Pratt Read screwdriver question...

[baucom]

I'm looking for more info about Pratt Read's Professional Mechanics series screwdrivers. I can't find any reference to them on Pratt Read's website nor in the catalogs that mrb posted during his special deal. Does Pratt Read make these themselves? If not, who makes these for them? The only thing I can find on the handle is a part number and "Slovenija". These screwdrivers have comfort grip handles, and the larger sizes have a hex bolster to turn them with a wrench if needed. I decided to pick up a couple just to have something a bit different, but I haven't been able to find out anything about them.

 

[Monte]

this ones ?

The SK Trimolded Screwdrivers are also made in slovenia by oplast http://www.oplast.si/
Maybe they too ?

 

[superautobacs]

Monte is always resourceful!
Haven't heard of oplast before.

 

[mrb]

Interesting, ive never seen those in any of the material I have from PR. I know they really reworked their product offerings, I wonder if these are still available.

 

[Monte]

That are the slovenian SK drivers and the german version from USH

 

[FuriousGeorge]

I suspect Merkava will be along soon to complain about the huge hole in that handle.

 

[baucom]

Yep...those are the Pratt Read screwdrivers I bought. So how does Oplast stack up to other European screwdriver makers like Witte, Wera, and Wiha? I guess they've got to be pretty decent if they're making S-K.

I picked these up at Northern btw. I had to do something to kill a lunch hr, so what better than looking at tools. They had a pretty good sized Pratt Read display with the Black Pearl, Classic, Comfort Grip, and these Professional Mechanics drivers, + a complete set of torx drivers.