Mystery screwdriver
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jjarrell4
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so you can put a 13mm wrench on one end and crank down with more torque than your hand could
Mickey O
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Teken
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It's also used as impact driver, to free up the screw should it start to deform . . .
Both of those sort of make sense, but why would anyone use a Phillips head screw if that much torque was needed?
Surely not!
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metal1313
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you might not tighten it that much but think about screws in older cars and trucks. they seize in place with crud or rust all the time
Mickey O
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Surely not!
Of course that's it's purpose but it does have the hex drive on the other side, but that doesn't change the purpose of the screwdriver end. Could be for extra torque in loosening/tightening screw but I wonder if it is a specialty tool, from what I saw on google is that brand is on a lot of UK websites and being metric could be another indicator of a foreign tool. Now what it reminds me of is a thermostat tool that I have that is similar in that it is double sided like that but it has an allen bit and female hex on the handle. Maybe one of the Brits here will know, I believe one of them is a tool dealer in the UK.
If I had to guess I'd guess HVAC tech or electricians tool.
lbgradwell
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It seems to be an alternative to the more traditionally-positioned hex bolster on screwdrivers. This design seems inferior since the user cannot press down on the end of the handle while employing the wrench to turn the driver.
A "homeowner's" brand, so just gimmicky I'd guess...
A "homeowner's" brand, so just gimmicky I'd guess...
Zrexxer
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Just put an impact wrench on it
Problem solved! And then you have a new problem - twisted off screws...
Aha, well found! Teken and jjarrell4 have it:
"The end hexagon hammer plate will sustain impact from a hammer and can also be used in conjunction with a spanner or ratchet"
What a pointless innovation
I was thinking along the same lines as Mickey O's second post, that someone was going to say 'what, you've never seen the fitting on a ... before??'
Just put an impact wrench on it
And then you have a new problem - twisted off screws...
Teken
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Aha, well found! Teken and jjarrell4 have it:
"The end hexagon hammer plate will sustain impact from a hammer and can also be used in conjunction with a spanner or ratchet"
What a pointless innovation
I was thinking along the same lines as Mickey O's second post, that someone was going to say 'what, you've never seen the fitting on a ... before??'
I don't see anything wrong with that tool to be honest so long as it can actually take a pounding from a hammer.
I have seen allot of techs using a standard, phillips, robertson, etc and hammering at the end with disasterious results to the user and tool.
If it can take a beating and helps the user to persuade that screw loose I am all for it . . . Sometimes there is value in cheap, but then again one only truly knows when they have the tool and tries it!