Duplicate Screwdrivers (Page 2): If you have too many Phillips/JIS/Frearson/Pozidrive screwdrivers the handle can be cut off about an inch down the shaft and the shaft (with the...

Abo

jerryc41 wrote:

I've mentioned before how I tend to have duplicate... (show quote)

If you have too many Phillips/JIS/Frearson/Pozidrive screwdrivers
the handle can be cut off about an inch down the shaft and the shaft (with the handle) and
ground to a point for use as a prodger... the rest of the screw driver can be used in the chuck of a drill...
two tools from the one.

Schoee Loc: Europe

nervous2 wrote:

No!! He's multi-tasking. Dealing with the screwdr... (show quote)

While you are at it you could separate the left handed ones from the right handed ones :-)

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

When I was in grad school we were always looking for the right type of screwdriver. Eventually someone got tired of that and ordered a gross (144) of assorted screwdrivers.

About 2 weeks later we were back to looking for the right type of screwdriver.

Must have been woodchucks. They eat everything you want to keep around.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

bobmcculloch wrote:

Keep the ones you inherited , remember who used them before you. I have a lot of old tools, some too old to use.

I have tools from my uncle and my grandfather and a wooden work stool my grandfather made.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Schoee wrote:

While you are at it you could separate the left handed ones from the right handed ones :-)

I made sure they were all righthanded. I also have them divided into metric and English.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Abo wrote:

If you have too many Phillips/JIS/Frearson/Pozidrive screwdrivers
the handle can be cut off about an inch down the shaft and the shaft (with the handle) and
ground to a point for use as a prodger... the rest of the screw driver can be used in the chuck of a drill...
two tools from the one.

Yes, one can never have enough prodgers.

samantha90 Loc: Fort Worth,Texas

Jerry you never cease to amaze.

pendennis

Just chalk the obsession up to GAS. I've bought innumerable screwdrivers over the years in the Quixotic quest to find the perfect one. Ain't gonna happen.

I should have left well enough alone when I made up a screwdriver for changeable bits in the 70's. I'd always bought Klein screwdrivers with the cushion grip. My dad, who was an electrician, always told me to buy Klein or Channellock tools, since I would only have to cry once. I still have lineman, crimper, diagonals, and needlenose pliers I bought in the late 60's.

Assemblers in our auto plant used a magnetic chuck tool tip for Apex #2 Phillips screws. A call to the local Apex tool rep got me a shaft and a few bits. I removed the bit from one of my Klein screwdrivers, mixed some epoxy, and set the Apex shaft into the Klein handle. I still have the screwdriver today. One of the great things about the bit holders, is that they're magnetic, and also have a collet.

nobler

I have, and continue to use, hand tools that belonged to my father and grandfathers. Well made, and well cared for, tools will last forever. Not only that, but the familiarity gained from using old tools improves the efficiency of the craftsman, and the quality of his work. This has been going on since an early human picked up his favorite rock to chip a new arrowhead from a piece of flint.

---And computer/software companies wonder why customers baulk at the prospect of being forced to buy a new computer, with an unnecessarily changed user interface for both the OS and the apps, even though the old one works just fine.

pendennis

nobler wrote:

I have, and continue to use, hand tools that belon... (show quote)

I would only argue that technology improvement is driving both the computer improvements, and those of hand tools. Hand tools can be improved usually by leveraging basic mechanical principles, and improvements are driven by improved metallurgy. The hand tools of today bear resemblance to their ancestors, but "nano-ization" is a fact of life.

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

pendennis wrote:

I would only argue that technology improvement is driving both the computer improvements, and those of hand tools. Hand tools can be improved usually by leveraging basic mechanical principles, and improvements are driven by improved metallurgy. The hand tools of today bear resemblance to their ancestors, but "nano-ization" is a fact of life.

Part of the computer “improvement” is the internet degradation. Security patches are probably the major things that are delivered in updates.

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

jerryc41 wrote:

I've mentioned before how I tend to have duplicate... (show quote)

You have me beat! About four years ago I was looking for a particular screwdriver and when I couldn’t find it I decided to get all my screwdrivers together in one place . I came up with 56.

Wyantry Loc: SW Colorado

jerryc41 wrote:

I've mentioned before how I tend to have duplicate... (show quote)

Me too, though not quite as many. Then there are the Robertson-head drivers, and the Torx, and . . .

I guess one has to be a bit screwy . . . .

edrobinsonjr Loc: Boise, Idaho

Jerry, for your sake, I really hope this pandemic is over soon.

Ed

Julian Loc: Sarasota, FL

jerryc41 wrote:

Yes, I thought the actual number would make it more interesting than just saying "a lot." I'll try not to keep you in suspense with the Phillips.

Why not? I am at the edge of my seat...