who uses them? be honest now.
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who uses them? be honest now.
I use them all the time
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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.
It would be tough going without them.
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 https://forums.windrivers.com/images.../2000/09/1.gif
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Can't do without 'em.
I'm wondering who DOESN'T use them.
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"Matter is passive. In spite of its power, it can't be controlled without the human mind."
Sokrates
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??
Mine has light in the tip that helps greatly. I somehow always manage to drop at
least one screw.
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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There is no Spoon!
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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R. Bret Walker, CNE
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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.
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!
Thanks, rfmathis, now I know where I can get one in case I lose mine! (-;
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R. Bret Walker, CNE
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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
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