Modifying screwdrivers and turnscrews

[Derek Cohen]

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The recent interest in modern turnscrews has prompted me to put together this short article.

http://www.inthewoodshop.com/ShopMadeTools/ModifyingScrewdriversandTurnscrews.html

Regards from Perth

Derek

[Tony Zaffuto]

One additional "tweak" (okay, not tweak, but method), is to do the grinding on the side of the wheel so the grind marks go parallel with the screw slot. I have some screwdrivers ground this way (and also some gunsmith types, with the blade milled) and they hold very wel).

Junior Stasill mentioned this just the other day here on SMC by the way.

Good quality slotted screws are stil available from the likes of MSC and McMaster-Carr, by the way.

[Derek Cohen]

Thanks Tony - I did not see Junior's post. That he did so does not surprise me.

Regards from Perth

Derek