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Hold on to your old Vaco's

NoahG

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Klein has changed the handle design on their Vaco line of screwdrivers and nut drivers. The newer design has a less pronounced Comfordome on the end, as well as shallower fluting that also had sharper edges and thus is less comfortable in the hand. At least they are still making them, and in the USA.
 

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neophyte

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The new handles look like the type that is turned/machined out of an extruded rod of acetate. The older handles were likely molded. I'm not sure why, but a number of manufacturers have switched from the molded handles to the machined type. I'm wondering if there is a reason such as the durability of the material.
 

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Do you know when that handle change took place? I bought some from Harry Epstein about 2 years ago and they already had the new handle. Old Vaco's are great, and tons of them around here in Chicago.
 
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bonneyman

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Extruded is probably much cheaper to produce than molded.

The Enderes owner who is a member could probably answer that.

I have quite a few of the old VACO's. My favorite nutdriver. Well, the old Xcelites were good, too.
Sorry to hear about the change. As I get older tool comfort is becoming more important.
 
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