This one pictured looks a fair bit shorter than mine:
I have been considering sawing mine down a little, or a lot. It just seems too long - some of the effort of turning it turns the wrench itself before the nut moves. It seems like when tightening, a shorter wrench would get it done more accurately.
Or is there some odd reason this is better for an Allen Wrench?
I haven't yet found a "tight spot" on a saw where a long wrench is needed to reach in there, though I guess they could exist deep in a saw somewhere - but then I could just pick up a new, long wrench and use a shorter one for the routine external nuts.
I have been considering sawing mine down a little, or a lot. It just seems too long - some of the effort of turning it turns the wrench itself before the nut moves. It seems like when tightening, a shorter wrench would get it done more accurately.
Or is there some odd reason this is better for an Allen Wrench?
I haven't yet found a "tight spot" on a saw where a long wrench is needed to reach in there, though I guess they could exist deep in a saw somewhere - but then I could just pick up a new, long wrench and use a shorter one for the routine external nuts.