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hey fella's was looking for a good 11 in 1 screwdriver, or something similar. for use at work. i currently have been using my kraftform kompact, but i think its time to retire it to the house screwdriver. so i'm looking for another one. i know klein makes one but i'm not really a huge fan of their drivers. i'm sure all the house brands make one, along with greenlee. i have heard good things about the milwaukee drivers but not specifically their 11 in 1.

so which ones the best? anything other brands or similar products that i missed? i'm always willing to try a new brand! thanks fellas! :beer:
 
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For work outside my garage, I've really grown to like the Klein 11 in 1. I have one in my tool apron, electrical bag, and plumbing kit.

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"The Screwdriver/Nut Driver includes 3/8", 5/16" and 1/4" nut drivers, #1 and #2 Phillips, 1/4" and 3/16" slotted, T10 and T15 TORX® and #1 and #2 square"
 
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wellpoison said:
hey fella's was looking for a good 11 in 1 screwdriver, or something similar. for use at work. i currently have been using my kraftform kompact, but i think its time to retire it to the house screwdriver. so i'm looking for another one. i know klein makes one but i'm not really a huge fan of their drivers. i'm sure all the house brands make one, along with greenlee. i have heard good things about the milwaukee drivers but not specifically their 11 in 1.

so which ones the best? anything other brands or similar products that i missed? i'm always willing to try a new brand! thanks fellas! :beer:
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zeug said:
For work outside my garage, I've really grown to like the Klein 11 in 1. I have one in my tool apron, electrical bag, and plumbing kit.

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"The Screwdriver/Nut Driver includes 3/8", 5/16" and 1/4" nut drivers, #1 and #2 Phillips, 1/4" and 3/16" slotted, T10 and T15 TORX® and #1 and #2 square"
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jeffmoss26 said:
I like Enderes but I think they went out of business.
Lutz and Klein are also good.
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zeug said:
For work outside my garage, I've really grown to like the Klein 11 in 1. I have one in my tool apron, electrical bag, and plumbing kit.

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"The Screwdriver/Nut Driver includes 3/8", 5/16" and 1/4" nut drivers, #1 and #2 Phillips, 1/4" and 3/16" slotted, T10 and T15 TORX® and #1 and #2 square"
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Klien used to call that their 10 in 1. Personally I like the Irwin 9 in 1 over many others. I think the tips are way tougher with the Irwin.
 
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that ideal looks pretty sweet, so does the picquic, any other suggestions? anyone have the milwaukee?
 
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Why are you looking for a 11 in one screwdriver? You need the nutdrivers also? I personally don't like that style of drivers for 2 reasons: The bits are bad quality and you don't have too many choices of bits. If you have a Wera driver set,you noticed the German quality already. I prefer a driver that I can customize it to my needs and to have the choice of upgrade it with a better quality bits (stainless,diamond, titanium)I have the same Wera set and I have this one from Felo (Germany) I use it at my house and I like it.
http://www.bondhustools.com/index.php?app=ccp0&ns=prodshow&ref=TL-52767&sid=s99fe6a967d75rwcc602rnp43t63w1j2
 
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Believe it or not , you can get a real nice multi bit at Harley Davidson dealers , about 25 bucks , looks like has the same bits as the klien except 2 more torx and no squares. Alledgedly made by snap on but not sure on that. I have manage to pick up several ( some on clearance) and have one on my bench that really has become my go to around the garage and house.
 
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SIDECAR BOB said:
Believe it or not , you can get a real nice multi bit at Harley Davidson dealers , about 25 bucks , looks like has the same bits as the klien except 2 more torx and no squares. Alledgedly made by snap on but not sure on that. I have manage to pick up several ( some on clearance) and have one on my bench that really has become my go to around the garage and house.
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post a picture of it please
 
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SIDECAR BOB said:
Believe it or not , you can get a real nice multi bit at Harley Davidson dealers , about 25 bucks , looks like has the same bits as the klien except 2 more torx and no squares. Alledgedly made by snap on but not sure on that. I have manage to pick up several ( some on clearance) and have one on my bench that really has become my go to around the garage and house.
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Cool! I know that Harley Davidson sells great tools made by SO and SOG. I will stop by tomorrow to the dealer near my job and see what they have. :beer:
 
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Some times my Snap on Industrial dealer has it on sale for like 15 bucks, I will ask him. And no taxes :)
 
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Interesting, I didn't realize there were so many different options for this type of tool these days. I don't suppose the driver bits are standardized (in terms of fit) across these different tools?
 
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Andy Griffith said:
Interesting, I didn't realize there were so many different options for this type of tool these days. I don't suppose the driver bits are standardized (in terms of fit) across these different tools?
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Most bits are 1/4" regardless of brand.
 
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I have a Klein 10-in-1 handle, but I use it as a 6-in-1; the shorter bits are too short to get into the recesses that I need to get into. About 80% of the X-in-1 shanks and almost all of the bits are interchangeable.

For a 10-in-1, I use an Ideal. It's lighter than the Klein, and has that wire bendy and wirenut grabbing feature, but it's about an inch longer than the Klein or most other brands, so it sticks further out of a toolbelt if that's a consideration.

Ace sells replacement bits for both 6- and 11- drivers, so you can set one up for torx/robertson and another up for slotted/phillips/posi. You can even sacrifice a 10-in-1 shaft and set one up with your common hex bits if needed, just pinch them in place.
 
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Ace sells replacement bits for both 6- and 11- drivers, so you can set one up for torx/robertson and another up for slotted/phillips/posi. You can even sacrifice a 10-in-1 shaft and set one up with your common hex bits if needed, just pinch them in place.
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Ace also sells their own 11-in-1 drivers. Nice three sided yellow handles.
And the Ace branded tools come with a lifetime warranty.

Honestly though, I think the original 5-in-1 design was one of the best:
two removable two sided bits with a 5/16" hex shank, and 5/16" hole on both sides of the center shaft
and was only improved upon by the 6-in-1 which had a
1/4" hex for the center of the smaller bits, giving you the second nut driver option without sacrificing strength

The 11-in-1 and similar versions use a thin walled hex bushing that lets you put the smaller shank tools in the bigger hex hole, and I find that the sheetmetal of that part tends to not hold up well and twist, so my 11-in-1 tools live in the drawer in the kitchen, and next to the batteries (for changing batteries in the kid's toys).

Enderes made these, and they were certainly the best, back in the day.
The hollow ground cabinet tips made excellent slotted screwdrivers.
But lately I find myself using square drive for electrical screws, and when I tough a phillips I just use my 12V impact, because it is just so much less likely to cam out.
 
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Andy Griffith said:
Interesting, I didn't realize there were so many different options for this type of tool these days. I don't suppose the driver bits are standardized (in terms of fit) across these different tools?
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yea there is a ton! and thats why i like posting my thoughts here because i get soooo many suggestions and it seems like you find out about almost every option that there is. i like to know all of my options before i buy something. still waiting for someone to give me a little review of the milwaukee one. that felo looks pretty sweet too.
 
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I use a Stanley 6 in 1 as my primary screwdriver in the house. I'm quite happy with it. I'm not sure I'd replace my screwdrivers in the garage with one, but it's great in the house. The tips have been quite durable.
 
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Well I was at HD yesterday to get some stuff and purchased a Klein 11-in-1. They had a different Klein version as well 9-in1, 5-in1, can't remember for sure.

I thought the more the better but after looking it over last night I'm not so sure. The shaft diameter on these things is very large, all in the name of having a 3/8 nut driver I guess? Not so sure I need/want that.
 
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Thanks to those who suggested Mega Pro. I have many of the 11-in-1, etc. screwdrivers mentioned here and just received two Mega Pro screwdrivers today. Pretty slick being able to have various combinations of flat tip, phillips tip, SAE hex, metric hex, Torx, security Torx or even a schrader valve bit all in one tool.
 
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