Insulated screwdrivers, Wera or Wiha

[Recoil Rob]

I have some of the regular Wiha's with the soft grip and like them very much, here is their insulated set.

Here's Wera's set, can't tell if these handles are soft and grippy or hard and slippy.

Recommendations?

 

[shoturtle]

I like the wiha soft grip insulated screwdrivers better then the wera for isolated work. But I do used the wera chisel and stainless steel screwdriver for everything but electrical work. The wera is not a soft handle like the wiha. It is a injected plastic mode. It is comfortable, but not cushion.

 

[tradesmanschoice]

Or you could try these new slim Wiha screwdrivers - quite useful in the field as screws are often in recessed holes.

http://www.tradesmanschoice.com/catalog/Wiha/3201K6.html

 

[balane]

I haven't tried the Wera insulated screwdrivers, I'm sure they're very good but I've had the exact Wiha set you linked for quite some time now. I got them at Sears, on some sale and also with some promotional thing my wife knew about for a ridiculous low price. I like them very much and think the handles are much more comfortable than the set of Instinct screwdrivers I own. If you like your tools clean my only complaint is that they love to retain stains but it's not that big of a deal. The Wihas have great tips and great handles.

 

[astrodoggie3000]

I use the Wiha insulated drivers at work every day... they have the best grips and the strongest tips i have ever seen. I thought for sure my phillips 2 would have fallen apart by now, but it still looks perfect. Bought mine at Sears as well for 36.

 

[vintagefan]

I use the Wiha insulated drivers at work every day... they have the best grips and the strongest tips i have ever seen. I thought for sure my phillips 2 would have fallen apart by now, but it still looks perfect. Bought mine at Sears as well for 36.

100% agree.

I went through TWO Wera lasertip #2 phillips in the time that it took me to even put a dent in my Wiha #2 insulated. I used them equally.

I don't know why, but the tips on them are just ridiculously durable.

I still really like the Wera, but IMO the tips on them are pretty underwhelming.




I'm literally minutes away from pulling the trigger on a Wiha slimline set. They look AWESOME.

I don't do much hot work on high voltage, but insulated drivers are good for many other things as well.

 

[Dick Tracy]

I've been using the whia about 2-3 days a week for the last 1 1/2 years and they have held up real well. I can't really speak for how comfortable the handles are due to the fact I'm in a full arc flash suit when using them (3 pairs of gloves on cotton, rubber insulator and leather over). Great drivers for the money.

 

[decaf]

if you want soft handles, try these:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002YNQVPE/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[rlitman]

The Wera you posted I believe are hard grips.
I have this style:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003CIUZES/?tag=atomicindus08-20
and the yellow insets are rubbery.

 

[Monte]

 

[shoturtle]

100% agree.

I went through TWO Wera lasertip #2 phillips in the time that it took me to even put a dent in my Wiha #2 insulated. I used them equally.

I don't know why, but the tips on them are just ridiculously durable.

I still really like the Wera, but IMO the tips on them are pretty underwhelming.




I'm literally minutes away from pulling the trigger on a Wiha slimline set. They look AWESOME.

I don't do much hot work on high voltage, but insulated drivers are good for many other things as well.

The wera regular diamond tips are not as strong as their stainless set or the chisel set. The stainless is really durable. But I do go into 15k amp power plants sometimes. And the wiha has been great with cotton under rubber gloves. And the grip of the wiha does not slip around my rubber gloves.

 

[vintagefan]

The wera regular diamond tips are not as strong as their stainless set or the chisel set. The stainless is really durable. But I do go into 15k amp power plants sometimes. And the wiha has been great with cotton under rubber gloves. And the grip of the wiha does not slip around my rubber gloves.

I don't work on hot HV that often, but I do a lot of work on instrumentation, where a slip of the screwdriver against the grounded chassis during troubleshooting, can fry fuses or worse.

Insulated drivers are a lifesaver in that circumstance, but sometimes they just don't work on stuff that has touchsafe terminals. The Wiha slimline drivers look like my dream come true.

 

[winlinmac]

What about Made in Germany, Proto?
Deciding between Proto and Wiha

 

[cheechi]

I bought the wiha set with sears points that would have expired otherwise. Very glad I did, some of the best drivers I have ever used. At the time it was an extra purchase because I was an apartment dweller. Now that I own a house they have got a lot of use relative to a homeowner.