Cabinet Screwdrivers vs. "Traditional"

[The Critic]

Let’s say you use your screwdrivers as intended and only for lower torque applications…so having a hex on the shank is not a factor for me.

Cabinet screwdrivers are obviously a bit more compact at the tip. To me that seems advantageous without a downside. So, is there any reason to still own “traditional” screwdrivers?

 

[RooflessVW]

All of my Wiha screwdrivers are cabinet tip and they're the best screwdrivers I've ever owned. Have two sets for work and gave a set to my dad.

 

[Trav]

I use the PB Swiss with multicraft handles, the tips are amazing.

Overview – PB Swiss Tools

www.pbswisstools.com

 

[Soft Cars]

You don't need a cabinet screwdriver unless the screw you're trying to access is down inside a bore and the regular keystone tip is too wide. A good example of that is the little screw on the side of a 5 gallon propane tank valve. Most people just use a regular screwdriver that's too small for the slot and take a chance on ruining the slot. The little screw needs a 5/16 cabinet tip.

 

[The Critic]

You don't need a cabinet screwdriver unless the screw you're trying to access is down inside a bore and the regular keystone tip is too wide.

For some reason, that is about 50% of the screws I encounter.

Is there any downside to using cabinet screwdrivers exclusively?

 

[Soft Cars]

For some reason, that is about 50% of the screws I encounter.

Is there any downside to using cabinet screwdrivers exclusively?

If there's a downside to using cabinet tips, I don't know about it.

 

[Soft Cars]

THIS is the screwdriver I intend to get for the propane tanks. For some reason it's not available without an insulated shank.

 

[nomas]

THIS is the screwdriver I intend to get for the propane tanks. For some reason it's not available without an insulated shank.

Because that particular screwdriver is intended for electrical work .

 

[Soft Cars]

Because that particular screwdriver is intended for electrical work .

Yes I know, but why don't they offer a cabinet tip screwdriver with a plain steel shank (in 5/16)?

 

[Escape08]

THIS is the screwdriver I intend to get for the propane tanks. For some reason it's not available without an insulated shank.

I'm glad Klien tools is still around. Most of the pliers I inherited from my Dad were made by Klien.

 

[Soft Cars]

I'm glad Klien tools is still around. Most of the pliers I inherited from my Dad were made by Klien.

They are still around and I'm happy that Klein didn't submit to pressure by the Home Depot to lower prices.

 

[eljefino]

These screwdrivers are great for getting main jets out of carburetors. You really want to make full contact when attempting this after a few years.

 

[spackard]

When it comes to prying with a screwdriver a Keystone tip is a start. Several seconds with a grinder and it’s pretty good.

I try to use a flat blade that has the tightest fit with the screw and engages the most metal from the center of the screw, so I don’t shred the head.

 

[JHZR2]

Is this for automotive work or around the house?

I’m not aware, maybe it’s me, that there are cabinet Phillips vs other type shafts.

For slotted screwdrivers, sure, but the number of slotted screws I see on a car is around zero, on OPE is just carbs, and around my ca. 1923 home is just original hardware on hinges, locks, etc.

I get it if a fastener is down in a bore, but most are Phillips and I just grab the first round shaft driver (PB Swiss or Wiha) I find. Most HD stuff gets other drivers or an impact gun.

 

[nomas]

Yes I know, but why don't they offer a cabinet tip screwdriver with a plain steel shank (in 5/16)?

Nothing here ? https://www.kleintools.com/catalog/...drivers/screwdrivers/fixed-blade-screwdrivers

 

[mobilnissan1991]

I’ve been wanting to buy a good set of screwdrivers for a while now. So is PBSwiss multicraft handles, Wiha, snap on the way to go?

 

[mobilnissan1991]

These screwdrivers are great for getting main jets out of carburetors. You really want to make full contact when attempting this after a few years.

Eljefino, which screwdrivers/brand in particular?

 

[JHZR2]

They are still around and I'm happy that Klein didn't submit to pressure by the Home Depot to lower prices.

That said some of their stuff is non-USA COO that wasn’t before.

 

[JTK]

You had me at compact at the tip.

 

[Soft Cars]

Nothing here ? https://www.kleintools.com/catalog/...drivers/screwdrivers/fixed-blade-screwdrivers

They have a 5/16 cabinet tip in a stubby, but not in regular length. The insulated shank version is the only way to get a cabinet tip in 5/16.