A well designed handle can make a tool a joy to use, and greatly
enhance an operator’s efficiency in performing a task. In addition,
a hex tool handle should be designed to protect its blade, and the
fasteners it drives, from wear and breakage.
Bondhus handles are designed by people who know, understand, and use
tools for a living. Good handle design doesn’t just happen; it’s the
outcome of experience and refinement performed by dedicated people
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Bondhus advantages:
- Handles ergonomically designed greatly reduces fatigue and the
pain associated with poorly designed handles.
- Handle cushioning increases comfort and reduces fatigue.
- A non-slip surface contributes to good grip, and also reduces the
potential for skinned knuckles due to slippage.
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- Operator strength is a major consideration in handle design
because handles need to accommodate a range of strengths. Well
designed handles, with ballend blades, should never generate levels
of torque capable of breaking their blades.
- Handle torque needs to be carefully calculated. Ultimately, only
handle sizes that are appropriate to their corresponding blades,
should ever be used.
- Blade torque must be accurately established for every blade, and
be consistently maintained in the manufacturing process.
Discrepancies in torque yield unpredictable results when the blade
is coupled with a handle. Tool users need to be confident the handle
will not over-torque the blade, and result in damage to the tool.
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- The handle-to-blade torque ratio must be close to a one-to-one
ratio. Too much handle torque risks breaking the blade, and too
little torque creates needless fatigue. Bondhus always errs on the
side of protecting the blade.
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- Screwdriver blades pose challenges not associated with other
handle types:
- Screwdriver handle shape must be considered in determining
the torque capacity of a handle. For example, a completely
round handle would have less torque capacity than a rectangular
shaped handle.
- The screwdriver handle grip needs to be taken into account
when designing a screwdriver handle.
- A completely smooth
surface does not have the same grip as a textured surface, and
will result in a different torque capacity.
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Bondhus handles are available with a wide variety of tips. |
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