How many screwdrivers does a man need?

[ban-all-sheds]

 

[sparkwright]

Organised sort of chap, isn't he?

I think I needed that amount of different screwdrivers the other day when fitting some awkward light fitting.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Which is the one that in future you would rather stick in your eyeballs than fit one of those lights again?

 

[EFLImpudence]

I've seen the price. I don't need that many.

 

[OwainDIYer]

That's not actually that many when you consider the requirement for slot / pozi and phillips.

Add on another box for all the 'security' bits needed nowadays.

Obviously the one screwdriver that a man needs is the one he can't find right now.

 

[Taylortwocities]

A tidy toolbag is the sign of a sick mind

 

[Echo the husky]

Interesting, though this version would be more useful to me. If I had more money that is.

 

[stillp]

Is that a voltstick in the centre of the lid?

 

[Echo the husky]

Yes! Why would you need that? With all those insulated tools you can work live to your hearts content!

 

[SimonH2]

You can never have too many screwdrivers It doesn't matter how many you have, you'll always find a job that would be easier with one you don't have

But buying them in only half the problem - keeping them (and keeping them intact) is something else

 

[sparkwright]

A tidy toolbag is the sign of a sick mind

Tools don't like being tidied - they die.

 

[ericmark]

I remember laughing at another electrician walking around site with a waist carry all with roles of insulation tape hanging off the belt and Martindale around his neck like a doctors stethoscope.

Then I worked on a site with ladders everywhere and I too had a tool bag slung over my shoulder it was only way to climb up and down ladders.

I am sure there is some job where you do need so many. Just as yet I have not had that job.

 

[eveares]

That's not actually that many when you consider the requirement for slot / pozi and phillips.

Pozi bits can be used for Philips, thus making Philips type screw drivers redundant

I've seen the price.

£1,076 from ebay! At that price I hope it is all gold plated. It better last a life Time!

Freddo, how much is that VDE kit? I can't find it on Wiha's website, is it the Wiha 32800?

 

[Echo the husky]

I think it must be the 32800. The Wiha website is sh!te and difficult to navigate.

 

[PBC_1966]

That's not actually that many when you consider the requirement for slot / pozi and phillips

And different lengths for some sizes in each of those. Sometimes you need an extra-long reach, but don't want that extra-long screwdriver for every job.