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fordbroncodave

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this is very depressing. my brand new old stock screwdriver failed the first time i used it. first use ever! didn't even take out the number one 1/2" long screw!

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when i got it.

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$Hit happens.... They will take care of it, Or i will gladly give you $11 bucks for it, Broken tip and All.
 
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will they hand me a new screwdriver or do they pound another shaft in? i don't recall seeing any long shafts in my snappy dealers drawer (thats what she said) :lol:
 
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Long screwdrivers apply more torque and are more prone to break. I ended up getting one in industrial finish and never broke another one. And yes the long ones can apply more torque due to twist in the shaft. I'm sure Snap-On will take care of it. If they didn't break there would be no need for a warranty
 
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fordbroncodave said:
will they hand me a new screwdriver or do they pound another shaft in? i don't recall seeing any long shafts in my snappy dealers drawer (thats what she said) :lol:
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I'm sure they can order the shaft if your wanting to save the handle.
 
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Ive never seen a screwdriver break like that. Ive seen them strip and distort but never snap.
Check the handle and make sure it's not a Snap-off brand...:lol: Kinda like the "Rollex" watches and the "O-kley" sun glasses.
 
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mrholeshot said:
Long screwdrivers apply more torque and are more prone to break. I ended up getting one in industrial finish and never broke another one. And yes the long ones can apply more torque due to twist in the shaft. I'm sure Snap-On will take care of it. If they didn't break there would be no need for a warranty
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Maybe if you were using it as a prybar. A longer shaft applies less torque, if anything.
 
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Pro-Painter said:
Ive never seen a screwdriver break like that. Ive seen them strip and distort but never snap.
Check the handle and make sure it's not a Snap-off brand...:lol: Kinda like the "Rollex" watches and the "O-kley" sun glasses.
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Good screwdrivers snap off like that one. Cheap screwdrivers just distort the ends and ruin the screw as well. I've had a few snap like that
 
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The length of the shaft means nothing as far as torque goes, for a screwdriver a thicker handle would give greater torque
 
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lipadj46 said:
The length of the shaft means nothing as far as torque goes, for a screwdriver a thicker handle would give greater torque
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As you twist on a long thin screwdriver you can keep turning and the shaft as twist it develops more energy. If the shaft didn't have a small amount of twist it won't make any differance. I didn't beleive it either until it was proved to me several times over.
 
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Sometimes # 2 Snap On's are just too hard, they snap off like that, always pisses me off. When you get one that isn't brittle they last for years
 
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I guess that Chinese metal is not holding up in the overpriced SO screwdrivers....:lol_hitti

You should have bought the Husky Pros and you wouldn't have that broken screwdriver problem.

Or maybe, those SO screwdrivers are make just for polishing and feather dusting.....:thumbup:
 
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***** to have it fail the first time out. I've been thinking about buying the c-man Pro screwdrivers in similar length, just haven't pulled the trigger yet. I rarely need anything that long, but that's about the only kind of screwdriver I'm missing at this point and I figure I might as well get them too, since I actually do like the grip.

I wonder if those will break in a similar fashion if I reef on them? Has that happened to anyone?
 
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I did the same thing several years ago, broke the tip right off in the head of the screw.

Snap On guy swapped the shaft out for me, although this was when the hard handles were regular production.

Actually, now that I think about it I broke an old hard handle earlier this year and he just swapped the shaft out, so you should have no worries.
 
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to those who think that the shaft does not flex, you are an idiot. haven't you used tools before??? don't question what is so obvious.

do this example at home if you are doubtful:

get three 12" 3/8" drive extensions and connect them together inline. then get a 24" breaker bar with an adaptor to fit the 3/8" extensions. then get the socket that fits bolt on the top of your transmission bellhousing. do it.

then tell me that those extensions don't twist. you will probably get 90 degrees worth of turn before it breaks loose. i broke a ratchet by doing that. the pawl broke in 5 pieces on a brand new cornwell ratchet. the reflex was too much and destroyed my ratchet i only had for like 3 days.


back to the screwdriver, the handle is just leverage. the more handle the more you can grasp it and transfer your power through the shaft to the fastener. the variable in this situation is the shaft because it flexes and the hand of the user in varying strengths at which exert power through the shaft to the fastener
 
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If its any consolation, I have a couple of those Snap On screw drivers just like the one you broke that I bought new in 1971 and they still work great.

I don't know the reason, but these long screw drivers always seem to apply more twisting power than shorter ones?

I always use a long one on stubborn screws. I know its easier to put more downward pressure on a longer screw driver.

These are probably my favorite screw drivers.
 
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If you are sending in your SO screwdrivers for warranty repair. Be sure to specify you want a new blade ONLY! Otherwise you will get new instinc screwdrivers returned to you. It just happened to me. So now I've gotta find new black handle replacements to re-complete my set. I will say those new instinc handle were much better (ergonomically) than I expected.
 
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fordbroncodave said:
to those who think that the shaft does not flex, you are an idiot. haven't you used tools before??? don't question what is so obvious.

do this example at home if you are doubtful:

get three 12" 3/8" drive extensions and connect them together inline. then get a 24" breaker bar with an adaptor to fit the 3/8" extensions. then get the socket that fits bolt on the top of your transmission bellhousing. do it.

then tell me that those extensions don't twist. you will probably get 90 degrees worth of turn before it breaks loose. i broke a ratchet by doing that. the pawl broke in 5 pieces on a brand new cornwell ratchet. the reflex was too much and destroyed my ratchet i only had for like 3 days.


back to the screwdriver, the handle is just leverage. the more handle the more you can grasp it and transfer your power through the shaft to the fastener. the variable in this situation is the shaft because it flexes and the hand of the user in varying strengths at which exert power through the shaft to the fastener
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I can't make out exactly what you are trying to say. Are you saying that the twist in the shaft has an effect on torque, or doesn't have an effect on torque?

Flex and twist are two different things. The twist in the shaft has no effect on the applied torque at the end of the shaft, which in this case is the tip of the screwdriver. Flex in the shaft has an effect in the amount of torque at the end of the shaft, because some of the torque is being used to flex the shaft.
 
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ssdp162brb i keep 10 in stock along with the ssdp216rb which is long gone.
my aviation customers can kill the long phillips real fast, ya480b handle helps apply torque
 
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