Chris asked:
Did someone here say that Jegs screwdrivers are good quality?
Dave responded:
I'd be awfully suspicious at that price. Twenty bucks is about the right price point for one or maybe two GOOD screwdrivers. Surely not 69!
Another Chris concurred:
Dave, I am also in that camp.
That all said, I actually have a set of these on one of my workbenches, and have been quite happy with them. Understand, I'm old and cranky enough to not put up with crappy tools, and over the years most of the junk has been jettisoned. I bought this set (for a bit more money, but still cheap) on a whim, and was quite surprised to find out that they're actually pretty good. (They're on my electronics bench, so they don't get abused very much, and I haven't worn one enough to have to re-grind one yet.) My only real complaint is that there are no cabinetry screwdrivers in the set (the kind that doesn't flare at the tip, so you can use it in a hole that's the same size as the screw head). ~~ Mark Moulding
On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 11:40 AM, Mark Moulding via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
Chris asked:
Did someone here say that Jegs screwdrivers are good quality?
Dave responded:
I'd be awfully suspicious at that price. Twenty bucks is about the right price point for one or maybe two GOOD screwdrivers. Surely not 69!
Another Chris concurred:
Dave, I am also in that camp.
That all said, I actually have a set of these on one of my workbenches, and have been quite happy with them. Understand, I'm old and cranky enough to not put up with crappy tools, and over the years most of the junk has been jettisoned.
I bought this set (for a bit more money, but still cheap) on a whim, and was quite surprised to find out that they're actually pretty good. (They're on my electronics bench, so they don't get abused very much, and I haven't worn one enough to have to re-grind one yet.) My only real complaint is that there are no cabinetry screwdrivers in the set (the kind that doesn't flare at the tip, so you can use it in a hole that's the same size as the screw head).
Though they are not at all expensive, and the steel is not extremely hard, I love this screwdriver set: https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Tools/54-Bit-Driver-Kit/IF145-022-1 Most bits that I need are there, and the screwdriver feels very good, in my hand. It can handle enough torque to do most of the assembly on a CNC machine, and is small enough to carry anywhere. Definitely worth the money, even if not tip-top quality. - Alex
There's something to be said for not having to change bits though... good find Chris! On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 1:35 PM, J. Alexander Jacocks via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 11:40 AM, Mark Moulding via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
Chris asked:
Did someone here say that Jegs screwdrivers are good quality?
Dave responded:
I'd be awfully suspicious at that price. Twenty bucks is about the right price point for one or maybe two GOOD screwdrivers. Surely not 69!
Another Chris concurred:
Dave, I am also in that camp.
That all said, I actually have a set of these on one of my workbenches, and have been quite happy with them. Understand, I'm old and cranky enough to not put up with crappy tools, and over the years most of the junk has been jettisoned.
I bought this set (for a bit more money, but still cheap) on a whim, and was quite surprised to find out that they're actually pretty good. (They're on my electronics bench, so they don't get abused very much, and I haven't worn one enough to have to re-grind one yet.) My only real complaint is that there are no cabinetry screwdrivers in the set (the kind that doesn't flare at the tip, so you can use it in a hole that's the same size as the screw head).
Though they are not at all expensive, and the steel is not extremely hard, I love this screwdriver set:
https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Tools/54-Bit-Driver-Kit/IF145-022-1
Most bits that I need are there, and the screwdriver feels very good, in my hand. It can handle enough torque to do most of the assembly on a CNC machine, and is small enough to carry anywhere. Definitely worth the money, even if not tip-top quality.
- Alex
This is what I want to buy myself for tax rebate day http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004PGO1WI?keywords=Moody%20screwdriver%205...
On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 2:47 PM, Christian Liendo via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
This is what I want to buy myself for tax rebate day
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004PGO1WI?keywords=Moody%20screwdriver%205...
Why?!? Why did you have to make me drool?? :-)
Why?!? Why did you have to make me drool?? :-)
I compared them to this: http://www.amazon.com/Wiha-92190-Master-Technicians-Bench/dp/B000T9XZFO/ref=... And I happen to like the wooden box. It's $60 more, but it's a rather nice kit.
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