The Great Screwdriver Discussion of 2024

[Aukai]

That's what we are good at

 

[Martin W]

Gray Tools makes a really nice screwdriver. They just have the acetal handles, but the steel is great. I really like my set.
Martin

 

[great white]

Personally, I like screwdrivers that have a shank where a small boe wrench can be used.
Allows me to really come down on the screwdriver with body weight and still easily turn it.
For JIS screws I usually just grab my impact driver set. The tips in the impact driver are close to JIS and are designed not to “cam out” like phillips. I don’t use it like an impact and the large “handle” makes for easy gripping with my arthritic old hands.

 

[NCjeeper]

I hate cheap screwdrivers. Tips breaking, philips rounding out, uncomfortable handles. Even the old USA made Craftsman have a lot to be desired. I finally gave up and bought Snap On brand screw drivers. They have been awesome and fit in the hand comfortably. Of course, they are not cheap. I see they are about twice as much as they were when I bought them 20 years ago.

 

[rwm]

My actual favorite screwdriver:

 

[GT-6 Racer]

Old snap-on with smooth square handles or the S-K copies. I’ve been using the S-K for 25 years still holding up https://sktools.com/products/9-piece-suregrip-combination-screwdriver-set

 

[pontiac428]

My actual favorite screwdriver:

Add milk of magnesia, and you've got yourself a Philips screwdriver!

 

[rwm]

Will JIS tips also drive standard Phillips? Or do you need 3 sets of blades?

 

[great white]

Will JIS tips also drive standard Phillips? Or do you need 3 sets of blades?

They work fine in phillips in my experience. I actually find them better as they are less likely to jump out and chew up the cross slots…

 

[Mauzinette]

Will JIS tips also drive standard Phillips? Or do you need 3 sets of blades?