Tool Drool !

[MEXICOWANDERER]

[MEXICOWANDERER]

Ah jeez. They're made in Germany. Fat chance.

[N-Trouble]

dieselbobcat wrote:

MEXICOWANDERER wrote:

The cost for these tools is appropriate. They are high voltage insulated tools specifically made for doing hot work (voltage present), usually in high voltage situations that are life threatening.

I would take the "no voltage" version if they were half the price...

[Hondavalk]

MrWizard wrote:
I have done Hot electrical service work, cutting in a new service or panel etc...
Many years back aka about 40 yrs
When you do that stuff, insulated tools mean keeping your life and limbs
I've seen some nasty electrical burns
You really don't want to be there when somebody shorts out a 277v panel and blows (3) 800 amp fuses on the Utily pole

Now I understand you signature picture. lol

[Spridle]

Wiha tools are great. I have had the 10 piece insulated screwdriver set since 2010. Hands down the best screwdrivers available for electrical work. Take out the credit card and do it. Haha

[westend]

MrWizard wrote:
I have done Hot electrical service work, cutting in a new service or panel etc...
Many years back aka about 40 yrs
When you do that stuff, insulated tools mean keeping your life and limbs
I've seen some nasty electrical burns
You really don't want to be there when somebody shorts out a 277v panel and blows (3) 800 amp fuses on the Utily pole

I've made 3 phase welders dance across the floor. No burns involved, though.:D

FWIW, I have a couple of pairs of insulated drivers, one pair always in the 'lectric bag. I don't buy the really costly ones since there is the possibility of loss (from what I do in the field).

[MrWizard]

I have done Hot electrical service work, cutting in a new service or panel etc...
Many years back aka about 40 yrs
When you do that stuff, insulated tools mean keeping your life and limbs
I've seen some nasty electrical burns
You really don't want to be there when somebody shorts out a 277v panel and blows (3) 800 amp fuses on the Utily pole

[fj12ryder]

Most Philips screwdrivers will cam out of most Japanese screws. This has nothing to do with the quality of the fastener or the quality of the tool. They do this because the Japanese screws are not Philips. They are JIS: Japanese Industrial Standard. Buy a JIS screwdriver and you'll no longer have issues with not being able to loosen most screws.

[gbopp]

X2 on the Horrible Freight screwdrivers. Definitely not the best but, they get the job done.

[RoyB]

What did you do - sneak off to San Diego again...

Roy Ken

[westend]

Wiha is good stuff. It is marketed to tradesman that need good tools. Vessel Megadora tools are some good ones, too.

[MEXICOWANDERER]

• Super Hard Diamond & Sapphire Tip Coating
• Better Wear Resistance than Titanium.
• Grips screw head better than TiN or Standard Bits
• Improved screw engagement reduces camout
• Wear resistance reduces down time
• Over all Increased Productivity
• Torsion Twist Zone Reduces Bit Breakage
• Guaranteed Quality Made By Wiha


Sounds like a gimmick until you use one and it does not cam out of a Great Wall brand fastener like Snap On, and Gardner Bender tips

[MEXICOWANDERER]

This is where Harbor Fright and I part ways. I do not have the patience nor the time to deal with tool steel and tolerances that are inferior to the fastener. Everyone blows snot about "Chrome Vanadium". CV is not enough. Chrome Vanadium Molybdenum is a minimum for quality tool steel

[96Bounder30E]

For the rest of us...........





http://www.harborfreight.com/53-piece-tool-kit-65976.html

[dieselbobcat]

MEXICOWANDERER wrote:

The cost for these tools is appropriate. They are high voltage insulated tools specifically made for doing hot work (voltage present), usually in high voltage situations that are life threatening.