I carry a set of 8 best quality insulated ones: 4 flat, 1 and 2 Pozi, 1 and 2 Phillips. Occasionally I use ordinary ones - for things like fixing back boxes to the wall. Like probably everybody, I have an electric screwdriver (with manual handle) which has numerous 1/4 hex bits.
I also carry a 1/4 Britool socket set. The 1/4 hex attachment can be very useful for getting into tight spaces. With a stumpy little auger, it can be very useful (but tedious) for drilling through joists in the most difficult places.
Things like my Yankee screwdriver haven't been used for years.
I used to have numerous sizes and types but couple of years ago invested in a good set of Wiha screw drivers. There is a handle that you fit the appropriate bit to that acts as a traditional screwdriver but also a torque handle that then gives me a range of settings when connecting up breakers, or any screw terminal. I then purchased hex bits, Pozi 1 and Pozi 2 bits, Philips, they do lots of diffrent bits, so the big advantage I have now is only two handles one fixed one torque, and thirty bits in diffrent sizes and types that take up a lot less room than my big bag of traditional drivers.
I am very pleased with my Milwaukee impact screwdriver and associated M bit set and a similar drill. So far I haven't broken any of them despite using on 100x8mm screws and similar. Its torque is amazing and battery life very good indeed even with the small handle-sized battery. I have several other 1/2" battery drills but these M ones are much lighter.
It is not only the screwdrivers though is it? I am rather addicted to tools and have pretty much the complete lot for almost any job, in fact, I can often go into a really good tool shop and not spend anything, because they have nothing I don't have already. I have sold some of my bigger tools, the Mastiff lathe, the radial arm drill, the big milling machine, due to lack of space, and often miss them when trying to do some weird job. It is important to remember a good workman cannot do a good job with bad tools, perhaps that is why there is so much bad work around?
I have a selection of ten insulated screwdrivers of various sizes used regularly up until about 3 years ago and have about 200 various shaped screwdriver bits and jewelers drivers that do get used for bench work.. Plus I have one of these rascals!
What's the feeling on the flat/ pozidriv or flat/ Phillips variety given the seemingly increased use of screw type. Or is there tendency to stick with plain Phillips or pozidriv. I've found the combination type useful on plugs and junction boxes. Less slippage and less damage to the hand !
Lets see then. One for opening paint tins. One for scraping out brick dust when sinking boxes. One for cleaning under fingernails. One for levering up floorboards. One for applying epoxy resin. One for wedging doors open. One for levering up nail heads. One for scraping out painted-over screw heads.
I have a selection of ten insulated screwdrivers of various sizes used regularly up until about 3 years ago and have about 200 various shaped screwdriver bits and jewelers drivers that do get used for bench work.. Plus I have one of these rascals!
Next time there's a cold dry spell, and you get a zap every time you touch anything metal, keep that screwdriver in your pocket.
Then tap the metal things with the end of the screwdriver, and watch the neon flash. Once it's flashed, the static is discharged, and it's safe to touch things again.
