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Screwdriver bits
I just twisted a torx bit into a spiral trying to remove a rusted screw,
then used a Dremel to cut a slot across the top and took it out with a flat screwdriver. The screwdriver didn't bend at all. None of the bits I ever saw are made of hardened steel like a single-piece screwdriver. Does anybody make harder bits? -- |
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Where did you get the poor things?
The cheap box of bits I got from Horrible Freight, I'd be rather more concerned that they're going to snap into pieces if I force them hard. I've bent and twisted dozens of screwdrivers, though. Tim -- Seven Transistor Labs, LLC Electrical Engineering Consultation and Contract Design Website: https://www.seventransistorlabs.com/ "Tom Del Rosso" > wrote in message news >I just twisted a torx bit into a spiral trying to remove a rusted screw, >then used a Dremel to cut a slot across the top and took it out with a flat >screwdriver. The screwdriver didn't bend at all. > > None of the bits I ever saw are made of hardened steel like a single-piece > screwdriver. Does anybody make harder bits? > > -- > > > |
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On Fri, 23 Feb 2018 22:42:47 -0500, "Tom Del Rosso"
> wrote: >I just twisted a torx bit into a spiral trying to remove a rusted screw, >then used a Dremel to cut a slot across the top and took it out with a >flat screwdriver. The screwdriver didn't bend at all. > >None of the bits I ever saw are made of hardened steel like a >single-piece screwdriver. Does anybody make harder bits? Put some Viagra tablets in the container where you keep your bits. They will get hard! |
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Tom Del Rosso wrote:
> I just twisted a torx bit into a spiral trying to remove a rusted screw, > then used a Dremel to cut a slot across the top and took it out with a > flat screwdriver. The screwdriver didn't bend at all. > > None of the bits I ever saw are made of hardened steel like a > single-piece screwdriver. Does anybody make harder bits? Snap-On and Proto both make good torx bits. $12 per bit. They don't bend, they just suddenly break. |
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Tom Del Rosso > wrote:
>I just twisted a torx bit into a spiral trying to remove a rusted screw, >then used a Dremel to cut a slot across the top and took it out with a >flat screwdriver. The screwdriver didn't bend at all. > >None of the bits I ever saw are made of hardened steel like a >single-piece screwdriver. Does anybody make harder bits? Proto and Mac do, I think PB Baumann does also. They aren't cheap, but they work. We use the Proto ones. In addition you may want to invest in some Kroil or PB Blaster, and maybe a small torch.... --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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Don't forget they have a lifetime warranty on hand tools so get a better replacement. Tim Williams wrote: > Where did you get the poor things? > > The cheap box of bits I got from Horrible Freight, I'd be rather more > concerned that they're going to snap into pieces if I force them hard. > > I've bent and twisted dozens of screwdrivers, though. > > Tim > |
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On Fri, 23 Feb 2018 22:42:47 -0500, "Tom Del Rosso"
> wrote: >I just twisted a torx bit into a spiral trying to remove a rusted screw, >then used a Dremel to cut a slot across the top and took it out with a >flat screwdriver. The screwdriver didn't bend at all. > >None of the bits I ever saw are made of hardened steel like a >single-piece screwdriver. Does anybody make harder bits? Try Milwaukee bits. There are a number of others that are designed for impact drivers but Milwaukee are the best, IMO. |
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On 2018/02/23 7:42 PM, Tom Del Rosso wrote:
> I just twisted a torx bit into a spiral trying to remove a rusted screw, > then used a Dremel to cut a slot across the top and took it out with a > flat screwdriver. The screwdriver didn't bend at all. > > None of the bits I ever saw are made of hardened steel like a > single-piece screwdriver. Does anybody make harder bits? > Get good quality bits and your problem goes away. If you buy off Amazon or eBay then you get 3rd world quality, not 1st world. Try some Hazet tools some time as an example of 1st world quality. Be sure you get them from a factory authorized distributor or you are likely to just buy counterfeit. https://www.hazet.de/produktkatalog/...hp?language=en There is a reason why some brands of tools cost more than others... John :-#)# -- (Please post followups or tech inquiries to the USENET newsgroup) John's Jukes Ltd. MOVED to #7 - 3979 Marine Way, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5J 5E3 (604)872-5757 (Pinballs, Jukes, Video Games) www.flippers.com "Old pinballers never die, they just flip out." |
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On 24/02/2018 15:12, John Robertson wrote:
> On 2018/02/23 7:42 PM, Tom Del Rosso wrote: >> I just twisted a torx bit into a spiral trying to remove a rusted screw, >> then used a Dremel to cut a slot across the top and took it out with a >> flat screwdriver.Â* The screwdriver didn't bend at all. >> >> None of the bits I ever saw are made of hardened steel like a >> single-piece screwdriver.Â* Does anybody make harder bits? >> > > Get good quality bits and your problem goes away. If you buy off Amazon > or eBay then you get 3rd world quality, not 1st world. > > Try some Hazet tools some time as an example of 1st world quality. Be > sure you get them from a factory authorized distributor or you are > likely to just buy counterfeit. > > https://www.hazet.de/produktkatalog/...hp?language=en > > There is a reason why some brands of tools cost more than others... Extra cost of marketing?? Lots of profits for brand owners? -- Mike Perkins Video Solutions Ltd www.videosolutions.ltd.uk |
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On Sat, 24 Feb 2018 15:24:25 +0000, Mike Perkins >
wrote: >On 24/02/2018 15:12, John Robertson wrote: >> On 2018/02/23 7:42 PM, Tom Del Rosso wrote: >>> I just twisted a torx bit into a spiral trying to remove a rusted screw, >>> then used a Dremel to cut a slot across the top and took it out with a >>> flat screwdriver.* The screwdriver didn't bend at all. >>> >>> None of the bits I ever saw are made of hardened steel like a >>> single-piece screwdriver.* Does anybody make harder bits? >>> >> >> Get good quality bits and your problem goes away. If you buy off Amazon >> or eBay then you get 3rd world quality, not 1st world. >> >> Try some Hazet tools some time as an example of 1st world quality. Be >> sure you get them from a factory authorized distributor or you are >> likely to just buy counterfeit. >> >> https://www.hazet.de/produktkatalog/...hp?language=en >> >> There is a reason why some brands of tools cost more than others... > >Extra cost of marketing?? > >Lots of profits for brand owners? Better quality. Something that actually does what it promises? |
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