penberth3
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Another under-rated and almost forgotten tool is the "Yankee" screwdriver. Pozi bits are hard to find now - but I think you can get 1/4" hex adaptors.
Brace with screwdriver bit
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john_morris_uk
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Agreed. As a student during summer holidays working in the Malvern Festival Theatre I spent several days fitting walkways to access lighting bars in the roof of the Auditorium. A lot of the time we were working on rafters holding a false (and very ornate) plaster ceiling. Hammering nails in to secure the boards was definitely out if the question. I must have put hundreds of pozidrive screws in with a long Yankee screwdriver. Kershunk kershunk...
I just stuck to lithium batteries and my Makita drill/screwdriver nowadays.
lw395
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I've got one of those (with 1/4 hex adaptor), inherited it. The bit wobbles slightly and it's easy to do a lot of damage.
Only really any good for putting screws in, not taking them out.
vic008
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The ebay ones all have shocking p/p charging. Can see buying augur bit and grinding it to suit. Would you need to do any heat treating after?
john_morris_uk
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Not if you use your head and keep it cool when grinding it...
(edit: both the bit you’re grinding and your head need to be kept cool)
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Poignard
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Not something I would want to do to my brace but, for what its worth, here is a technique I have seen recommended:
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