Cheap beater screw drivers

[doan]

I have a big set of old Craftsman red/blue/clear handles and nicer Mac, Matco, Wiha, Craftsman Pro. sets.

The Old Cman's get used for dirty stuff, and the others for clean. I find I rarely spend much time turning screws with screwdrivers, they get used a lot more for "other" stuff.

Impact driver does all the real work. The old Cman's fit the "other" category well. Lots of sizes. That's what you don't usually get with other cheap sets.

"Other" doesn't alway mean abuse... Pry, align, poke holes, remove oil filters, pull seals... All things that we should have other tools to do. Sometimes that tool doesn't work for that application or you just don't have it.

screwdrivers and vice-grips can fill in for lots of stuff.

 

[malykaii]

Not cheap, not expensive, not "beater", but you CAN beat the snot out of them and they'll last for ages:

http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.aspx?p=70266&cat=1,43411,70372

Stop wasting your money on throwaway tools!

Problem is I'll loose them.

 

[malykaii]

If I may ask

300 **** brown trucks, which building

I'm at Manhattan South. You one of us? Let me guess, Brush Ave?

The real number is more like 265 trucks.

 

[bobbycos]

I'm at Manhattan South. You one of us? Let me guess, Brush Ave?

The real number is more like 265 trucks.

Here is a huge hint and if you miss it


107521

 

[malykaii]

107521... No way. Lol wow. Small world.

 

[malykaii]

I guess I'll see you down by the center tonight when I get write ups.

 

[Askme42]

Problem is I'll loose them.

Keep a better eye on your stuff

 

[bobbycos]

I guess I'll see you down by the center tonight when I get write ups.

Poh today, will be there tomorrow

 

[jd_1138]

107521... No way. Lol wow. Small world.

You guys can be like Deacon and Doug from King of Queens now.

Do both of you have a hot wives like Doug's wife Carrie and Deacon's wife?

 

[Askme42]

lol I'm a ups driver. You poor mechanics.




Parts on order safe to run.

 

[bobbycos]

lol I'm a ups driver. You poor mechanics.




Parts on order safe to run.

My truck needed a part that took 3 weeks to get from the central supply but I had in my hand within an hour on a Saturday afternoon and it was OEM not aftermarket

That part could use changing

 

[bobbycos]

You guys can be like Deacon and Doug from King of Queens now.

Do both of you have a hot wives like Doug's wife Carrie and Deacon's wife?

I do, I don't know about mal

 

[scarecrow505]

The blue and red harbor freight set are my beater screwdrivers

 

[theoldwizard1]

Hard to beat the Craftsman screwdrivers when they are on sale at Christmas and sometimes Father's Day. $10-$15 for a set.

 

[Askme42]

My truck needed a part that took 3 weeks to get from the central supply but I had in my hand within an hour on a Saturday afternoon and it was OEM not aftermarket

That part could use changing

Center must of been over budget for the month lol

 

[ryanm]

one more vote for the HF set. homestly, thinking about getting a few more sets just to keep in the car/truck or portable work box

 

[nicksnothereman]

So while I have a nice set of screw drivers for, well turning screws, I want a second set to not ruin these.

A set to stir paint with, pry with, hammer away as chisels, and to hammer in the Philips into ruined screw heads before turning.

Suggestions?

Any pretty much.

For chisels you want striking which aren't really cheap new but somewhat available (I think channellock sells an import set).

I used to get the cheapies at home depot and lowes sometimes they were on clearance. Those are pretty good actually not just for this duty. I don't shop at lowe's anymore so...home depot? Comparatively it's cheaper just to buy a set of crystals or old stock for this type of duty. Sometimes at big lots you can find a set of junkers for like 6 bucks (Olympia), I think they're copper (the old ones weren't) so don't hammer on those ones.

 

[Olafur]

You have to be careful with some of the cheap -no name- drivers. Some of them are actually so damned good you start to question why you spent so much money buying the top brands.

That *****, trust me!

 

[bobbycos]

Here's some you might try: http://www.harborfreight.com/8-pc-magnetic-screwdriver-set-7386.html

They're cheap and the shank goes all the way to the cap. If you don't like them, at least you didn't spend much.

At some shops that's all the "techs" use

 

[John in OH]

For the tasks that you have described, this is what I use.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-2-Piece-Demo-Drivers-with-Steel-Caps-48-22-2002/204221761

These do look interesting .... think I'll pick up the 2-piece set next trip to HD.

Otherwise, I use the crystal handled Craftsman screwdrivers for the non-standard screwdriver jobs. Decent quality, relatively inexpensive, and (most importantly) still made us USA.