Excellent use of Bilbo

Just be aware that those flatpack furniture wrenches are made from quite soft material. If you try to use them on, say, the rear brake rotor bolts on a 2007 Triumph Rocket III, both the wrench and the bolt will be ruined, you'll have to go to the hardware store to get a proper hardened steel tool, end up having to reuse the damaged bolt anyway, damaging it more in the process, and leaving it for the next guy to figure out. The next guy is me, but I hate that guy, so it's fine.

Were we supposed to give it back?

The absolute best thing any adult can do is buy a GOOD set of allen wrenches. Good hand feel and solid construction combined with MUCH longer levers and it makes building furniture/whatever a joy.

Bonus points if you also buy a set of cheap hex head blades for your ratcheting driver of choice.

These days? The ikea/whatever allen keys get tossed in the recycling bin faster than I can remember if those are actually recyclable.

Yep.

I keep mine in the same drawer with those SIM tray ejector things

Oh a good ratcheting hex set will make you question everything you thought you knew for sure.

It feels wrong to throw an apparently pristine tool in the trash.

Everyone knows you can only use the wrenches on the front brake rotor bolts of a 2007 Triumph Rocket III. What an embarrassment.

I forgot about the part where you take your little bike to the hardware store and it melts the top end on the way back and you have to push it home. And also the part about how cylinders for it are unobtanium.

If it’s a new size or I can’t find an old one I take a cutting wheel to it and make it into a straight one for my drill driver.

I have an entire BOX of em

Sort of similar story for me, although not with one of these spare wrenches. I installed a new steering damper on a 2014 Ducati 899. I wasn't able to get enough clearance for the torque wrench when installing it, so I used an extender. I don't know what exactly happened, but I ended up stripping the bolt. At least it's torqued correctly for now, and as an added bonus, with blue loctite! I feel bad for the next guy who's going to have to replace that steering damper next. It's probably going to be me, so fuck me. In actuality, it's likely going to involve replacing that entire steering column...Fuuuuuck

I'd love a picture so that I can speculate on options.

Torque wrenches take length into account in the calibration...

I did a winter project with a friend, rebuilding an original Trident rolling basket. He had always wanted one. I have never hated any motorcycle as much as that one. We finish it, the snow melts, it runs great, sounds awesome, rides like shit, he loved it anyway. It lasted a full 11 days before it sheared a wristpin and launched a piston through the head.

Put it in the recycle bin?

I bought a set of Allen sockets years ago as well as an adapter so I can use a drill/impact with them too.

The hell with spinning that crappy little piece of metal. Right into the bin they go.

Stab yourself once while rummaging around and you never do that again. Stab yourself under the fingernail while rummaging around and you might burn a whole building down.

If you do any kind of precision work (e.g. electronics, glasses, changing the battery on a kid's toy, etc) I strongly encourage getting a proper precision driver and bit set. I like ifixit but there are knockoffs that come from literally the same factories for a lot cheaper. Those tend to come with a bit that is literally a sim ejector pin AND a box that keeps everything organized and together.

$20 and you will never need those pieces of soft metal trash again.

They've been handy as levers for all kinds of stuff. They often won't resist being used as that, but well, the other option is throwing them out and bending something else.