Any recs on a BIFL key chain? Those rings always get bent over time, looking for something sturdy. Might just be a flaw in the design because if you can bend it enough to get a key on, you can probably bend it out of shape over time.
I’m kind of amazed that your keychains get bent. How long do you use them for? How often are you adding or removing keys?
How long do you use them for?
Some period of time that’s less than a lifetime, anyway. I wouldn’t say I add stuff super frequently but I do sometimes add stuff like security tokens to it, often work related.
Are you taking your keys off and on frequently? Maybe get something meant to come of like these.
Is that a Kunio-kun? 🙂
I’ve never had this happen. Thank you for explaining and sharing. Maybe I’ve never been responsible enough to need that many keys.
These could do. Haven’t used them specifically. But I have similar I’ve been using for years.
I use those and they have lasted me 5 years without issues, you just have to bend them to the side instead of out/in.
If you want anything more durable it would have to be nitinol for the superelasticity and memory effect, but as far as I know you would need to buy some thick nitinol wire and program the shape yourself, and that requires some specialised equipment
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Idk about secondary key chain rings, but I use a chain link with a screw thread as my main ring. Have been for 20 years or so.
I find the ones at the locksmith are heavier-duty than others (and have that nice little jog in the wire where the ends overlap so it’s a flat ring unlike the cheaper ones)
