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  • Iowatech
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    Originally posted by fixthecopier
    Craftsman makes the best one of these I have found.


    I have one of those that I got in the mid '80s. It's wrapped in a few winds of 3M electrical tape as the o-rings broke a few years ago, but it still works as well as when I first got it.

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  • Rpizzle
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    i have a small snapon drill that has changed my life its great! the torque settings are perfect. model cts561clg

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  • fixthecopier
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    Craftsman makes the best one of these I have found.


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  • CraigW
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    I tried using the HDD magnets to keep my screwdriver tips magnetized, and to my surprise it did a crappy job.

    Went back to my 4 stack of magnetron round ones from junk microwaves.

    Those neo's are wicked !!

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  • Synaux
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    Originally posted by skynet
    They are very brittle once you start cutting or fileing them, ebay has thousands for pennies.
    Yea I never tried to cut them, I scrap electronics so I have over a hundred of them from old hard drives...they can be useful for various applications (watch out then putting two together you could loose pieces of you hands if careless).

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  • Tricky
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    Originally posted by Synaux
    Yea neodymium magnets are the strongest magnets you can buy.
    If you want to be really cheap, you can get neodymium magnets out of hard drives (magnetic hard drives only--not solid state hard drives).
    They are very brittle once you start cutting or fileing them, ebay has thousands for pennies.

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  • Synaux
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    Originally posted by slimslob
    I have been wanting to find disc magnets to use with sockets and nut drivers but didn't know what to search for in the past.
    Yea neodymium magnets are the strongest magnets you can buy.
    If you want to be really cheap, you can get neodymium magnets out of hard drives (magnetic hard drives only--not solid state hard drives).

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  • slimslob
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    Originally posted by skynet
    Try some neodymium 4 or 5mm disc magnets on the other end of your screwdriver bit.
    I have been wanting to find disc magnets to use with sockets and nut drivers but didn't know what to search for in the past.

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  • Tricky
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    Originally posted by blackcat4866
    The Drive-Lok looks interesting ... but where does it say magnetic? I've got no patience for fetching screws off of the floor.
    Try some neodymium 4 or 5mm disc magnets on the other end of your screwdriver bit.

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  • fixthecopier
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    I just keep a couple of magnetize blocks in my bag. Makes every bit magnetized.

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  • slimslob
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    Originally posted by blackcat4866
    The Drive-Lok looks interesting ... but where does it say magnetic? I've got no patience for fetching screws off of the floor.
    One of these might help.
    Magnetic Pickup Tools

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  • blackcat4866
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    The Drive-Lok looks interesting ... but where does it say magnetic? I've got no patience for fetching screws off of the floor.

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  • Tricky
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    Originally posted by prntrfxr


    DNC-65 5mm Nut Driver for use on Canon copiers. Has a long shaft and very narrow head.

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    I hate to be pedantic but I think its 5.5mm you meant as i have one.

    Unfortuantely Canon seem to have ditched these hex head screws in the newer models to round head that guess what, round off.

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  • Synaux
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    Originally posted by slimslob
    I want one too, but I am afraid I was demolish it in a week... lol

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  • prntrfxr
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    Originally posted by Paul Ridds
    Would love to know a quality screw driver out there,one that has attachments for the majority of screw heads.
    I buy a Wiha set (HP/Toolkit from TSA world-www.tsaworld.com) that uses Drive-loc blades. It comes in a green canvas pouch with velcro closure. All of the blades are double ended. #2 and #1 Phillips, the two sizes of flat blades, all the common size torque blades, the common hex blades, the common nut blades (hp printers and plotters), the handle, and an extension rod for deep set screws. Drive-loc lets you adjust the length of the blades at a whim and the blades are locked in, so they don't fall out when you're working.


    There isn't a photo on their website, but if you wanted to take a look. It's here (see link below). I keep the phillips blade in it most of the time.

    Drive-Loc VI Screwdriver Blades an Sets From Wiha


    2 other tools I never leave home without

    Gas Pliers

    Screw Pliers.jpg


    DNC-65 5mm Nut Driver for use on Canon copiers. Has a long shaft and very narrow head.

    DNC-55_65.jpg
    Last edited by prntrfxr; 07-06-2015, 02:36 PM.

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