wanted: set of QUALITY tiny screwdrivers!

   For about the past 3 years, I've been putting up with an el cheapo set of
tiny screwdrivers that I got for a buck or two at the local dollar store.
One of them had a manufacturing defect right out of the box - it was non
functional.  I'm a cheapskate, though, and I made them work.  Now I'm tired
of it, and I've decided I'd like a quality set of tiny screwdrivers, both
flat and phillips, that will let me work on anything from eyeglasses on up
to the smaller of the regular sizes.

  However, I don't want to just be wowed by advertising, and end up with a
"deluxe set" from the shelf of some store.  I'd like something that has
impressed YOU, perhaps because of build quality, or something along those
lines.

  So, if you have a set of maybe 12-18 or so tiny screwdrivers that you
like, please tell me why you like them, where you got them, and about how
many bucks it will set me back.

      Thanks!

 
In my opinion, a true cheapskate should own a Dremel type tool with
tons of attachments. The tool and attachments would in many cases not
be Dremel branded. Said cheapskate would also pick such rotary tools
up for $5 or so at garage sales. Also, through the years, I being such
a cheapskate, have picked up dozens of screwdrivers and sets of
screwdrivers for nickels and dimes at garage sales. I just throw them
in a box if there is no immediate use. I use the grinding wheels on
the rotary tool to custom make exactly the size driver tip I need. If
you just want to buy something already neatly boxed in felt, they be
prepared to pay up and and pay really up for something not made in
China.
One advantage of custom making tips is that you can have a 1mm flat
tip on a handle made for a 1/4" screwdriver and be assured of a good
grip compared to those pencil diameter handles such drivers often
have. This makes working on watches, glasses and other tiny items much
easier.

 albundy2@mailinator.com wrote:

I used to do a lot of work on repairing parts with very small screws.
Some of the cheapy screwdrivers I picked up along the way fit much
better than the expensive ones, and have held up well. The amount of
point on a phillips is very important as well as the angle. Screw slots
tend to have different geometry, and if you trash the slot you are in
real trouble!


  I just throw them

A nice idea.


The best all around good set was some long length ones I picked up at
Walmart. I had to take apart my Hasselblad lens (to fix it) while on
vacation. Don't know the brand...

   Jeff

If

 

  Screw slots

The rotary wheel with the proper width can remake the slot or make a
slot for a worn Phillips. However, if the screw is buried in a hole,
you are pretty much screwed as far as fixing the head. Sometimes you
end up grinding things off or even intentionally breaking them to get
to where you want.