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Today I Got New Screwdriver
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Make a wooden handle?
Good tool is one that gets the job done and you feel good using, ideally it also lasts a long time, but it doesn't have to meet some specific fancyness standards.
Pour one down for the end of a decades old friendship
I get this post completely. It's a symbolic, a piece of your history that's been with you years. It's sad when something like that breaks. I have a 16 year old cup I honestly worry about the day it breaks...
You glue it together and keep pens in it!
You glue it together and keep loose change in it!
You glue it together and... wait... why is my desk and windowsill covered in 20 glued together, formerly important mugs?
Ooooh loose change! Good plan
The loss of a trusty tool is heartbreaking and can also piss a person right off.
There was a time when a craftsman was expected to make a portion of his own tools. And screwdrivers or as the British so eloquently named them - Turn-screws, were some of them. Each tool was hand crafted from iron and wood and made to fit the hand of it's maker perfectly. And every craftsman skill was judged by those tools he made for himself.
I spent a dozen years as a modern day toolmaker. Designing and building the tools needed to manufacture a lot of mundane items around you. And I have a fair number of high precision tools that I have made for myself over the years that no one can just buy. And they made my job easier and my work better.
So grab some steel and wood and make you a screwdriver.
^ Found Keir Starmer's dad's account
I have been accused of a lot of things in my life, and some of them rightfully so. But I have never been accused of being the father of a UK Prime Minister.
I imagine it's not a common occurrence for many people :)
For context, here's a website logging every time Kier Starmer told us his dad was a toolmaker: mydadwasatoolmaker.uk
If you are in Canada, you buy some PicQuic, and you only buy them for the rest of your life. Those screwdrivers are amazing. And ❤️ Robertson.
Seconding this. Got bought one when I started my job ~5 years ago, still going! The rubber that retains the bits does get a bit worn on the commonly used ones, but they are still holding for me currently.
Disappointing that they don't have a hole you can stick another tool in for more torque. I've only needed it once or twice but it's huge when you do need it.
A lot of screwdriver handles are shaped so you can use a wrench to get more torque
Will definitely look into these for future purchases, thanks!
Robertson is a Canadian National hero. He told Henry Ford to fuck off and left USA with stripped screws for 100 years. They are still so touchy about it they call the screws "square drive".
Most people still don't know Japanese JIS are not Phillips and you need JIS drivers.
If you like the more traditional shaped handles but want better performing drivers, I wound up liking Swisstool. The tips of their flat head drivers especially are a life saver working on old guns and pinball machines with crappy but hard to replace screws.
Other honorable mention is Vessel ball handle drivers, they're really comfy if you've got painful hands.
I got a Vessel this summer to remove 2 pozi-drive screws, and it was the cheapest one on Amazon I think at the time. It surprised me what a great feeling tool it was, and I wouldn't hesitate to get another!
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RIP Trusty screwdriver. May your turns never cam out and be ever smooth in the big toolbox in the sky.
Sorry for your loss.
Years ago i started using a "bit holder" screwdriver instead. It allows me to easily swap out the Phillips bit for any other bit or with an adapter i can put 1/4" drive sockets, extensions, etc on the end as well.
I love the handle on this driver, so it's really nice being able to spread it's usefulness with other bits/sockets. This is the one i like, the German-made Felo model 53711: https://kctool.com/products/felo-magnetic-ergonic-1-4-x-100mm-bit-holder-screwdriver
I have a similar one. It's super power is that the handle is a bit thicker. It's amazing how much extra torque that is able to deliver. I've broken cheaper bits and extensions with it.
+1 Wera
Does it screw it?
I'm obsessed about ones with this style of handle. I rarely use a dedicated screwdriver, mostly a ratcheting bit driver or electric drill, but for example I have this one tiny vintage Stanley flathead that's almost more of a pick and it's such a delight everytime I get to use it.
Im like this about anything I have had for awhile. I have this unistrap backpack that you absolutely cannot find anything like it today much less at a good price. zipper only kinda works in one direction but I love that bag.
The zips on my MEC sling bag are to the point where I have to hold them together gingerly to keep them from splitting apart easily. No one makes one this size that is good enough quality anymore so it must last 40 more years somehow. Maybe I learn to sew in a replacement zipper.
yeah this is almost exactly my thing. It had dual zippers so if I zip it in the one direction it splits but it still stays closed if both zips are in the other. I have no idea how long I have beforee that won't work but I can't get one just like it and so don't want to have a different bag.
this post was submitted on 30 Oct 2026
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