Guess the item (old screwdrivers)

[DPG]

Morning all.

Someone on here was talking about Yankee screwdrivers a few days ago. I still use one of them occasionally at home - it was my late father's and is roughly 45 years old I think. And still works perfectly, and the original bits are still fine, which goes to show how well they made this stuff.

Anyway, have a look at the photo - who knows what the 9 extra items are to the left of the main bits? Anybody else got a set of them?

 

[telectrix]

drill bits for wood, generally used for pilot holes for the screws.. and the bit at top is a countersinking bit.

 

[DPG]

drill bits. and the bit at top is a countersinking bit.

I knew you would know. Was hoping the thread might last a bit longer than that though ?

 

[telectrix]

tough. maybe the bullet like item might stretch it a bit. (pun intentional).

 

[DPG]

tough. maybe the bullet like item might stretch it a bit. (pun intentional).

Above the drill bits? Ah but we know what that is don't we. Sshhhhh.

 

[Pete999]

Morning all.

Someone on here was talking about Yankee screwdrivers a few days ago. I still use one of them occasionally at home - it was my late father's and is roughly 45 years old I think. And still works perfectly, and the original bits are still fine, which goes to show how well they made this stuff.

Anyway, have a look at the photo - who knows what the 9 extra items are to the left of the main bits? Anybody else got a set of them?

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a"YANKEE DRIVER"PLUS BITS NEXT, bigest source of Black Mans Pinches known to Man. not a racist name by the way.

 

[westward10]

They look like reamers but parallel and not spiral.

 

[Pete999]

They look like reamers but parallel and not spiral.

Think they are taps of varying sizes

 

[DPG]

Think they are taps of varying sizes

8 drill bits. But straight fluted rather than twist drills.

 

[westward10]

8 drill bits. But straight fluted rather than twist drills.

That's the word fluted, fluted reamers.

 

[Mike Johnson]

Still have my father's one somewhere in my imperial tool box, think its in the barn, not going to look the roofs falling in. ? No not the tool box's roof, @telectrix .?

 

[7029 dave]

If my memory serves me well the yankee screwdriver was made by stanley, my old mentor had one.

He was very fast with it on the P clips and pyro

 

[Sparky Pat]

Good , properly made British tools, something we don't see these days.

 

[Pete999]

Good , properly made British tools, something we don't see these days.

It's not red and orange though is it

 

[DPG]

It's not red and orange though is it

I could paint it. Mind you like the original purple to be fair.

 

[Colin Jenkins]

I could paint it. Mind you like the original purple to be fair.

Hello DPG.
The 8 small bits to the left are from a blue-handled Stanley Pushdrill, 1970/80s vintage. It works exactly like a miniature Yankee screwdriver, but makes pilot holes in timber rather than turning a screw. The Pushdrill and Yankee bits don't interchange; both are useful tools.
Regards, Colin.

 

[DPG]

Hello DPG.
The 8 small bits to the left are from a blue-handled Stanley Pushdrill, 1970/80s vintage. It works exactly like a miniature Yankee screwdriver, but makes pilot holes in timber rather than turning a screw. The Pushdrill and Yankee bits don't interchange; both are useful tools.
Regards, Colin.

Almost 100% correct. But the pushdrills do interchange with the big Yankee - that's what the metal adaptor is for (above the set of drills).

 

[pc1966]

That's the word fluted, fluted reamers.

Why did I think of band-camp?

 

[pc1966]

If my memory serves me well the yankee screwdriver was made by stanley, my old mentor had one.

He was very fast with it on the P clips and pyro

Yes, for some jobs they made driving in screws so easy & fast. Also RS (and others) used to do ratchet screwdrivers for similar reasons.

These days it is simply a squeeze on the power driver and...oops! Oh well, you never wanted to unscrew that anyway, did you?

 

[telectrix]

should always drill pilot holes to prevent wood splitting (unless you are a builder or kitchen fitter).

 

[Colin Jenkins]

Almost 100% correct. But the pushdrills do interchange with the big Yankee - that's what the metal adaptor is for (above the set of drills).

We live and learn........I didn't know Stanley made an adaptor!

 

[pirate]

Sorry to disagree, Tel...good, modern screws don't need a pilot (in the right circumstances, obviously)
Good quality, old-fashioned "proper" screws do though.

 

[telectrix]

Sorry to disagree, Tel...good, modern screws don't need a pilot (in the right circumstances, obviously)
Good quality, old-fashioned "proper" screws do though.

and pirates don't need a slipknot in the noose, but one makes them hang easier. ???

 

[static zap]

good, modern screws don't need a pilot (i

I got a funny look from some one using.
Decking screws -- Not on decking ! Like shampoo too many choice.

 

[Mike Johnson]

should always drill pilot holes to prevent wood splitting (unless you are a builder or kitchen fitter).

The cabinet maker I knew always said blunt the nails before driving them in that way the fibres of the timber are cut and not separated, it's separating them that splits the timber.

 

[telectrix]

The cabinet maker I knew always said blunt the nails before driving them in that way the fibres of the timber are cut and not separated, it's separating them that splits the timber.

my dad used to do the same.

 

[pirate]

In my experience, all those folks who do kitchens and bathrooms use plasterboard screws for everything! I've ranted about this before, but thanks for the opportunity to do so again!

 

[R-fur]

I used to use a yankee for fitting meters when I used to be an installation inspector for the board, haven't seen one for years now.