TOAK, The Thread of All Knowledge Part XI
05-11-2018, 09:08 AM
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05-11-2018, 09:09 AM
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05-11-2018, 09:12 AM
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Most screws are JIS today, Phillips are a dying breed used only in the U.S. JIS screwdrivers usually fit phillips pretty good, sometimes better. Phillips drivers have a longer center tip and angled flutes; the tip keeps them from going all the way down in shallower JIS screws, and the angled flutes slip easy. I have an assortment of Vessel brand JIS screwdrivers and tips; you probably won't find any in stores, they're a premium Japanese brand I got through Amazon. A couple took about a month to get here from Japan. These are my favorite cross point screwdrivers by far.
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05-11-2018, 09:16 AM
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05-11-2018, 09:18 AM
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Moldie, I got this set...work perfectly
https://www.amazon.com/Bessel-Vessel...is+screwdriver
https://www.amazon.com/Bessel-Vessel...is+screwdriver
05-11-2018, 09:18 AM
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Retiring really cut back on my expenses. I still haven't put gas in anything but the snowblower so far this year, and the van and pickup are both at 3/4 tank. Food keeps going up, though, some things have doubled or more in the last 10 years.
05-11-2018, 09:47 AM
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Moldie, I got this set...work perfectly
https://www.amazon.com/Bessel-Vessel...is+screwdriver
https://www.amazon.com/Bessel-Vessel...is+screwdriver
Problem is the U.S. uses oddball sizes compared to most of the world, and as fasteners get made more elsewhere, we're having to switch to their tools. I have to admit, in most cases metric, JIS and such are better designs. Exceptions are proprietary stuff the French came up with in aviation tooling for Airbuses, a lot of that I ran into was just flimsy and awkward compared to American.