Bit Holders - What's your fancy

[mobiledynamics]

Tried the Wera and the Wiha. Not my cut of tea....

Call me old school but I still prefer a regular magnet extension Apex or a Snappy Tools Bit Chuck.

So for all you fancy schmancy bit holder guys out there, which ones are your guys using...

 

[jjjrmx5]

DeWalt, Apex and Wera.

I'm not a big fan of the bulkiness of the Wera with the rotator ring so it;s not often used.

Had a co-worker give me a shorty HF bit holder that was so &^%^ing out of round that it could screw around corners. LOL

Major suckage there and not a thing I will ever buy from HF. Wobble factor x1000.

Can't remember the chuck I have but it's fine. Nothing special but easy to switch to small drill bits with the 1/4" hex drivers and drills.

 

[greasemonkey44]

sk magnetic

 

[shoturtle]

I like the wera and the wiha.

 

[plinker]

I bought a Wera 1/4 bit holder that has a magnet. No issues so far with it.

Quality and function wise, It's miles beyond you newer Irwin or "cheap ones". I bought a couple for my Dad too.

 

[el tanque prohibido]

I use Mechanics Time Savers for bit holders:

 

[dwm]

It depends on what I'm doing. I like the action of the Weras but like jjjrmx5 I find their fatness significant enough to prevent their use in some applications. But I'm not very fussy about them; I've got several magnetic and slide-lock ones from the el-cheapos included with some long-lost driver sets to the expensive brands and don't notice a significant difference for use on exposed fasteners as long as I'm not using an impact driver.

I do like the Wera Impaktor a lot so far. I have the one with the ring magnet. It's bulky but works nicely for holding wood or drywall screws. I'm probably going to try the one without the ring magnet too since it appears to be considerably slimmer.

On the cars I don't seem to care; the fasteners I remove with power tools with 1/4" hex bits loaded are all easy access and I'm not changing bits very often.

 

[davesnothere]

I like naked women to hold my bits.

 

[Outlawmws]

I like naked women to hold my bits.

But on track to the question, Makita or B&D screw gun (Some times a 2 sp hand crank drill.) If I don't need the screw gun, generally its a dedicated driver...

 

[Monte]

 

[mobiledynamics]

Why the bulk - what's the advantage


Granted, the regular old school Apex I like has a way too strong magnet, the profile is slim to let you see the work. Small enough that you can nudge it in tight spaces.

Or is it because ya'll just like it stubby on the top.

 

[JayL]

I use Mechanics Time Savers for bit holders:

This looks familiar to me .... nice holder.

 

[bcradio]

I use Mechanics Time Savers for bit holders:

Thats a pretty nice one... where does one find one like that... empty of course?

 

[t100]

scrap aluminum stocks on a mill

or a piece of cabinet door with some hole drilled on it:

 

[jjjrmx5]

Why the bulk - what's the advantage

It's a locking collar which means it locks the bit in place but it also has a free spinning outter ring which allows you to control the bit at its base with one hand and a good grip vs. the std. chrome bit holder which you have to let spin in your fingers.

Good for running in lots of fasteners but you usually need the 50mm/2" long bits or the 70mm long bits to overcome the big mass of the ring if doing anything deep or anything close up as the masss of that coller gets in teh way physically or visually in many instances. A lot like trying to see around or drive a motorcycle vs. a Land Rover. LOL

It's all a trade off.

 

[Skin]

Thats a pretty nice one... where does one find one like that... empty of course?

The usual suspects carry them. Amazon, tooltopia etc.. Costs about $12.00.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_n...field-keywords=37+Piece+Bit+Holder+&x=10&y=16

Snap-On has a rebranded version as well but they want twice as much for it. Part number is KMAGBIT37R.

 

[el tanque prohibido]

This looks familiar to me .... nice holder.

Thanks ... I copied it off Google Images.

 

[JayL]

Thanks ... I copied it off Google Images.

 

[mobiledynamics]

I've been trying to think of a application on where I would need to *hold* the holder.

If it's a custom cabinet, I'm predrilling anyway.

Anything else, it's just *rough* screwing for the most part, so as long as the bit is magnetic, I'm good.