more tool talk

vqdriver · #1 07-05-2020, 03:21 PM

i have a set of the colored wiha allens that i really like and was looking for a good set of regular flat and philips drivers to keep at my bench. question is if there's any reason not to get insulated screwdrivers. i know they're intended for electrical work, of which i do very little. but if i'm going to buy one 'good' set for everything, is there any downside? the only thing i can maybe thing of is they look to have a larger diameter shaft relative to the head which may make it a tight fit in some uses.

vqdriver · #2 07-05-2020, 03:23 PM

oh, and i won't be able to use a magnetic holder..

zmudshark · #3 07-05-2020, 04:01 PM

Not sure what your needs are, but look into JIS screwdrivers if that niche fits. Other than that, I never regretted getting a Klein. I'm sure there better, but I have no idea.

Back in the old days I apprenticed with an old wood worker, he said buy a tool once.

Ralph · #4 07-05-2020, 04:15 PM

I still use the Craftsman Tools I bought in 1964. Screwdrivers still good, and they have had a lot of use. The tool box they were in, as part of a so called complete set, is now kinda rusty though. Those were pretty good tools then. Maybe not the best, but pretty good.

A little more OT.....agreed to pay $10 a month for them. Few months later got a B & W TV...payment stayed $10/month. Bought a washer and dryer....payment went to $16 per month. Got a new suit....payment went to $18 per month.

At my meager income those days....Took me a long time to get owning Sears out of my life. LOL Sorry for the drift....your post brought back some memories of a long time ago.

rePhil · #5 07-05-2020, 07:07 PM

Ralph,

Do those C-man screwdrivers give off the famous "Craftsman scent"?

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Originally Posted by Ralph

I still use the Craftsman Tools I bought in 1964. Screwdrivers still good, and they have had a lot of use. The tool box they were in, as part of a so called complete set, is now kinda rusty though. Those were pretty good tools then. Maybe not the best, but pretty good.

A little more OT.....agreed to pay $10 a month for them. Few months later got a B & W TV...payment stayed $10/month. Bought a washer and dryer....payment went to $16 per month. Got a new suit....payment went to $18 per month.

At my meager income those days....Took me a long time to get owning Sears out of my life. LOL Sorry for the drift....your post brought back some memories of a long time ago.

Hindmost · #6 07-05-2020, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by rePhil

Ralph,

Do those C-man screwdrivers give off the famous "Craftsman scent"?

You're talking about that odor that the handles give off? That smell is so weird; what is it?

fmradio516 · #7 07-06-2020, 05:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Hindmost

You're talking about that odor that the handles give off? That smell is so weird; what is it?

maybe im thinking of the same as well? old tool handles? smells like vomit. I still cant figure out how to get rid of the smell in my grandpas old toolbox.

fignon's barber · #8 07-06-2020, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by fmradio516

maybe im thinking of the same as well? old tool handles? smells like vomit. I still cant figure out how to get rid of the smell in my grandpas old toolbox.

So true.

fmradio516 · #9 07-06-2020, 09:13 AM

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So true.

Actually, really funny story about this that I just remembered.

Shortly after my grandpa gave me his tool box, i brought it up to my boston apartment that i shared with friends. Shortly after, we had a really big party. Like a real sh*t show.

A couple days later, I open the toolbox for the first time and get a huge whiff. I right away go straight to "SOMEONE ACTUALLY PUKED IN MY TOOLBOX AND CLEANED IT UP REALLY WELL"

I disinfected everything and it was still there. Then i found out about those old plastic handles..

RWL2222 · #10 07-06-2020, 09:57 AM

Whoa, I have wondered for decades where in the holy h*ll that stink in the toolbox came from.

rePhil · #11 07-06-2020, 10:18 AM

Now that's funny! You aren't alone or the first to think that. Those acetate handles can give off that famous aroma. I thought someone was playing a practical joke the first time I had a whiff.

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Originally Posted by fmradio516

Actually, really funny story about this that I just remembered.

Shortly after my grandpa gave me his tool box, i brought it up to my boston apartment that i shared with friends. Shortly after, we had a really big party. Like a real sh*t show.

A couple days later, I open the toolbox for the first time and get a huge whiff. I right away go straight to "SOMEONE ACTUALLY PUKED IN MY TOOLBOX AND CLEANED IT UP REALLY WELL"

I disinfected everything and it was still there. Then i found out about those old plastic handles..

lonoeightysix · #12 07-06-2020, 11:08 AM

Vessel Megadora. Best handle grip, best cross fit.

I wouldn't pay the premium for an insulated set, not for bike wrenching at least.

Plum Hill · #13 07-05-2020, 04:17 PM

I worked as an electrician for 35 years and never owned an insulated screwdriver. If I was worried, a wrap of Scotch 33+ sufficed.

vqdriver · #14 07-05-2020, 07:33 PM

Googled jis and see japanese industry standard screwdrivers. Didnt even know that existed. Aren't all philips just philips?

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Originally Posted by zmudshark

Not sure what your needs are, but look into JIS screwdrivers if that niche fits. Other than that, I never regretted getting a Klein. I'm sure there better, but I have no idea.

Back in the old days I apprenticed with an old wood worker, he said buy a tool once.

skijoring · #15 07-05-2020, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by vqdriver

Googled jis and see japanese industry standard screwdrivers. Didnt even know that existed. Aren't all philips just philips?

Hi Lo adjustments and B Screws on Shimano derailleurs are JIS.