Originally Posted by
noahjz
Now the trick is to find these allens... I just went to Sears, they don't have these parts and they can't order them either. What sort of specialty store would have this range of sizes? Maybe this one will just get ordered off the internet.
Thanks HillRider, I don't know why that was so hard for me to think of but good idea.
Well, it was a logical answer, perhaps without practical applications. I just checked my "complete set" of SAE allen keys and neither size is included in it either.
I thought an industrial supply house like McMaster-Carr or Grainger would have these odd sizes. However, I just checked McMaster-Carr's web site and none of their extensive sets include either size so apparently they aren't made.
One other possibility is to try various size Torx bits. These are sometimes used to salvage a damaged Allen head bolt by providing a tight friction fit where the hex key will no longer work.