Screwdrivers

[Error 504]

as one famous verge pc-builder person once said, "Screw With Confidence".

 

just out of curiosity, do you guys use regular screwdrivers with different heads, or screwdrivers with interchangeable bits, or electrical, or with adjustable torque?

i always wonder how tight you are supposed to tighten certain screws.

[Skiiwee29]

I just use a run of the mill magnetic Phillips 1 and 2s for just about everything and anything PC related. As far as tightening, I go to basically its snug as it is easy to strip out heads as well as threads on cases etc if you over tighten. 

[Error 504]

1 minute ago, Skiiwee29 said:

I just use a run of the mill magnetic Phillips 1 and 2s for just about everything and anything PC related. 

another question, would the magnetic field not affect the pc parts?

 

thanks.

[Skiiwee29]

Just now, Error 504 said:

another question, would the magnetic field not affect the pc parts?

 

thanks.

No, its not strong enough to cause any issues with that. 

[Kadzo]

15 minutes ago, Error 504 said:

just out of curiosity, do you guys use regular screwdrivers with different heads, or screwdrivers with interchangeable bits, or electrical, or with adjustable torque?

i always wonder how tight you are supposed to tighten certain screws.

Regular screwdriver but a quality one (on the cheap ones tip just get mangled after a while), as for the torque here is a pro tip for PC if you need more then 3 fingers to tighten the screw with a screwdriver, you are doing it wrong. 

if you have to grip the screwdriver with your entire hand to apply force something is wrong and you are forcing it. 

[Error 504]

22 minutes ago, Kadzo said:

Regular screwdriver but a quality one (on the cheap ones tip just get mangled after a while), as for the torque here is a pro tip for PC if you need more then 3 fingers to tighten the screw with a screwdriver, you are doing it wrong. 

if you have to grip the screwdriver with your entire hand to apply force something is wrong and you are forcing it. 

then i guess electric screwdriver is a no-no.

i was just watching jayTwoCents, and he was using one, seemed really convenient.

but i guess not.

[SorryBella]

45 minutes ago, Error 504 said:

do you guys use regular screwdrivers with different heads

I just use the closest #1 philips screwdriver i can find around me. If i need to pry things i got a thin manicure stick for that, but sometimes i do keep flathead screwdriver if i need more leverage.

[Kadzo]

7 minutes ago, Error 504 said:

then i guess electric screwdriver is a no-no.

i was just watching jayTwoCents, and he was using one, seemed really convenient.

but i guess not.

I know that he is using an electric one, but with out some sort of torque settings on it i wouldn`t trust it too much. 

For an electric screwdriver to work good you need some sort of downward pressure to keep the tip in the screw itself, so i guess you can hope that the tip will slip when the screw is tight enough. 

[sub68]

I use a mechanical screw driver when I need to do a ton of screws, I usually do until tension is solid.

I have also use a lot of my standared stanley set.

8 hours ago, Error 504 said:

just out of curiosity, do you guys use regular screwdrivers with different heads, or screwdrivers with interchangeable bits, or electrical, or with adjustable torque?

Well its your personal thing. Magnetic is usually the best way.

 

[Monkey Dust]

Now that I have an iFixit tool kit, mostly the screwdriver in that. Though sometimes, at least with a compact case, a screwdriver with interchangeable bits is too wide, and a long screwdriver is required.

 

 

[IkeaGnome]

I've been spoiled. I have a ton of Snap On tools at home. I used their screwdrivers in different sizes up until I got my iFixit kit. I got tired of walking out to the garage for little tools. 

[WhitetailAni]

I use my iFixit Mako kit for pretty much everything. People who say that buying knockoffs is better since they're cheaper and there's no difference are lying - nothing compares to an iFixit kit and I'm considering getting a Pro Tech toolkit.

[Error 504]

no offense to anybody, but it really sounds like an iFixit promoting thread.........

 

jay does make cheesy vignette commercials in his videos, whether it's iFixit or wearing a sailor suit busting through the window and crashing a warship game....

[tkitch]

17 minutes ago, Error 504 said:

no offense to anybody, but it really sounds like an iFixit promoting thread.........

 

jay does make cheesy vignette commercials in his videos, whether it's iFixit or wearing a sailor suit busting through the window and crashing a warship game....

I've used whatever random screwdriver I've had for years.  And built more systems than I feel like counting, they work fine.

 

But after buying (well, work buying me) an iFixit kit?  I won't go back.  They're just that awesome.

 

any screwdriver you want will work fine.  it's true.  But a good kit is a different experience.

[Ravendarat]

I use a snap of ratcheting screw driver personally, if you watch old ltt videos youll see Linus using the same orange one. Im patiently waiting for the new LTT screwdriver to be released, ill give it a shot as well. I use tools everyday at my job so if its good ill buy a few.

[Error 504]

now i'm intrigued by iFixit.

 

which set should i get? i'm an amateurish pc builder.

 

thanks.

[tkitch]

5 minutes ago, Error 504 said:

now i'm intrigued by iFixit.

 

which set should i get? i'm an amateurish pc builder.

 

thanks.

the basic toolkit will cover 95%+ of desktop and laptop work.

 

https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Tools/Essential-Electronics-Toolkit/IF145-348?o=2

 

Unless you're getting into more exotic parts, that'll do almost everything you need.  

[Zusafek]

I go the manly way....with a pneumatic drill with a good bit on it ...and just hope for the best.  Going to make sure that motherboard isn't going to move an inch.

 

But on a serious note, I use the ifixit kit as well.  My wife bought me the pro kit a few years ago and we use it all the time.

[Error 504]

On 8/10/2021 at 9:25 AM, tkitch said:

the basic toolkit will cover 95%+ of desktop and laptop work.

 

https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Tools/Essential-Electronics-Toolkit/IF145-348?o=2

 

Unless you're getting into more exotic parts, that'll do almost everything you need.  

i'll go order one and give it a try. it's so annoying to work with a screwdriver without a magnetic tip. it makes me crazy.

 

thanks.

[H713]

I use the Felo wood-handle screwdrivers for most of the big stuff, and they're pretty good. For all the little stuff, I really like Wera.

 

I've got one of those toolkit type sets (similar to the iFixit), and although it's useful to have a wide range of bits, I really prefer to have dedicated, fixed drivers. 

 

As much as I believe in buying good tools, I really can't bring myself to spend $50 on a Snap-On screwdriver. 

 

I used to have some Wera stainless-steel screwdrivers (along with some stainless pliers and wrenches) that I kept on  my MC scow, since they don't corrode. I have since switched to Harbor-Freight for this, because capsizing in the middle of a race sucks hard enough without sending $50 worth of tools to the bottom of the lake.

[Error 504]

2 hours ago, H713 said:

I use the Felo wood-handle screwdrivers for most of the big stuff, and they're pretty good. For all the little stuff, I really like Wera.

 

I've got one of those toolkit type sets (similar to the iFixit), and although it's useful to have a wide range of bits, I really prefer to have dedicated, fixed drivers. 

 

i actually like fixed drivers better too, but i'm more of a one-size-fits-it-all user. i have ONE phillips driver and ONE slot driver, that's it. i don't even know what number or size they are. if it fits, whether tightly or loosely, it works.

 

i really need to start treating my pc better.....

[H713]

18 minutes ago, Error 504 said:

i actually like fixed drivers better too, but i'm more of a one-size-fits-it-all user. i have ONE phillips driver and ONE slot driver, that's it. i don't even know what number or size they are. if it fits, whether tightly or loosely, it works.

 

i really need to start treating my pc better.....

Yeah, I use a #1 and #2 phillips, and one size of slot for 80% of what I do. The rest is mostly just hex / torx, or pozi-drive if I'm doing work on Quested / Turbosound / BSS equipment. 

[RasmusDC]

fixed drivers, i have a "interchangeble head" one, but i hate fiddling with bits. 

 

mostly just WERA... on computers guess it is always philips, but every time i do something where i buy the mounting hardware, i ALWAYS buy Torx, the bits are 4-5 times as long lasting, when using them a lot, hopefully we can kill the philips head in the future.

 

have a Ifixit set for the smaller wierder things, like the pentalob and whatever Apple/nintendo and so on uses of stuff, to make it hard to repair, had to buy it when my son choose to dive a Fanta on top of his switch.