Screwdrivers - which ones do you actually use?

[The Critic]

Most screwdriver sets include a variety of lengths/sizes but most of them are either unused.....or get used for unintended purposes (e.g. prybar).

Which screwdrivers do you actually use? For me, the below screwdrivers cover 99% of my needs:

- #2 Phillips (standard length)
- #2 Phillips (mini)
- #1 Phillips
- #0 Phillips (extremely rare)
- 1/4" Flat Tip (standard length)
- 3/8" Flat Tip (long), but mostly used as a prybar.
- JIS #2 (standard)
- JIS #3 (Impacta)

 

[Timmastertech]

I use torx screwdrivers quite a bit in addition to those

 

[SC Maintenance]

You most need whatever one you can't find at the moment.

 

[The Critic]

I use torx screwdrivers quite a bit in addition to those

Maybe I do not work on enough Euro or Domestic, but I have never had a use for Torx screwdrivers?

 

[oggb]

Whatever cheap ratcheting screwdriver I can find that stores the various bits in the handle. It won't have the bit I need, so I take one out of the case for my impact driver. I make sure that I don't put the bit back, though, because spending five minutes locating a tool is half the fun of using it.

 

[BMW Dom]

Philips #2 standard length all the time
Stubby philips #2
Small flat head
Medium flat head

 

[wings&wheels]

PoziDriv......

 

[ZebRuaj]

@The Critic which JIS drivers do you have? I've been wanting to pick up a set.

 

[The Critic]

@The Critic which JIS drivers do you have? I've been wanting to pick up a set.

I just buy them individually from Amazon:

VESSEL® MEGADORA™ Screwdriver No.900 +2x100 JIS 900P2100J https://a.co/d/i2F3Zwc

 

[Trav]

+1 in addition to those mostly Torx drivers.

 

[Timmastertech]

Maybe I do not work on enough Euro or Domestic, but I have never had a use for Torx screwdrivers?

Interior trim pieces where a screw is in a recess is a common use on Domestic and euro vehicles. Often a torx bit isnt long enough or thin enough but a screwdriver will fit. T15, 20 and 25 mostly

 

[ecotourist]

What you need will depend a lot on what you do with them. I do general household repair and maintenance, minor building and a bit of auto repair and maintenance.

In addition to various sizes of flats, I use Robersons (probably the #11 and #12) the most. My most used Robertsons aren't well marked. The #13 is quite big and I've used it rarely at most.

Also need stubbies and jeweller's size as well. It's surprising how often I need a stubby. I have a cheap set of stubbies having a handle with interchangeable push in ends.

I have only 1 Torx (a T20) which I hardly ever use.

 

[FowVay]

I got this fabulous Snap-On screwdriver as a gift from the big D. It's the best screwdriver I've ever used. I don't know what they cost but it's likely worth it.

I use #2, #1, and the occasional #3 phillips the most, followed by the whole gamut of torx bits and the occasional small hexagonal bit.

 

[BlueOvalFitter]

Most screwdriver sets include a variety of lengths/sizes but most of them are either unused.....or get used for unintended purposes (e.g. prybar).

Which screwdrivers do you actually use? For me, the below screwdrivers cover 99% of my needs:

- #2 Phillips (standard length)
- #2 Phillips (mini)
- #1 Phillips
- #0 Phillips (extremely rare)
- 1/4" Flat Tip (standard length)
- 3/8" Flat Tip (long), but mostly used as a prybar.
- JIS #2 (standard)
- JIS #3 (Impacta)

I find that the #2 Phillips head is my go to when working with Phillips head screws.
Back in 1986 my then BIL & his wife gave me this Craftsman assorted bit driver set. This has been one of my main go to set I use for multiple fasteners uses.

 

[spasm3]

I'll second the vessel screwdrivers. I have this set of megadora.

https://www.amazon.com/VESSEL-MEGADORA-Screwdriver-8pcs-9008EVA/dp/B07ZJ1KMW2/ref=mp_s_a_1_16?crid=J52LZ2E146BT&keywords=vessel+%F0%9F%AA%9B+vers&qid=1675451852&sprefix=vessel+vers%2Caps%2C179&sr=8-16

 

[BlueOvalFitter]

I'll second the vessel screwdrivers. I have this set of megadora.

https://www.amazon.com/VESSEL-MEGADORA-Screwdriver-8pcs-9008EVA/dp/B07ZJ1KMW2/ref=mp_s_a_1_16?crid=J52LZ2E146BT&keywords=vessel+%F0%9F%AA%9B+vers&qid=1675451852&sprefix=vessel+vers%2Caps%2C179&sr=8-16

That's a nice set of screwdrivers. I never knew a set of screwdrivers could cost that much.

 

[demarpaint]

I'll second the vessel screwdrivers. I have this set of megadora.

https://www.amazon.com/VESSEL-MEGADORA-Screwdriver-8pcs-9008EVA/dp/B07ZJ1KMW2/ref=mp_s_a_1_16?crid=J52LZ2E146BT&keywords=vessel+%F0%9F%AA%9B+vers&qid=1675451852&sprefix=vessel+vers%2Caps%2C179&sr=8-16

I have the same set, and added a few of their impact screwdrivers to it. Money well spent.

 

[cb_13]

That's a nice set of screwdrivers. I never knew a set of screwdrivers could cost that much.

I think I paid $90 for a set of Snap On screwdrivers in like 2007. They were definitely worth it then. Got real tired of my black and yellow handled Stanley hardware store specials rounding everything. I knew the old style hard handle Craftsman were no improvement over them so I paid the Snap On price.

The internet has made the world smaller, so now I’d probably buy a set that was “good enough” without paying the big name mark up if I was doing it all over again.

 

[atikovi]

Don't seem to deal with too many screws, just nuts and bolts so sockets are my main go to. For screws it's usually interchangeable bits in a driver with a cordless power tool or socket wrench.

 

[fsdork]

Robertson for household/light duty. Torx for anything that is more likely to strip or cam out, such as lag screws. Philips and flat as needed when I didn't get to pick the fastener.