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And although I can't speak to that particular set of keys, I have put 25Nm on a 4mm ball end in the last week. No damage to key or bolt head.
https://www.axminstertools.com/proxxon-l-handle-hex-screwdriver-hex-4mm-953142
They come in a range of sizes.
It makes adjusting the truss rod of my Atkin a doddle compared to fiddling about with the small Allen keys in a typical set.
If you're worried about using the ball end buy Draper 33576 (4mm extra long) and 33577 (5mm extra long).
I would be 100% confident in using the ball end of the tool I linked above, but I have years of experience using similar tools (although not that particular one) in much more demanding applications (bicycle, car and small engine repair) than guitar truss rods.
EDIT: I thought OP said he already had a set of ball ended keys; not the kit linked by DLM
You need a proper long Allen key if a standard one won't reach the 'wrong' way round. I actually wonder if Martin do this on purpose to make it harder to reach without their own proper tool. The new Fender Paramount acoustics are even more so, the Allen socket is right in the neck heel, several inches from the soundhole - although they do supply the correct tool as well.
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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein