Re: Good magnetic screwdriver bits?
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I sometimes work on equipment with lots of small Phillips screws, and dropping one down inside would be a major headache. Do you know of any #2 Phillips, 1/4" hex drive bits that have some real holding power? Usually it's the bit holder/driver that provides the magnetic force, not the bit itself. I'm curious to see what you find...
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Re: Good magnetic screwdriver bits?
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I sometimes work on equipment with lots of small Phillips screws, and dropping one down inside would be a major headache. Do you know of any #2 Phillips, 1/4" hex drive bits that have some real holding power? Those "rare Earth magnets" are what's needed in those things, but I haven't seen them either.
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Re: Good magnetic screwdriver bits?
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I have always preferred the Spring loaded-clamp type that holds the screw by its head. Something like that Klein may be the ticket. Can it be fitted to a loosened screw to withdraw it? Sounds tedious, but a lot less so than fishing out a dropped screw. This ring magnet would be a nice fit over my #2 bit and doesn't have a real big OD.
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Re: Good magnetic screwdriver bits?
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I have always preferred the Spring loaded-clamp type that holds the screw by its head. Something like that Klein may be the ticket. Can it be fitted to a loosened screw to withdraw it? Sounds tedious, but a lot less so than fishing out a dropped screw. This ring magnet would be a nice fit over my #2 bit and doesn't have a real big OD. That magnet is a great idea, but the one you linked is only 0.02" inside diameter, might be too small?
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Re: Good magnetic screwdriver bits?
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I've tried sticking a high-strength magnet to the shaft, but found it wants to jerk the scerwdriver to any nearby steel, jarring the screw off the bit. The ring magnet may want to do this too, but I think I could place it on the shaft such that the magnet is in contact with the screw when the bit is engaged. Worth a few dollars to find out, and Grainger has both the Klein and the magnet.
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Re: Good magnetic screwdriver bits?
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i have a bunch of super magnets that came from water meter readers that were scrapped at work many, many, years ago. they are approximately 1/2x1/2x1/4" or so, and those things are so strong that you better not have your fingers in the vicinity of two of them when they decide to "meet" each other ! you will get a pinch blister like you wouldn't believe ! i sent several members a few of these, and like everyone at work, i wished i had obtained a bunch more ! there were over 800 [yes, 800 ! ] 4ft. square x 3ft. deep bins heaped at least a foot, foot and a half, of these tiny items that contained two coils and two magnets, separated by two 1/8x1/8x1/2" pins, contained in a plastic cage affair. after one took a few apart, it became apparent how to do this quickly, just to obtain the magnets. anyway, i have a couple of these things "stuck" [ ] around i occasionally put my driver bits on, and it doesn't take long to get the bits magnetized. they las quite a long time that way as well, before a fresh "charge" is needed. i use them for so many other tasks it's unbelievable.
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Re: Good magnetic screwdriver bits?
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Seen screws with this odd head? It is a “Clutch Head Screw” It was briefly popular around 1968 and designed to stay on the screwdriver during assembly or disassembly. My grandfather bought a “radio with reach” Motorola XP7C which has those. https://radiojayallen.com/motorola-xp7c-xp7ce-am-portable-radio/
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Re: Good magnetic screwdriver bits?
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I have always preferred the Spring loaded-clamp type that holds the screw by its head. Something like that Klein may be the ticket. Can it be fitted to a loosened screw to withdraw it? Sounds tedious, but a lot less so than fishing out a dropped screw. This ring magnet would be a nice fit over my #2 bit and doesn't have a real big OD. The OD is listed at 23/64
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