Show us your screw starters

[bora492]

What have you got? I have a few different designs, but all function fine.

 

[p00p]

The title really painted a different picture than what I was expecting when I made the click in here.
https://www.harborfreight.com/spring-loaded-center-punch-621.html

Otherwise, I'll bust the nut driver assortment out.

 

[d.mcfarland]

The title really painted a different picture than what I was expecting when I made the click in here.
https://www.harborfreight.com/spring-loaded-center-punch-621.html

Otherwise, I'll bust the nut driver assortment out.

Center punches and nut drivers aren't screw starters...

 

[p00p]

Center punches and nut drivers aren't screw starters...

I'll start with the punch & drive it in.

Some screws have a SAE hex head, expanding the options for the tools to be used.

 

[darkzero]

I own the 2 short ones at the bottom shown in the OP. Craftsman, got them in a set with some other stuff at Sears in the late 90s. I don't recall ever using them though.

Oh, I also have one of those Craftsman screwholding screwdrivers in phillips, that one I have used but I don't think it really qualifies as a screw starter.

 

[jdewitt]

I place the screw on the tip of the screwdriver or bit in impact driver, hold it there with my left forefinger, and drive it in.

 

[RoundedNut]

I use Robertson screws and drivers.

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[mikegt4]

What have you got? I have a few different designs, but all function fine.

I have one like the bottom one in the photo, about 10" long. I bought it probably in the late 1960's primarily to start the screws that hold points in a distributor. It still works, use it from time to time for starting screws or picking up screws that I drop using the magnet. I forget who made them for Sears (may have been Proto) but the company still makes them today.

 

[wolf_from_wv]

I place the screw on the tip of the screwdriver or bit in impact driver, hold it there with my left forefinger, and drive it in.

Sometimes, I use electrical tape or a paper clip.

https://americanprofile.com/articles/clip-clamp-handyman/

 

[2oolhound]

Here's an earlier thread with some nice ones:

[url]https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=455687[/URL]

 

[HalfTonTom]

I ply her with drinks...

 

[bora492]

Hey 2oolhound, that's a great thread. Thanks!

 

[gregplv]

I have these. All Vaco, a gift from my Dad when I was servicing packaging machines

 

[Garage-ist 2]

2oolhound. Thank you for the link. Lots of good ideas.

 

[Mr. Tool]

Alright I’ll play along.

Here is what I’ve got as far as screw starters.

The first two pictured is an old vintage Stanley 100 Plus and a PB Swiss 155.








Next are my “exclusive to me” Vaco 3-Piece Set with Slotted Screw Holding Tips.

Strange if you notice though, 1 out of the 3 larger ones' from the set has Klein Tools printed on the handle?

The set even came with an extra pocket shirt small size screwdriver.

 

[Mallen]

 

[Mr. Tool]

.......possibly "thinking outside the box" or just plain improvising?


As the picture shows an individual does a lot of work on electrical equipment did not want to use a magnetic screwdriver around components where it might cause damage. He solved the problem of keeping a screw on a non-magnetized screwdriver by sliding a paper clip over the screwdriver shaft. He secures the screw head between the screwdriver tip and the bent end of the paper clip. This technique is particularly useful in tight places.

 

[four.cycle]

top to bottom: Indestro Super 4787, Indestro Super 4790, Ullman Devices PD9

It would appear obvious that Indestro's source was Ullman.

 

[Mallen]

.......possibly "thinking outside the box" or just plain improvising?


As the picture shows an individual does a lot of work on electrical equipment did not want to use a magnetic screwdriver around components where it might cause damage. He solved the problem of keeping a screw on a non-magnetized screwdriver by sliding a paper clip over the screwdriver shaft. He secures the screw head between the screwdriver tip and the bent end of the paper clip. This technique is particularly useful in tight places.

I'm going to try that one.

 

[carmantl]

I've had my Vaco's for probably thirty years. Love em! Also have both styles of Indestros. Previous comments about points distributors is spot on. Not a good place to drop a screw!