Screwdriver Sunday … let’s see ‘em

[AJHD]

It’s Monday now but these too sick to not post.

Are these still available from wherever you got them, or was this the only set?

 

[Spikes]

Nothing like a icy cold Screwdriver - Tasty

This is what I came to see...

 

[Jtels85]

Those Craftsman Handles give my palm PTSD.

They’re definitely not my favorite, but I keep them around for the nostalgia. I believe I bought that set around 2010 or 2011.

 

[rword]

Are these still available from wherever you got them, or was this the only set?

Still available. Seller on eBay has 50+ sets! Look up gearwrench 82683. He also got some other older gearwrench items.

 

[mrvm]

 

[Plombob]

Here are some of mine.

 

[four.cycle]

wait.... what?

that board has space for at least three dozen units. (if we figure the screwdrivers have a maximum width of 1/4" and 6 of them would fit on each hook, and the hooks are about 1-1/2" long.)

 

[MichaelP]

I wonder what percentage of screwdrivers shown in each large collection was actually used.

 

[Plombob]

wait.... what?

that board has space for at least three dozen units. (if we figure the screwdrivers have a maximum width of 1/4" and 6 of them would fit on each hook, and the hooks are about 1-1/2" long.)

If only I could find a few that weren't too spendy. See signature line....

 

[lund]

I wonder what percentage of screwdrivers shown in each large collection was actually used.

I was wondering the same thing. Most of these look pretty pristine!

I have to admit, I collect a lot and some are not used that much. But even with some having light use, I get the feeling that 95% of my collection has seen more action than what I am looking at in some of these impressive pics of very broad collections of high-cost drivers from Snap-On and similar.

 

[AJHD]

Outside of the PB Swiss and the multi-bit drivers in the top right corner, almost everything in this drawer has seen considerable use over the several years I've owned most of it.

But certainly some more than others. Hard handles are also easier to wipe off than the softer handles.

Speaking of which, I don't clean my tools, but I will wipe them off with a shop rag if they're wet (oil, coolant, etc.) or covered in grease.

 

[humber2]

Have all the impressive display images been photoshopped?

Where are the ones used to delid and stir paint?

YMMV

 

[lund]

We all know the answer to that. " Collection" being the operative word in the above sentence.
If they are sorted by color probably none.

I wonder the $ per screwdriver turn of some of the likely DIY user Snap-On collections that I am looking at. It might be scary!! But there are a range of people with different ranges of financial assets. To me, a good tool box of low use tools is better than waking up trapped on a cruise ship with little to do other than sampling the buffets and bars. In my case, I do not even want to think about the assets in my two teenage son's college funds. For academic-paid me, it is equivalent to a few years of my pre-tax income and was quite painful to accumulate on top of family needs and bills. One thing I like about my tool collection, is I am 100% certain that it paid off many times over the years not even including compounding of investment income that was saved in not paying others. I suspect that statement would be true even replacing all with snap-on cost level tools. But fun, better, cheaper, and training my sons with them are all good causes.

 

[Hakeem]

ok here’s my modest collection:



I could honestly get by with 1/2-1/3 of these. PH1 & PH2, small slotted screwdriver, and slotted demo driver see 90% of the use.

All of the Snapon/Matco screwdrivers were heavily discounted, I don’t think they are really worth it when paid full price. Still not sure how I feel about the Instinct handle .. I like it better than the vessel handle but the lobes are a bit large for my liking. The pronounced knurling on the Vessel is exquisite and I wish more companies incorporated it.

The XL screwdrivers get used for poking/adjusting/light prying. They’ve never touched a screw. Bought them on discount because I thought they were kinda cool, not out of any real need.

Ratcheting tee handle screw driver is nice for applying lots of down force to avoid camming out, but not being able to store bits in the handle is a bit of a bummer.

The Matco prydrivers are new but have been handy. Probably could have gotten by with just one but hey, mechanics like buying sets and I am certainly no exception

 

[four.cycle]

Where are the ones used to delid and stir paint?

okay, okay already!

 

[four.cycle]

but wait! there's more!

(the little Japan and Hong-Kong made "flashlight-screwdriver" kits all contain pretty much the same content.)

 

[Nobody-named-Olli]

Trying to contribute something “interesting” as well.

Here are two Drehmax screwdrivers. The Drehmax brand was said to have manufactured screwdrivers & bits and was purchased by Wera mid-90ties. Today the brand is fully gone, but in the early 90ties it was readily available from any hardware/DIY big box store.



They also did have an interesting, very pointy, design to their PZ range of bits:



(Information on Drehmax in German language only: https://www.jettmar.at/marken/●-weitere-deutschland/●-weitere-deutschland-d/#drehmax )

Kind regards,
Olli

 

[Dave455]

I don’t even have a “screwdriver drawer” as such. I don’t have enough drawers to allocate one per tool type! At least not tool box drawers.

I have a “go to” drawer with some screwdrivers, and some other tools. Fulfils 90% of my screwdriving requirements.

I wonder what percentage of screwdrivers shown in each large collection was actually used.

Have all the impressive display images been photoshopped?

Where are the ones used to delid and stir paint?

YMMV

I suspect a lot of folks do what I do, and have some decent drivers that get used “appropriately” - i.e. on screws with heads in decent condition, and in my case you will see both Imperial (the red handled Mac) and Metric (the PB Swiss).

If you have sensible tools (i.e. no crappy soft finish handles) and of good quality, don’t abuse them, and wipe them down, they will stay looking good for years.

I have another selection of “grade two” drivers. These are mostly older tools, but still useful if I need to carry a few tools loose in a box to work away from base.

There’s a filing cabinet drawer too, with “non standard” drivers. Mostly older ones that have been ground to non standard sizes, often for specific purposes.

And yes, there’s a box of real old clunkers. These get used if I have to work in crappy conditions, or yes, for paint stirring etc!

Trying to contribute something “interesting” as well.

Here are two Drehmax screwdrivers. The Drehmax brand was said to have manufactured screwdrivers & bits and was purchased by Wera mid-90ties. Today the brand is fully gone, but in the early 90ties it was readily available from any hardware/DIY big box store.

I am fairly sure those were manufactured by Heyco.

The handle shapes are identical to ones offered by Heyco, and even the yellow colour is one of their standard options.

That’s just superb!

I love the Vessel Powergrip handles. Far superior to the Megadora.

Those are the first of the slim pattern 5100 (blue handles) that I’ve seen. Nice!

 

[JerseyBoatBuilder]

Have all the impressive display images been photoshopped?

Where are the ones used to delid and stir paint?

YMMV

This might be a first for Garagejournal.

These are the only actual screw drivers that I own.
Left two pry/ delid ect. The right two Orange Snap On I have never used, I only kept them because they were in my fathers tools when I settled his estate.
I haven't had an actual need for screw drivers in the last 13 years. I manage to get everything done with SnapOn ratcheting screw drivers with removable shanks and blades when dealing with recessed screws.
Other than that I have a crappy set of Wiha precission screw drivers that I never use and a set of Moody that gets used

 

[Nobody-named-Olli]

(…)

I am fairly sure those were manufactured by Heyco.

The handle shapes are identical to ones offered by Heyco, and even the yellow colour is one of their standard options.

(…)

That is possible. As is common practice in that region, everyone is or was in bed with everyone at some point. …

Kind regards,
Olli

 

[Kurt4440]

I wonder what percentage of screwdrivers shown in each large collection was actually used.

I started cleaning my screwdrivers because I felt like a slacker.

 

[willf650]

Most of these are screwdrivers I don’t use everyday anymore and are overflow.

Cushioned grip “Klein” style collection


Extra 10 in 1 style screwdrivers


My Klein standard and metric nutdrivers all the way to 5/8”. I have other common sizes I carry in my tool bags but these are overflow Im trying to keep as complete sets


Random overflow of what’s left of complete sets with pieces long lost.


Misc overflow control screwdrivers mainly craftsman professional and a couple German made Ideal rebrands


Two complete torx sets chucked in another overflow drawer. I do love the long shanked SK hard handles. These are my only complete torx sets and should be in a regular drawer but I seldom use Torx.


A recent purchase of a complete set of Williams that are still intact. These are not overflow but a set in my home garage



The screwdrivers I use at work are a mixture of Klein and Wera and I have a set of Vessels and Wihas in my pole barn. If I was to buy a single set of screwdrivers and could only have one it might be Vessels. I love the Impacta versions and they are awsome for those little screws in brake rotors since this is a “garage” forum.

 

[Nobody-named-Olli]

Here are another two that are good for a bit of an anecdotal story.

While they are not marked with the stores name/logo, these were purchased in the early 90ties from the Praktiker DIY market/ big box store chain. Their signature color was blue, and many of their “promotional aisle”/ store brand tools featured it. Later the store was probably best known for their notorious “20% off everything, except pet food” ad-campaign that played on TV and Radio ad nauseam. (There was even a Chuck Norris joke about it: ”Chuck Norris gets 20% off everything at Praktiker, including pet food.”) Anyway, today it’s considered a failed business strategy that ultimately drove them into bankruptcy. (Praktiker story on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praktiker )





Kind regards,
Olli

 

[lund]

Outside of the PB Swiss and the multi-bit drivers in the top right corner, almost everything in this drawer has seen considerable use over the several years I've owned most of it.

But certainly some more than others. Hard handles are also easier to wipe off than the softer handles.

Speaking of which, I don't clean my tools, but I will wipe them off with a shop rag if they're wet (oil, coolant, etc.) or covered in grease.

Yes, you are right. Hard handles do clean up a lot better on a wipe. Most my screwdrivers look relatively good too since I useually wipe down before returning and will use WD40 etc if they get mucked up. But I have more of a brand and type mix than what I am seeing with some here (with a drawer full of color coded upper line stuff etc). I also tend to keep beaters (old Craftsman typically) separate for whatever abuse. Some people prefer older Klein's and PB Swiss with softer grips. Those are really good, but I would be hesitant to use them for automotive stuff due to the difficulty to clean them (particularly Klein's which are more for electrical work). Phillips and PZ and Vessel type PZ all tend to wear a bit though with heavy use so the tips tend to deteriorate in time ... particularly on surface coatings. So I was looking at some of those style tips in various pics and thinking they looked almost unused to the extent one can tell from pics (yours do look like they saw some use). But as I was saying in another reply, to each their own and some people may have a lot of financial resources and some might put more in tools rather than vacations etc. That can be a good cause. Even higher end tools tend to pay off themselves quickly even in DIY use.

 

[CoogarXR]

Here's some of my (mostly Xcelite) screwdriver/nutdriver hoard.

The screwdriver drawer. This is for electronics/clean work:

SAE Nut Drivers:

Metric Nut Drivers, Spinners, Bit Drivers and Picks:

Hex/Allen:

Torx, Clutch, Robertson, Bristol:

Precision:

And my "other" screwdriver drawer, for mechanic/dirty work, and the general drawer I refer people to who ask to use "a screwdriver", lol. It's where the screw starters live too (vaco, upson, etc):

 

[Kurt4440]

Here's some of my (mostly Xcelite) screwdriver/nutdriver hoard.

The screwdriver drawer. This is for electronics/clean work:

SAE Nut Drivers:

Metric Nut Drivers, Spinners, Bit Drivers and Picks:

Hex/Allen:

Torx, Clutch, Robertson, Bristol:

Precision:

And my "other" screwdriver drawer, for mechanic/dirty work, and the general drawer I refer people to who ask to use "a screwdriver", lol. It's where the screw starters live too (vaco, upson, etc):

After cleaning some of my old screwdrivers because I felt like a slacker, I thought to myself that I had way too many screwdrivers.
Thanks for setting me straight, I have nothing to be worried about.

Nice collection by the way.

 

[CoogarXR]

After cleaning some of my old screwdrivers because I felt like a slacker, I thought to myself that I had way too many screwdrivers.
Thanks for setting me straight, I have nothing to be worried about.

Nice collection by the way.

Thank you. It seems like a lot (and it is), but there are no duplicates among the Xcelites in those drawers. They are all unique drivers, and I use 90% of them pretty regularly. Sure, you could probably eliminate all of them with a good bit-set, but I prefer having a dedicated driver for each, just because in the electronics world, they just love putting weird screws down long tubes or in narrow passages that a bit driver just won't fit. So there is a purpose to having all this. Same with the nut drivers. They are just a little more capable than a spinner + socket, and that "little more" can mean making a job so much easier.

There are some duplicates in the Craftsman drawer, just because sometimes I like to have several out at a time if I am working on multiple jobs. Or if I am working with others and need to equip a couple extra people.

And I have shown before, I have a bunch more Xcelite stuff in my mobile kits too. I just have a "thing" for them for some reason. I really like their precision pliers/cutters too. I have a kajillion of those as well.

 

[Kurt4440]

Thank you. It seems like a lot (and it is), but there are no duplicates among the Xcelites in those drawers. They are all unique drivers, and I use 90% of them pretty regularly. Sure, you could probably eliminate all of them with a good bit-set, but I prefer having a dedicated driver for each, just because in the electronics world, they just love putting weird screws down long tubes or in narrow passages that a bit driver just won't fit. So there is a purpose to having all this. Same with the nut drivers. They are just a little more capable than a spinner + socket, and that "little more" can mean making a job so much easier.

There are some duplicates in the Craftsman drawer, just because sometimes I like to have several out at a time if I am working on multiple jobs. Or if I am working with others and need to equip a couple extra people.

And I have shown before, I have a bunch more Xcelite stuff in my mobile kits too. I just have a "thing" for them for some reason. I really like their precision pliers/cutters too. I have a kajillion of those as well.

I am not here to judge, and I agree wholeheartedly that bit sets don't work for many jobs.

Years ago my youngest daughter said that I had way too many tools. Well after working with me on her own cars, she realizes that maybe I don't have enough tools.

It is just good to see that I am not the only "tool nut" who has "too many" tools, and that we all actually enjoy using them to get things done.

 

[jeffmoss26]

Picked these up the other day:

The Klein Tool addiction thread! :)

Modbox work truck revision 2. That steel mounting plate I linked earlier works well. There is some possibility of movement as it's thinner than the plastic of the Modbox cleats. I understand why as they would need to make it out of 3/16" plate to be the same thickness. Still hate this work...

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[Mr. Tool]

 

[Jastone7373]

 

[Jastone7373]

 

[4xdog]

Daiso, the Japanese dollar store, had these Proto knockoffs on the rack a couple of weeks ago. Made in China in both slotted and cross-point configurations, and not bad for a couple of bucks.

 

[rword]

This is my “good” screwdriver drawer. This is, maybe, one third of my screwdrivers.

the Williams good?

 

[ecotec]

the Williams good?

I like them a lot.

 

[rust in the eye]

Here's some of my (mostly Xcelite) screwdriver/nutdriver hoard.

The screwdriver drawer. This is for electronics/clean work:

SAE Nut Drivers:

Metric Nut Drivers, Spinners, Bit Drivers and Picks:

Hex/Allen:

Torx, Clutch, Robertson, Bristol:

Precision:

And my "other" screwdriver drawer, for mechanic/dirty work, and the general drawer I refer people to who ask to use "a screwdriver", lol. It's where the screw starters live too (vaco, upson, etc):

I can smell all those acetate handles from here.

 

[Steel_Rain]

I can smell all those acetate handles from here.

A few years ago, after he passed, I remember opening my Dad's 80's service kit with a bunch of Xcelite mini drivers in it. At first, I thought he may have had one to many PBR's and yakked in there.

Nothing like the old vomit drivers.

 

[rword]

I like them a lot.

Just ordered a bunch of Williams products. I contacted them and everything I got has lifetime warranty. They said if any issues, send email with part # and address

 

[CoogarXR]

I can smell all those acetate handles from here.

Like I have said before, the smell is the same potency if you have one Xcelite or 1000, so you mignt as well have 1000.

 

[four.cycle]

I pulled this one out of the Evaporust yesterday and gave it to my buddy. Marked "Sun Mfg. Corp."
I was pretty sure I'd nailed down the manufacturer of these to Kipton Industries of Kipton, Ohio, so this one is something of a puzzler.
Trying to run a Google search for "Sun Mfg. Corp." is an exercise in futility. If you have any ideas, let me know.
"Palm Grip" was definitely Kipton Industries, but examples of Kipton-made "Palm Grip" yellow-handled drivers are shaped differently, and the font used is different.