Magnetic screwdrivers?

techs · August 6th, 2000, 11:25 AM

who uses them? be honest now.

Eagle PC Diagnostech · August 6th, 2000, 02:58 PM

I use them all the time

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lysergic · August 6th, 2000, 07:18 PM

As long as they are just slightly magnatized and dont leave them beside floppies (which is bad to keep a messy workbench) then they are invaluable.

Green Iguana · August 7th, 2000, 05:17 AM

It would be tough going without them.

August 7th, 2000, 05:35 AM

I love mine - it's just a Popular Mechanics Wal Mart special. They don't sell this one any more - has yellow and black handle and came with several bits stored in the handle.

Of course the screw on cap and bits are long gone but the #2 Phillips bit is still holding on! Been with me for quite some time

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AlienDyne · August 7th, 2000, 07:07 AM

Can't do without 'em.
I'm wondering who DOESN'T use them.

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underfunded · August 7th, 2000, 08:17 AM

Wow... I just imagined life without my magnetic screwdriver. What a horrible place. I would lose so many screws in mb's without it. Again, who DOESN'T use one??

swamprat · August 7th, 2000, 09:49 AM

Mine has light in the tip that helps greatly. I somehow always manage to drop at
least one screw.

August 7th, 2000, 06:20 PM

Considering the poor (for lack of better word) designs of cases that I am constantly forced to work on (not gonna mention any names like HP or Power Spec) I couldn't live without mine. The problem I find is that the magnetic tips are usualy "soft" and wear out quickly, while the hardened tips I find are non-magnetic. Solution? Rare earth magnet out of a 10MB Conner HDD. A couple of swipes and any screw diver can practicly be used to pick up an engine block. Good for de-resing floppies, too.

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pcshark · August 7th, 2000, 07:41 PM

Call me superstitious or whatever, but I never use a magnetic screwdriver, and probably never will. I have, however, found a little device that makes my life so much easier: it clips on the end of any screwdriver and holds the screw in place with a clip. No more dropped screws! I forget where I got it, but I hope to God I never lose it! LOL

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August 8th, 2000, 12:45 AM

Sure. The ones I like best are the little free ones auto parts stores give out with the magnet in the end of the handle. BTW, pcshark mentions the screw clip - Blackhawk Tools makes a screwdriver with a similar clip already on it.

Shades · August 10th, 2000, 02:20 AM

Fantastic!! - they are the best things for those stupid little faceplate screws which fall off the sides, into the mobo, and between those nics and agp cards!

pcshark · August 16th, 2000, 10:33 AM

Thanks, rfmathis, now I know where I can get one in case I lose mine! (-;

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*DonJ* · August 16th, 2000, 01:29 PM

Hi,
I was always kinda leery of using them until I saw a Canon training film where their techs used them throughout the whole tape. Really kind of blew me away but I must admit that I use them all the time now.
Hope this helps out.
DonJ

*DonJ* · August 16th, 2000, 01:30 PM

Hi,
I was always kinda leery of using them until I saw a Canon training film where their techs used them throughout the whole tape. Really kind of blew me away but I must admit that I use them all the time now.
Hope this helps out.
DonJ

August 6th, 2000, 11:25 AM	#1
techs Registered User Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: In one of the really, really Blue states. Posts: 5,157	Magnetic screwdrivers? who uses them? be honest now. __________________ "We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid." -Benjamin Franklin "I'm a hard worker." -George W. Bush

August 7th, 2000, 05:17 AM	#4
Green Iguana Registered User Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: California, USA Posts: 291	It would be tough going without them. __________________ It's a dog eat dog world out there, and there isn't enough dog to go around. So get as much dog as you can, before all the dogs gone.

August 7th, 2000, 07:07 AM	#6
AlienDyne Registered User Join Date: May 1999 Location: Athens, GREECE Posts: 3,772	Can't do without 'em. I'm wondering who DOESN'T use them. ------------------ "Matter is passive. In spite of its power, it can't be controlled without the human mind." Sokrates __________________ The wandering Odysseus of the web.

August 7th, 2000, 08:17 AM	#7
underfunded Registered User Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Salem NH, USA Posts: 272	Wow... I just imagined life without my magnetic screwdriver. What a horrible place. I would lose so many screws in mb's without it. Again, who DOESN'T use one?? __________________ Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day. Fritter and waste the hours in an off hand way. ---Pink Floyd

August 7th, 2000, 07:41 PM	#10
pcshark Registered User Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Pitman, NJ USA Posts: 568	Call me superstitious or whatever, but I never use a magnetic screwdriver, and probably never will. I have, however, found a little device that makes my life so much easier: it clips on the end of any screwdriver and holds the screw in place with a clip. No more dropped screws! I forget where I got it, but I hope to God I never lose it! LOL ------------------ R. Bret Walker, CNE Wondering what videos to rent this weekend? Check out The People's Reviews, movie reviews written for the people and by the people. __________________ R. Bret Walker, CNE (I'm not a Master Tech, but I play one on TV) Wondering what videos to rent this weekend? Check out The People's Reviews, movie reviews written for the people and by the people.

August 6th, 2000, 02:58 PM	#2
Eagle PC Diagnostech Registered User Join Date: Jun 1999 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Posts: 1,109	I use them all the time ------------------ An obstacle is something you see when you take your eyes off your goal. __________________ An obstacle is something you see when you take your eyes off your goal.

August 6th, 2000, 07:18 PM	#3
lysergic Registered User Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: The large sandbar north of Cuba Posts: 506	As long as they are just slightly magnatized and dont leave them beside floppies (which is bad to keep a messy workbench) then they are invaluable.

August 7th, 2000, 05:35 AM	#5
shawnMt Guest Posts: n/a	I love mine - it's just a Popular Mechanics Wal Mart special. They don't sell this one any more - has yellow and black handle and came with several bits stored in the handle. Of course the screw on cap and bits are long gone but the #2 Phillips bit is still holding on! Been with me for quite some time ------------------ Cannot find REALITY.SYS. Universe halted Paint your old laptop!

August 7th, 2000, 09:49 AM	#8
swamprat Registered User Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: LaBelle, Florida USA Posts: 314	Mine has light in the tip that helps greatly. I somehow always manage to drop at least one screw.

August 7th, 2000, 06:20 PM	#9
MAYHEM Guest Posts: n/a	Considering the poor (for lack of better word) designs of cases that I am constantly forced to work on (not gonna mention any names like HP or Power Spec) I couldn't live without mine. The problem I find is that the magnetic tips are usualy "soft" and wear out quickly, while the hardened tips I find are non-magnetic. Solution? Rare earth magnet out of a 10MB Conner HDD. A couple of swipes and any screw diver can practicly be used to pick up an engine block. Good for de-resing floppies, too. ------------------ There is no Spoon!

August 8th, 2000, 12:45 AM	#11
rfmathis Guest Posts: n/a	Sure. The ones I like best are the little free ones auto parts stores give out with the magnet in the end of the handle. BTW, pcshark mentions the screw clip - Blackhawk Tools makes a screwdriver with a similar clip already on it.

August 10th, 2000, 02:20 AM	#12
Shades Registered User Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Australia Posts: 110	Fantastic!! - they are the best things for those stupid little faceplate screws which fall off the sides, into the mobo, and between those nics and agp cards!

August 16th, 2000, 10:33 AM	#13
pcshark Registered User Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Pitman, NJ USA Posts: 568	Thanks, rfmathis, now I know where I can get one in case I lose mine! (-; ------------------ R. Bret Walker, CNE Wondering what videos to rent this weekend? Check out The People's Reviews, movie reviews written for the people and by the people. __________________ R. Bret Walker, CNE (I'm not a Master Tech, but I play one on TV) Wondering what videos to rent this weekend? Check out The People's Reviews, movie reviews written for the people and by the people.

August 16th, 2000, 01:29 PM	#14
DonJ MegaMod Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 2,655	Hi, I was always kinda leery of using them until I saw a Canon training film where their techs used them throughout the whole tape. Really kind of blew me away but I must admit that I use them all the time now. Hope this helps out. DonJ __________________ I'm good enough. I'm smart enough. And doggone it, People like me!

August 16th, 2000, 01:30 PM	#15
DonJ MegaMod Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 2,655	Hi, I was always kinda leery of using them until I saw a Canon training film where their techs used them throughout the whole tape. Really kind of blew me away but I must admit that I use them all the time now. Hope this helps out. DonJ __________________ I'm good enough. I'm smart enough. And doggone it, People like me!

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