.487 Thanks for watching. I'm Steve Smith with 00:02:03.487 --> 00:02:05.791 Camper Van Freedom. This was my toolant 00:02:05.791 --> 00:02:08.735 hex-bit review: easier repeated fastening on my 00:02:08.735 --> 00:02:11.850 extrusion, the slot-nut alignment stage and the 00:02:11.850 --> 00:02:14.282 stripped-recess issue I experienced when I overdid 00:02:14.282 --> 00:02:15.689 it. The full review, 00:02:15.838 --> 00:02:18.739 build pictures, related hex-key review and current 00:02:18.739 --> 00:02:21.065 Amazon buying options are linked below. 00:02:21.214 --> 00:02:22.468 Until next time.