Recent content by John Harwood

You could drill into the metal of the vice using a small drill in an inconspicuous place. If 'turnings' are produced, it is steel. Black dusty swarf indicates iron.

I would say that cabinet tipped drivers have been around longer than electricity cabinets. My guess is that these drivers were used by cabinet makers. The early cabinet screwdrivers had a flat blade shank, with a ground-down cylindrical section at the tip end. The tip itself had a slight flare...