Replacement for tiny allen wrench that comes with locking pin backs?

[fraulein_h]

I purchased a pkg of locking pin backs last time we were at DL but I lost the teeny tiny Allen wrench that came with them--rats! I hate to buy a new packet of backs just for another wrench as they weren't cheap; has anyone had any luck using anything else as a replacement? (bent paperclip, etc.) I searched the archives but didn't find anything.

Thanks!

 

[amysuch]

No help here. I had a set that I got at DW a few years ago. On DCL this year, I bought another set. The wrench was a different size!

 

[mickey2000]

Don't waste your money for these . They are no more than wheel collars for remote control model planes. They are VERY CHEAP HERE !


http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bi...EGORY=&FVPCODE=SM&FVPROFIL=+&MANUFACTURER=GPM

 

[Dom13]

If you bring it to a hardware store, not a Home Depot or Lowes, they should be able to match one up for you.

 

[skiingfast]

Don't waste your money for these . They are no more than wheel collars for remote control model planes. They are VERY CHEAP HERE !


http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bi...EGORY=&FVPCODE=SM&FVPROFIL=+&MANUFACTURER=GPM

Do you know which size works?

 

[TheColtonsMom]

Do you know which size works?

I'd like the answer to that one too please!

 

[Gisele]

Three... TIA

 

[Razor Roman]

bumping this thread cause I have the same problem... locking backs from around 2004/2005, bought a new pack this year and the wrench is too big!

 

[CTrumbore]

Razor, and others.

the old style pin backs take a .050 hex wrench.

The new style take a metric 1.5mm hex wrench.

I had a bunch of the old style mixed in, (locked onto hats, lanyards, and a camera strap) and lost the wrench. It took me a lot of trying various wrenches until I found the one that fits.

(The "old style" were the ones I bought in the park in 2005.. "new style" those I bought in 2011).

 

[super mike b]

Most any of your smaller hardware stores can hook you up with single allen wrenches.