Thoughts on a newly patented screwdriver?

[justanengineer]

The Aero Driver is a flat blade screwdriver. You just happen to able to turn the blade around and have a bit driver. Two searches were done to find another screwdriver that would do this, mine and the patent examiner’s. We were unable to find one, doesn’t mean we didn’t miss it, but I haven’t seen it yet.

Thanks for clarifying, sorry if I missed the obvious but thought the new tech was the locking handle. To give a bit of feedback I concur with others in that I dont particularly see the need for my uses. I dont use the shorter non-locking (usually magnetic) bits period and IME the longer ball detent variety tend to be difficult to remove after theyve sat unused awhile. I use the locking handles primarily for the oddball, rarely used, and/or disposable tools like deburring but also have one in the small box I keep on my desk, fewer handles = less space. I dont need storage in the handle, most of my bits are too long/large to fit and I'm rather picky about bit quality anyway which is probably the main reason Im not a buyer.

From a fellow patent holder - good luck either way.

 

[Hybridss]

Definitely market towards aircraft mechanics. This is a great Line tool and I could have used the locking flat blade on one side with a bit holder on the other numerous times in my 30 years as a aircraft mechanic. I like it. Maybe you can get The Yard Store to carry it.

 

[johninct]

Just a note here about those complaining about the "negative feedback":



The OP didn't ask to be stroked. From the tone and content of his original post, I think it's reasonable to assume he wanted some honest feedback.

I'm sure magtl understands we are all looking at his new gizmo through different prisms.
In the context of his question I am looking at it more from the point of "will it sell?" (as opposed to its practicality for every day use.) My brain is hard-wired that way because of my background.

Anybody remember these? Or possibly have one in your tool box?




When it was first introduced in the early 1970's this POS was touted as the next best thing to sliced bread, and was going to revolutionize the tool industry. Everybody got suckered into writing purchase orders for these, and after a couple years went by and the public figured out what a completely useless piece of garbage it was, you couldn't give the damn things away. (I think we finally marked them down to about .13 cents each just to get rid of them.)

And no, it's not apples and oranges - it's still a widget, and a widget is a widget is a widget.

I still think devising some means of tethering the screw-on cap to the unit would be a selling feature, but that's just me.

Clarify please: the handle has the storage area for the bits in the back end, and each storage slot holds two one-inch bits, making total storage space available for 8 one-inch bits, correct?
If I chose instead to use the storage area for 4 two-inch bits, would they fit without any issues? (If my memory serves me correctly most of those types of tools that I own only hold four one-inch bits in the handle.)

I found my tool like the one on the right last week!!!! I think I used it once to grab onto a shaft. My Aunt who died got it for me so I will never be without it and probably will never have another use for it too.