{"id":39711,"date":"2022-02-03T09:00:27","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T16:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=39711"},"modified":"2022-02-01T15:19:59","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T22:19:59","slug":"what-is-your-favorite-screwdriver-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/what-is-your-favorite-screwdriver-design\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Your Favorite Screwdriver Design?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Got a tip to share? A tool to recommend? A tall tale to tell? A tip to bust (see below)? Please\u00a0share with the class<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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What is Your Favorite Screwdriver Design?<\/strong>
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\nDo you have a favorite screwdriver design?\u00a0Adam Savage<\/strong>\u00a0never thought much about the design of these ubiquitous tools until he lost drivers that belonged to his dad (and granddad). Replacing them (Stanley Workmaster drivers from the 1970s)\u00a0got him thinking<\/a>\u00a0about why he liked these particular tools so much (besides the sentimental value). He decided it was mainly the grip on the beautifully-designed three-detent handle and the weight\/hand-feel that sold him on this particular line. In the video, Adam also says you really don\u2019t need more that 3 sizes of Phillips, 3 sizes of slotted, and sets of smaller drivers for precision and electronics work. He doesn\u2019t mention Robertson square drivers or other driver types. Do you have a line of drivers that you swear by? Is driver design even something you\u2019ve ever thought about?<\/p>\n

New Feature Coming Soon: Tips Busters!<\/strong>
\nIn the next few weeks, I\u2019ll be launching a new column here, called \u201cTips Busters!\u201d The idea is to take a tip that I, or one of you, have seen, try it out and report here how well (or not) it actually works. Tips can be seductive. They can look good, like they should work, but many don\u2019t work well enough to actually adopt in regular work practice, others don\u2019t work at all, and some are downright dangerous. Let\u2019s separate the wheat from the chaff. I\u2019ll be picking some of you deputized tips busters and sending you goodies for your efforts (copies of my books, project notebooks, artistic licenses, and other swag). I\u2019m even thinking about getting cloth Tips Busters! patches made. If you have an idea for a tip you\u2019d like to test, send\u00a0me an email first<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Using a Caliper\u2019s Depth Gauge to Transfer a Measurement<\/strong>
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\nHere\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0a little calipers measuring trick. Instead of using the outer jaws of your calipers to scribe a line onto a workpiece, you can lock your measurement in via the jaws and then use the reading on the depth gauge on the other end of the calipers. Transfer that reading to a square and then use the square to strike your line.\u00a0Watch this Igram video<\/a>\u00a0to make this clearer.<\/p>\n

Handy Dupont-to-USB Connector<\/strong>
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\nVia\u00a0Maker Update<\/a>\u00a0comes\u00a0this design file<\/a>\u00a0for 3D printing these handy little connectors that allow you to interface\u00a0Dupont connectors<\/a>\u00a0with USB. Thingiverse member\u00a0PROSCH<\/strong>\u00a0writes: \u201cThis is a simple adapter I created to not always have to solder cables and USB plugs\u2026Two single male Dupont connectors can be inserted, and when it\u2019s plugged into a USB port, you are able to harness power from it for any reason imaginable. I use them to power my Lattepanda and after several prints and improvements I can proudly share this very handy gadget. I think it will be interesting for Arduino stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n

7 Essential Tools for the Home<\/strong>
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\nI frequently get asked what\u2019s a good starter tool set for a new homeowner or apartment dweller. The seven tools recommended in\u00a0this Steve Ramsey video<\/a>\u00a0would be a perfect beginner collection. His recommendations are a\u00a0power drill<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0driver set<\/a>, a\u00a0combination wrench set<\/a>,\u00a0screwdriver set<\/a>,\u00a0bit set<\/a>,\u00a0set of pliers<\/a>\u00a0(slip-joint, needlenose, sliding channel-look), a\u00a016 oz hammer<\/a>, a\u00a0hex key set<\/a>, and a\u00a025\u2019 tape measure<\/a>. You can get all of these tools for around $300. If you wanted to put this together and give to a new homeowner or just-married couple, this would make a fantastic gift.<\/p>\n

How to Apply Teflon Tape<\/strong>
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\nAre you sure you know how to properly apply Teflon tape to a threaded pipe? When to use it, when not to? When to use pipe dope? Check out\u00a0this video<\/a>\u00a0for the low-down.<\/p>\n

Shop Talk<\/strong>
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\nMake:\u2018s Executive Editor,\u00a0<\/em>Mike Senese<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0writes:<\/em><\/p>\n

My wife and I were unclogging the shower drain. ‘The worst thing would be if I dropped a screw down there,\u2019 I said, just before the bit from the screwdriver I was foolishly using fell in. Thankfully, I had some spare\u00a0Romex<\/a>, a\u00a0rare-earth magnet<\/a>, and some\u00a0gaffe tape<\/a>. Close call.<\/p>\n

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My friend\u00a0<\/em>John \u00dclaszek<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>writes<\/em><\/a>:<\/em><\/p>\n

We wanted a\u00a0Corsi Rosenthal box<\/a>\u00a0[an air purifier for filtering out airborne viral particles. -Ed] for our shop and couldn\u2019t find a box fan on the shelf anywhere, so we improvised. I used a\u00a0Merv11 25x20x4 filter<\/a>, 18\u201d tire, 20 inch shop fan, zip ties, and a cargo strap. The MERV11 filter is sufficient to remove airborne COVID.<\/p>\n

Hey Look, It’s My Next Book!<\/strong>
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\nIf you just can\u2019t wait for a copy of the second volume of my tips book (the print version will be available in early March), the PDF version is\u00a0available in the Maker Shed<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Gareth’s Tips, Tools, and Shop Tales – Issue #109<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13684,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[2371],"tags":[2372],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39711"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13684"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39711"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39711\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39720,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39711\/revisions\/39720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}