Most clever, most useful, most indispensable...
How many of these tools do you have?
What other tools should be in this list?
Most clever, most useful, most indispensable...
How many of these tools do you have?
What other tools should be in this list?
Small metric nut driver...
Now that I am older and have arthritic fingers I find that I can't handle the small M2 and M2.5 nuts and hardware that is used to mount small boards and sensors without using a nut driver. Would not be able to build most of my projects without one.
I find that the short 'Tommy bar' lever comes in handy with these.
My set is over 40 years old now. No longer have the plastic cases they came in though.
Never used a Tommy bar with these. I mainly use plastic hardware so haven’t needed one. I don’t think that one came with the set. I still have the case but don’t use it. I also have a set of small flat blade screwdrivers. I guess I could use one of those if I needed the leverage. Both sets are about the same vintage as yours.
Take 5 Tommy. I got this.
Take 5 Tommy. I got this.
Have you been cutting ends off your tools again ?
That would be a lot harder for me to use. I don't do big projects much so I don't use power tools unless absolutely necessary. Guess I'm just getting old...
What types of project do you use that on? I think the weight of the tool would make it hard for me to use with small hardware.
ralphjy All in jest, my friend. That's not a real assembly. Although there are many of us in the Community that have met (or been) that technician that thinks the more power the better and tightness is measured in ugga-duggas (clacks of the impact anvil).
I have a 'pocket' drill/driver (ok, so big pockets!) with a hex drive from Bosch which has been quite handy to have around:
https://www.boschtools.com/us/en/products/ps21-2a-060199291G
There is a chuck based version as well:
https://www.boschtools.com/us/en/products/ps31-2a-060186811M
and also one for those who are more of an indecisive nature...
https://www.boschtools.com/us/en/products/gsr12v-140fcb22-06019F6010
Small and light enough to easily handle but enough torque to be useful for those overtightened fasteners.
I've mainly used it for removing equipment side panels of the type that have around 12 overlength screws per panel (1mm panel, 40mm screw, 'are we nearly there yet...?') but have also used it for careful drilling in Perspex/Plexiglass panels with the torque limiter set low.
Some of the electric precision screwdrivers with motion control are pretty impressive these days.