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My mentor had one, I hated it, old chippys tool anyway. lolI still use my dad's old yankee driver sometimes. Good when you need extra reach, eg when fitting shelf brackets.
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My mentor had one, I hated it, old chippys tool anyway. lolI still use my dad's old yankee driver sometimes. Good when you need extra reach, eg when fitting shelf brackets.
If I can pick one up for £25-30 on eBay I will get meself one and give it a bash...
i see they do limited edition pink version , so might buy it for the wife for Christmas...
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On a side note my Klein & milwakee insulated screwdrivers I ordered should arrive tomorrow so I will try them for a week and give my opinion on them.
never tried Klein or milwakee Insulated screwdrivers Before,
I did have a Klein normal screwdriver once upon a time before I lost it...
Yeah the Milwaukee ones are rebranded cheap rubbish. They honestly feel like the Aldi ones.well my parcel arrived today, 3 Klein slotted and 2 milwakee pozi drivers.
the kleins have a decent grip so reckon they will be good to use but the milwakee feel rock hard , smooth and quite slippy...
see how they go , but reckon the miwakee will end up on ebay
Yeah the Milwaukee ones are rebranded cheap rubbish. They honestly feel like the Aldi ones.
basically, yes. the only problem with the soft-grip version is that the cap falls off when using it and spare bits in the handle fall out, usually never to be seen again.
upside is guaranteed for life. i had the ratchet fail on one. snap-on rep fixed in his van in 15 minutes. FOC.
As have I bought quite a few wera items in the last 12 months seem to be very good quality but priceyI'm looking for a new ratchet driver. Think I'll go for Wera though as I've been impressed with my recent Wera purchases.
snap-on drivers are 1/4" square shaft into handle and standard hexagonal bits like any other interchangeable bit driver. however i think you can get shafts with 1/4" sq. end for use with sockets. the pic in my post 57 appears to be this. the shafts are interchangeable so buy one with the hex end for bits as you can get hex to sq, adaptors, if that makes sense.
soft grip is nicer to use, but the cap falls off losing the stored bits in the handle. hard plastic has a more secure cap and is easier to wipe off when sweaty hands have been gripping it. just a matter of choice. overall, think i prefer the older style hard grip. buy a weird colour so easy to spot.thank Tel...
if you were going to buy w snap on ratchet screwdriver would you opt for the soft grip or hard plastic handle...?
soft grip is nicer to use, but the cap falls off losing the stored bits in the handle. hard plastic has a more secure cap and is easier to wipe off when sweaty hands have been gripping it. just a matter of choice. overall, think i prefer the older style hard grip. buy a weird colour so easy to spot.
you can use it no problem. a replacement cap from snap-on is not more than a few squid. mine broke one of the lugs off ( it's like a bayonet fit on the soft grip ). replaced under warranty no question.I have seen quite a few soft grip versions on ebay for sale with missing end cap , these are much cheaper due to it missing...
can you still use the driver comfortably with the cap missing ?
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if they are anything like their insulated ones which look very similar , then they won’t be very good
And I thought I was a Tool Tart.I wasn't intending to buy them. I'm happy with 3 sets of Wera interchangeable.
Not really sure why someone needs 3 sets either Mate, you do have Toolitis really bad, bit like me I suppose. I'm equally as bad as you DD. LOLPete
i have 3 lots of drivers but not the same makes
some old ck drivers , a Wera interchange set (only the basic set) & my recent addition a basic set of kleins
not sure why someone would have 3 sets of the same drivers ??
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