The Screwdriver I did not know I needed

Johnatan56 said:
It's also easier to swap/test bits quickly than it is to go through multiple different screw drivers till you find the right one,
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That's one helluva stretch.
and they're all generally used at the same time after one another.
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It's either at the same time (simultaneously) or one after the other (sequentially).
 
bwana said:
That's one helluva stretch.
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If I have to go and fetch all my screw drivers, yes, it's a large pile, easier to just take lots of small bits and see if fits, then attach to screw driver.
bwana said:
It's either at the same time (simultaneously) or one after the other (sequentially).
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As said, didn't re-read, as in all the screws of the same type* at a time, usually sequentially.
 
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Jean Claude Vaaldamme said:
If I may ask another question. What is the fascination with a ratchet screw driver? I use screwdrivers almost daily and have two ratchet screwdrivers and almost never use them.
First for the ratchet to work you need some tension on the screw, so when you start screwing there is not tension and ratchet is not working, same with loosening, at start it works well and the it will stop at one stage.
I know you can set it to operate like a normal screwdriver, but then you could just buy a normal screwdriver for R80. I mean do you need to change settings then while screwing on every screw?

Secondly, these screwdrivers with all the bits in them. Why the hassle of opening up a little compartment and changing bits every time. I have one like that in my camp trailer. Its convenient for in case once in two years I might need it.
But anyone say building a pc or electronics on more frequent base, will just have 3 or 4 normal screwdrivers of the different sizes needed at hand? I mean that is much more convenient to just grab another one than to have to change bits the whole time? So yes if you use it once a year at least you can just have in in your desk drawer. But surely anybody using screwdrivers more often would not use these things that you need to change bits the whole time.
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The answer is simple.
1. In the days before power drivers, the only way to get more torque in confined spaces was to use a decent ratchet screwdriver that allowed one to get a firm grip on the screwdriver and then repeatedly apply a consistent torque to the screw being driven.
2. Secondly, where many screws are being driven in a short space of time, a ratchet screwdriver is a huge help because it takes lots of strain and pain out of the equation.

They are not intended for casual occasional use.
 
Geoff.D said:
1. In the days before power drivers, the only way to get more torque in confined spaces was to use a decent ratchet screwdriver that allowed one to get a firm grip on the screwdriver and then repeatedly apply a consistent torque to the screw being driven.
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Fulcrum29 said:
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I must be honest that I was more than a little surprised by how well it did in the review.
Still a bit steep for just a screwdriver (paying in rands) but at 1/2 the cost of the next best screwdriver they did an amazing job.
 
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I bought a Stanley many years ago. It still works great.

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Otherwise individual manual screwdriver from Gedore.
 
I’ve changed my mind. It’s better than I thought it would be. I’m not sure I’d spend over a grand on it, but I can respect it as a tool.
 
deesef said:
I bought a Stanley many years ago. It still works great.

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Bought mine about 10 years ago, think I paid R80 for it. Still works fine and lives in the kitchen drawer. All my other screwdrivers are in the toolbox and I use them more often.
 
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