screwdriver

  • Thread starter Thread starter bob
  • Start date Start date
bob said:
So, if I get this, I should be good:

http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/he...cision-screwdriver-set/ID=prod3430800-product

?
Click to expand...

This is my favorite solution.

I use this kit a lot for home odd-jobs. It has samples of
a number of different screw head standards.

http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/brow...+Screwdriver+and+Bit+Set,+29-pc.jsp?locale=en

And the magnetism on the tip of the screwdriver, makes it a bit easier
to retrieve dropped screws, or hold the screw onto the tip while
you're working.

Since the bits on the end, aren't a full screwdriver, you're
not paying for a lot of handles. Just one handle, and
a small bit of metal for each tip. And that means, the kits
should not be expensive. The tip slides into a socket, and the
socket is magnetic, which holds the tip in place. The magnetism
extends down the tip, and can be used to pick up screws. For
a Phillips head, I can prop the screw onto the tip of the driver,
and it stays there.

If you buy individual screwdrivers, and good ones, then the
cost of getting "one of everything", rapidly mounts up. I have
individual screwdrivers, such as a large flat head I use for
opening paint cans :-) Screwdrivers can be used for more than one
thing, depending on the circumstances.

Screwdriver solutions, that involve "ratchet" action, there's
a lot of cheesy Chinese junk in those. The ratchet action may
not take any abuse, if it's cheap. (I had one sorta "blow apart"
on me, while using it.) If the mechanisms are simple or high quality,
they'll last a long time. And a screwdriver that consists of
a handle and a blade, and nothing else, should hold up well.

This is another way to demonstrate, that the tips can be cheap
to acquire. This isn't a screwdriver kit as such, but fits into
a power drill. The thing that fits the power drill was crap, but
the tips are fine (see customer reviews).

http://www.homedepot.ca/product/34pieces-power-tool-accessory-kit/958885

This one has tips, but it has the evil word "ratcheting"
in the description. And the ratchet will fail, after
some usage. The handle in this case is "T" shaped, and
not the best.

http://www.homedepot.ca/product/28pieces-ratcheting-t-driver-set/958903

This is another example of evil. This one has an obvious
ratchet mechanism. And visually, the ratchet on this one,
looks exactly like the one that "blew out" on me. I don't
know why there is the attraction to adding ratchets on cheap
kits like that, when a plain ordinary handle can be so strong
and durable.

http://www.homedepot.ca/product/19pieces-1-4-inch-drive-socket-set/958883

You may have to search around a bit, to find an item at
a reasonable price, which represents a long term value.

Paul
 
Chief said:
THE PHILLIPS SCREW BENEFACTION

For a more detailed explanation, ask Paul!
Click to expand...

You'd agree though, it's pretty sad when someone doesn't own any
screwdrivers, and you'd want their first (and perhaps only) screwdriver
kit, to be a nice one.

Paul
 
Paul brought next idea :
You'd agree though, it's pretty sad when someone doesn't own any
screwdrivers, and you'd want their first (and perhaps only)
screwdriver
kit, to be a nice one.

Paul
Click to expand...

I think its pretty sad when someone has to ask in a newsgroup what
screwdriver they need, instead of either sucking and seeing (carefully)
or doing a quick bit of reaearch on the Dell website.
 
SteveH said:
Paul brought next idea :

I think its pretty sad when someone has to ask in a newsgroup what
screwdriver they need, instead of either sucking and seeing (carefully)
or doing a quick bit of reaearch on the Dell website.
Click to expand...

When I was a kid, I had a friend my age down the street.

In terms of hardware, they had a total of two tools in the house.
(For my friend's entire time he was in that house.) They had a
flat blade screwdriver, and a hammer. But the hammer was just
the head of a hammer, as the handle had snapped off. So if
you wanted to drive a nail, you gripped the hammer head in
your hand, and did the best you could.

Now, imagine how many things you'd want to do in life, which
would be limited by such forethought. The family wasn't a bad
lot - the father was a teacher in grade school. They lived in a
separate house which they owned themselves.

So when I run into someone who doesn't know what a screwdriver
is, I know, because I've seen this first hand myself.

We weren't rich, but there were basic tools in our basement, and a
work bench. I had plenty of fun as a kid, sawing and drilling stuff.
And those skills do come in handy in later life.

I've seen plenty of strange things in my life. Like a guy at
work, with no sense of balance. In his upbringing as a kid, he
had zero sports, zero activities. He'd never been on a bicycle,
never ridden anything with wheels. No skates. Obviously, had
ridden in a car or bus, but that doesn't teach balance. And
as a result of this upbringing, he could not be taught how to
do balance-related things later in life. He'd just fall over.

When I run into someone who isn't familiar with something,
I can imagine how that could happen. I've seen some sad cases
myself.

Paul
 
Ian said:
So, Paul. You're a fellow Canuck. I think the best screwdrivers
ever invented are the good old Canadian Robertson's. They
have good torque transfer, won't slip out, and are self locating
in the screw with no stripped screw heads. The Americans
think they invented them and call them square head screwdrivers.
Robertson's do go to very small sizes. I have a Robertson orange,
and the tip on that is smaller than a Phillips 0000.
Click to expand...

I think there are too many screw types. But that's "standards"
for you.

Paul
 
Back
Top