Ideas for busted drivers?
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Jbullfrog
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I usually warranty them?
sharpen the shaft to make a scribe,or a center punch for wood.
weld a screw on the shaft to aid in pulling out wall anchors
cut a slot in the shaft for a tire valve tool
add a length tot he shaft with a magnetic 1/4" magnetic holder for an extra long multi driver
weld a screw on the shaft to aid in pulling out wall anchors
cut a slot in the shaft for a tire valve tool
add a length tot he shaft with a magnetic 1/4" magnetic holder for an extra long multi driver
rsanter
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I warranty them.
The ones that do not have a warranty have become hooks, scribes, alignment drifts, etc
Sometimes if one has a handle I like I will knock it off and use it for the handle of something that is missing like a lever on an old piece of equipment.
You will only need a few ‘special’ ones so get rid of the rest
The ones that do not have a warranty have become hooks, scribes, alignment drifts, etc
Sometimes if one has a handle I like I will knock it off and use it for the handle of something that is missing like a lever on an old piece of equipment.
You will only need a few ‘special’ ones so get rid of the rest
davethorik
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If you have a same-brand 1/4 ratchet...pull the screwdriver shank out, drill out the hole for an interference fit on ratchet handle, pound ratchet into handle and voila...custom hard handle ratchet!
Lelandwelds
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You have a torch? A hammer and a flat hunk of heavy steel? Forge new flat tips. Quench in used motor oil. Temper in a home oven. Pull the handles off or wrap in wet towels.
Might try boiling in oil to temper.
Anneal and make some other tool. Leather skiv. Parting tool for wood lathe. Braze on some carbide for wood lathe. Make a steel letter stamp holder. Make bench dogs or toggle clamps. Handles for damper on BBQ PIT.
Might try boiling in oil to temper.
Anneal and make some other tool. Leather skiv. Parting tool for wood lathe. Braze on some carbide for wood lathe. Make a steel letter stamp holder. Make bench dogs or toggle clamps. Handles for damper on BBQ PIT.
Crazyjake8493
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Grind them down to make a scribe/awl or a shorter flat head driver. Or a fancy pick for eating finger foods I guess.
If you could heat and bend them, maybe make some sort of bottle openers. If the handle still looks nice it could make a good tap handle.
If you could heat and bend them, maybe make some sort of bottle openers. If the handle still looks nice it could make a good tap handle.
Parrothead
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I use cheap screwdriver handles for files
Flatheadpopup
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When I worked at the body shop my old boss would use them to clean up the wheel on his hand held buffer. I would find super smooth/rounded flat tip screwdrivers around the shop and finally asked about them.
This is just one example of what I try to tell folks having yard sales when they're asking too much money for used tools:
No one throws tools away. Not even Mom. Not even if they're broken. There is unfathomable tonnage of used tools out there. The next yard sale will have more. And the next. And you'll still have yours at the end of the day because you want too much for them.
No one throws away tools.
No one throws tools away. Not even Mom. Not even if they're broken. There is unfathomable tonnage of used tools out there. The next yard sale will have more. And the next. And you'll still have yours at the end of the day because you want too much for them.
No one throws away tools.
jimmyin3D
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use them for tent spikes! the handles work perfectly to push/hammer in and pull out.
flushcut
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I sharpen mine to a sharp point and sell them to the mafia for proper disposal. lol
WWheeler
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Grind them to a point, hold them up in front of coworkers while you test how sharp you got it carefully with a fingertip and say aloud "One can never have too many shanks handy", then give them all 'the look' as you put it away in your box.
Respect
Respect
orangeblood
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No One Throws Away Tools
(poem by Dad's Tools)
No one throws tools away...not even Mom...not even if they're broken
There is unfathomable tonnage of used tools out there
The next yard sale will have more...and the next....
And you'll still have yours at the end of the day
because...you want too much for them
No one throws away tools
well done sir!!
ddawg16
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"Busted Drivers"......why was I thinking your got busted for DUI?
jayrush13
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I used this old Klein philips to make a chuck key for my holehawg.Sometimes you need to get some leverage on the holehawg chucks. An old husky flathead gave up its handle and I pressed in a 6" magnetic bit holder that had a busted shank that wouldn't work in my impact anymore. Now its a nice driver that works with any type of bit and holds in there good
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metaldad
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pull the shaft. make a file handle. redrill, make a rat handle.
or send me them. ill pay for shipping. i still need about a dozen for files
or send me them. ill pay for shipping. i still need about a dozen for files
jayrush13
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Thanks. I've seen a lot of electricians and plumbers make custom chuck keys to get more leverage on their drill chucks. Now I have a new m18 with the quick chuck and if they cone out with a corded hole hawg with it I just may have to upgrade. But until then I have my custom Klein chuck key.
Ole Slewfoot
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I was pretty surprised at the flea market the other day, I wanted hickory scrap for a knife handle, and I offered a guy $0.25for the handle of a maybe 16oz homeowner hammer with the head busted off. He refused and stuck to his guns.No One Throws Away Tools
(poem by Dad's Tools)
No one throws tools away...not even Mom...not even if they're broken
There is unfathomable tonnage of used tools out there
The next yard sale will have more...and the next....
And you'll still have yours at the end of the day
because...you want too much for them
No one throws away tools
well done sir!!
I got a better one from some other guy.M_George
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I needed to remove the rear view mirror on my Mustang, but a special pry tool was needed. Five minutes with the touch and hammer. I had the tool!
oldwino
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Busted Drivers got me looking at your avatar...if ya can't figure out what to do with that, we can't help you here
Knotgoalie
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"Awl" kinds of things you can do with a broken screwdriver!
Dave455
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Keep them and grind them down to make non standard sizes!
You can’t have too many screwdrivers!
You can’t have too many screwdrivers!
My dad was notoriously cheap, and all his screwdrivers came from the 29c bins on the hardware store counter. Naturally they all rounded off quickly.
There was this restaurant we would go to sometimes on special occasions (like Easter) that had a "farm" theme, with paths and fences and old equipment as decoration, including a giant old manual grinding wheel that actually worked. Kind of like this:
Whenever we would visit there, my dad would load his pockets with his rounded-off cheap screwdrivers, wait until no other guests were nearby, and use the grinding wheel to square them up.
This worked for him because he would only use slotted screws, never Phillips. Once I asked him why, and he said "Because the heads strip so easily." I guess that's not surprising, because nothing ruins a Phillips screw head faster than a worn out tip, and nothing wears out faster than a 29 cent Phillips screwdriver.
There was this restaurant we would go to sometimes on special occasions (like Easter) that had a "farm" theme, with paths and fences and old equipment as decoration, including a giant old manual grinding wheel that actually worked. Kind of like this:
Whenever we would visit there, my dad would load his pockets with his rounded-off cheap screwdrivers, wait until no other guests were nearby, and use the grinding wheel to square them up.
This worked for him because he would only use slotted screws, never Phillips. Once I asked him why, and he said "Because the heads strip so easily." I guess that's not surprising, because nothing ruins a Phillips screw head faster than a worn out tip, and nothing wears out faster than a 29 cent Phillips screwdriver.