Screwdrivers

[Mr Fro]

2 hours ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said:

Is "pokey end" a technical engineering term? I haven't learnt that one yet.

Yeah, that was week 1 of the HNC.

 

Now, in the final year of the degree, we're in deep intellectual discussion about which end of it to hit with a hammer.

[rennie]

I get through a lot of terminal/smaller sized screwdrivers at work!

I have to buy my own originally but work replace broken/damaged tools if we wait long enough.

We have some cheap nasty ones atm that have neons/leds in the handle.

I carry at least 3 different ones in my pocket and quite often can't get terminals undone! 

[Bender]

2 hours ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said:

Is "pokey end" a technical engineering term? I haven't learnt that one yet.

Yes it's a technical term us highlies traneded busines poeple used  

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

5 minutes ago, Bender said:

Yes it's a technical term us highlies traneded busines poeple used  

Hmmm... more technical jargon I've never heard before.

 

Either that or still not sobered up.

[Bender]

Just now, Mississippi Bullfrog said:

Hmmm... more technical jargon I've never heard before.

 

Either that or still not sobered up.

Sorry to disappoint, not only dry Jan, I'm now doing dry Feb  

[manxie49]

16 hours ago, Stu said:

If you are looking to use them on bikes then you need to be buying JIS screwdrivers 

Thanks Stu, never heard of JIS screw drivers, I'm just going to have a read up on them now.  They will be getting used on the bikes yes, so I want the right gear 

[manxie49]

11 hours ago, fastbob said:

Swap every possible fastener on the bike for an Allen Bolt . 

Thats actually very sound advice 

 

[manxie49]

Has anyone heard of or used TOPTUL screwdrivers?  My neighbour mentioned them, I had a look on the net and they're eye wateringly expensive.

[S-Westerly]

32 minutes ago, Bender said:

Sorry to disappoint, not only dry Jan, I'm now doing dry Feb  

Good God man! Seek medical advice immediately. 

[Bender]

21 minutes ago, S-Westerly said:

Good God man! Seek medical advice immediately. 

That's it though, any mention of dry March will be met churchillian defiance.

[Bender]

40 minutes ago, manxie49 said:

Has anyone heard of or used TOPTUL screwdrivers?  My neighbour mentioned them, I had a look on the net and they're eye wateringly expensive.

Everything is a trade off, if spending money is no problem then look at Swiss and German but for Joe average something that is not made of cheese and your not going to cry over if you loose it is enough.

 

My phillip/pozidrive get hammered into Rusty screws on a daily basis screw heads always snap first, I've never lost the end from a good screwdriver yet, snap a few bits with impact drivers.

 

Eventually they wear and you can tell when you loose the edges and they don't grip as well, at that point they usually get turned into a pointy Brad or a removable safety pin for my adjustable ladder.

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

16 minutes ago, Bender said:

That's it though, any mention of dry March will be met churchillian defiance.

Yeah, but Churchill was usually plastered to begin with. 

[fastbob]

16 minutes ago, Bender said:

That's it though, any mention of dry March will be met churchillian defiance.

Careful now , you might just get to like it . My last drink was over ten years ago . Best thing I ever did . 

[S-Westerly]

32 minutes ago, fastbob said:

Careful now , you might just get to like it . My last drink was over ten years ago . Best thing I ever did . 

My problem is I'm a sybarite at heart. I can be dry as a bloody desert when I'm on a ship but when I'm home a good meal without a glass of decent wine is just not the same. 

[Bender]

1 hour ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said:

Yeah, but Churchill was usually plastered to begin with. 

My kinda defiance  

[Bender]

1 minute ago, Bender said:

My kinda defiance  

Anywho back to screwdrivers.

 

1 part vodka, 2 parts orange is the standard mix  

 

[Stu]

5 hours ago, Bender said:

Anywho back to screwdrivers.

 

1 part vodka, 2 parts orange is the standard mix  

 

 

Careful you make people flounce when you have a drink................allegedly 

[Bender]

9 minutes ago, Stu said:

 

Careful you make people flounce when you have a drink................allegedly 

I know, couldn't make it up.

[Stu]

Maybe you speak the wrong language 

[Bender]

2 minutes ago, Stu said:

Maybe you speak the wrong language 

Me no hablo sentido

[Gerontious]

8 hours ago, manxie49 said:

Has anyone heard of or used TOPTUL screwdrivers?  My neighbour mentioned them, I had a look on the net and they're eye wateringly expensive.

its a Taiwanese brand.. very popular in the US, as a "Premium affordable". I would rather stick with "made in Germany" where possible. Brands like Wiha for screwdrivers in particular, or the slightly more affordable Wera which are made in the Czech Republic to German standards. Theres little need to look to the Far East for the best quality. The sort of tools that will last a lifetime. which are always preferable to me than a lifetime guarantee.. which really just means "you break it, we'll replace it" - I would rather spend a little more for something that just wont break at all, at usually the most inconvenient time.

Edited February 7, 2021 by Gerontious

[JRH]

12 hours ago, rennie said:

I get through a lot of terminal/smaller sized screwdrivers at work!

I have to buy my own originally but work replace broken/damaged tools if we wait long enough.

We have some cheap nasty ones atm that have neons/leds in the handle.

I carry at least 3 different ones in my pocket and quite often can't get terminals undone! 

Are screwdrivers with neons still allowed on industrial sites? 
On most / all water authority sites they are banned.

[rennie]

I presume so, we've still got 'em 

[S-Westerly]

8 hours ago, JRH said:

Are screwdrivers with neons still allowed on industrial sites? 
On most / all water authority sites they are banned.

Interesting but why? I'd not have thought they'd hazard the water?

[dynax]

15 minutes ago, S-Westerly said:

Interesting but why? I'd not have thought they'd hazard the water?

 

Possibly because they create an electrical circuit through the body, using a properly insulated screwdriver in conjunction with a more suitable tester for live circuits. No idea if this is case but in some H&S reality will make some logical sense.