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Hex Key Handle Generator

T-handles, screwdriver grips and lever sleeves for L-shaped hex keys ☕ Buy me a coffee

1 · Key

2 · Handle

3 · Label

4 · Parts

5 · Files

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Section through the key: grey is the key

About the Hex Key Handle Generator

An L-shaped hex key is a standard part. ISO 2936 fixes the width across flats and both arm lengths of metric keys, ASME B18.3 does the same for inch keys, so the size stamped on the key is enough to build a handle that fits it. Pick the size, pick a T-handle, a screwdriver grip or a lever sleeve, and download STL and 3MF files that Bambu Studio, OrcaSlicer and PrusaSlicer open directly. Free, no account.

The long arm runs through a hex channel and the short arm lies in a groove, so the plastic around the groove takes the torque, not friction. It holds the key by a snug fit, a snap clip, a small magnet or an M3 screw. The size is engraved on the handle or inlaid in a second color, which helps when a drawer holds six of them.

Printing notes

Questions

Which size is my key?

Metric keys carry the width across flats in millimetres, 1.5 to 10. Inch keys carry a fraction, 1/16 to 3/8. If nothing is stamped on it, measure across two flat sides with a caliper.

My key is longer or shorter than the standard.

Type the measured arm lengths in. The defaults are the largest lengths the standard allows, so most keys fit without changes, but some sets use their own lengths.

What is the lever sleeve for?

A stuck screw. Put the long arm in the screw and slide the sleeve onto the short arm: with a 120 mm sleeve a 6 mm key goes from a 38 mm lever to 128 mm. Pull slowly, a printed sleeve can bend.

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