Handles matching blade torque

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 who care about their customers.
 

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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Bondhus handles are available with a wide variety of tips.
  Hex Star Utility
   
Balldriver®
Tip



ProHold™
Balldriver®
Tip


Star
Recessed
Tip


Ballstar™
Tip



ProHold™
Star
Recessed
Tip

Tamper
Resistant
Star
Tip
       
Square
Ballpoint
Tip

 
Straight
Hex
Tip


Balldriver®
Tip



ProHold™
Balldriver®
Tip


Star
Recessed
Tip

 
ProHold™
Star
Recessed
Tip
         
 
Straight
Hex
Tip


Balldriver®
Tip


 
Star
Recessed
Tip

   
Tamper
Resistant
Star Tip


Slotted
Tip



Phillips

Tip


Square
Tip


 
 
Straight
Hex
Tip


Balldriver®
Tip



ProHold™
Balldriver®
Tip


Star
Recessed
Tip


Ballstar™
Tip



ProHold™
Star
Recessed
Tip

Tamper
Resistant
Star
Tip
       
 
Straight
Hex
Tip


Balldriver®
Tip